Chef

Ryman Healthcare; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 83,000 - 85,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly recognition

Designer uniform provided

Career development opportunities

Team discounts card

Job summary

Ryman Healthcare is seeking an experienced Chef for Nellie Melba Retirement Village in Wheelers Hill. This casual role offers a base hourly rate of $31.77 to $32.77 plus 25% casual loading, with day shifts from Monday to Friday and several start times.

You will be responsible for high-quality meals, specialty dishes for events, and strict food hygiene practices while supporting a friendly kitchen team in a vibrant retirement village.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Chef with leadership of a kitchen team.
• Experience maintaining high standards of food hygiene and presentation.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure nutritious, high quality meals for residents.
• Prepare specialty dishes for fine dining events and village functions.
• Adhere to food hygiene, storage and disposal practices.
• Work closely with and support your team.

Skills

Chef experience

Team leadership

Kitchen management

Education

Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery

Diploma in Hospitality Management (Commercial Cookery)

Job description

Elevate our dining experience with your culinary skills, as part of a talented kitchen team!

• Enjoy work-life balance - have your evenings back!
• You will see local produce, quality cuts and vibrant colour for our residents to enjoy!
• Fantastic opportunity to grow your skills in the kitchen

About the Role

Calling all Chefs! We will challenge any ideas you have on Retirement Village cuisine, we offer more choices and more variety in our all-new approach to food and fine dining called Ryman Delicious! We are developing menus with more complexity and we are investing in redesigning our kitchens and putting in extra resources to make it work.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Chef at Nellie Melba Retirement Village in Wheelers Hill. This is aCasualposition working at a base hourly rate of $31.77 to $32.77 (plus 25% casual loading) across the following days and hours:

Monday to Friday 08:00 am to 04:00 pm / 09:30 am to 05:30 pm / 10:30 am to 06:00 pm / 12:00 noon to 07:30 pm

In this role you will:

• Ensure nutritious, high quality, well prepared, well presented and enjoyable food is provided to our residents
• Prepare specialty food for fine dining evenings and village functions
• Adhere to all practices relating to food hygiene, preparation, storage and disposal
• Work closely with, and support your team and colleagues

About You

To thrive in our environment you will have:

• Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery, Diploma in Hospitality Management (Commercial Cookery) or international equivalent - required
• Proven experience as a Chef, leading a team and running a kitchen
• A reliable, friendly and professional manner

About Ryman

Ryman is a leader in retirement living and care, employing over 7,700 peoplein Victoria and New Zealandacross a wide range of areas, including nursing, village operations, sales, technology, design, and corporate roles.We’reone of Victoria’s fastest growing employers, andwe’rejust getting started.

At Ryman, exceptional care is thoughtfully delivered every day. From meals and activities to maintenance and support, our teams work together so residents can feel confident everything is taken care of – because behind that promise is the standard we’ve always held ourselves to: it’s got to be good enough for mum and dad.

We’re in a period of real transformation, focusing on stronger commercial outcomes, smarter ways of working, and continuing to set the standard in retirement living and aged care.

• Work in a facility that operates more like a family business. We are well resourced and have great care ratios
• Fun, friendly and supportive team environment
• Monthly employee recognition
• Receive a complementary designer uniform
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression
• Receive a Ryman Team Benefits card with discounts from 45+ well-known brands

At Ryman, we support an environment where everyone feels welcome to be themselves. We embrace diversity and celebrate individual uniqueness, encouraging anyone wanting to work for Ryman to apply for our vacant positions.

If you share those values and you're looking for a career where your work truly makes a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received and interviews may take place prior to the close date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad before the advertised close date.

Location(s) Nellie Melba Retirement Village - Wheelers Hill AU