Chef

unitingcareqld; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 36,000 - 50,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to limit

Employee discounts

Parental leave benefits

Diversity and inclusion leave

Career development opportunities

Job summary

BlueCare is seeking a passionate Chef to join our team at Pinangba, Shalom Elders Village, Condon, Townsville. This casual role focuses on preparing, cooking and serving meals with strict adherence to dietary requirements and food safety standards.

You will support senior hospitality staff with menu design and maintain service quality through SOPs, audits, stock control, and attention to WHS guidelines, ensuring high-quality meals for residents.

Qualifications

• Trade qualifications or equivalent skills.
• Experience in safe food preparation, storage and delivery.
• Knowledge of Australian food and beverage standards.
• Clear understanding of WHS requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook and serve food adhering to dietary requirements and food safety standards.
• Support senior hospitality staff with menu design and implementation.
• Maintain quality standards with SOPs, audits and stock control.

Skills

Food safety standards

Menu design

Communication

Attention to detail

WHS knowledge

Customer focus

Education

Trade qualification

Job description

Chef | Pinangba | Shalom Elders Village | Condon- Townsville - Employment Term: Casual - Location: Condon, Townsville - Remuneration: $31.44 per hour + Casual Loading + Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties + Allowances + Employee Discounts - Must be Trade Qualified

Make a meaningful difference with BlueCare

We are looking for a passionate Chef to join our team. If you're an experienced Chef with a customer focus and ready to drive our facility to success

Services for Star of the Seas are delivered by Pinangba, an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led arm of UnitingCare. The foundations of Pinangba are built from our cultural identity and strong community relationships and partnerships.

We deliver culturally informed services through innovative service delivery to progress Self-Determination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through unique and holistic care; prioritising social justice to nurture physical, mental and spiritual healing.

About the role:

• Prepare, cook and serve food in adherence with dietary requirements with a strong focus on food safety standards
• Support senior hospitality staff members with menu design and implementation
• Promote quality standards and maintain service with standard operating procedures including audit, stock control across all hospitality functions

Role requirements:

As an experienced Chef , you'll take pride in your presentation, be knowledgeable in relation to nutrition and have a keen interest on the impact of dietary requirements on our aged residents.

You will have proven experience in safe food preparation, storage and delivery, a clear understanding of WHS, be confident in medium-high volume meal preparation and demonstrate the following:

• Relevant trade qualifications or equivalent skills from previous experience
• Great communication skills and excellent attention to detail
• Understanding of Australian food and beverage standards
• Confidence to satisfy the relevant probity checks required by legislation or policies

Employee Benefits:

• Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Career development opportunities with one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we'd love you to be too

Joining the state's largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you'll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen's Hospital, and St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital, you are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

• Provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children
• Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
• Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur
• Abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple -everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position. For additional support and to meet our RAP Team, email [e-mail]

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our se