Chef (Casual)

St Vincent's Health Australia Limited; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging options

Novated leasing

Meals & Entertainment card

Fitness Passport access

Free annual flu vaccination

Employee Assistance Program

Uniforms and training

Job summary

St Vincent’s Care Services Werribee is seeking an experienced Chef to join a dedicated team, delivering compassionate, high-quality dining for residents in a modern aged-care facility. You will lead kitchen operations, ensuring safe food handling, and work within a supportive, value-driven environment that prioritises resident well-being.

Requirements include a commercial cookery qualification, Food Safety Supervisor certificate, and the ability to manage rosters and budgets while contributing

Qualifications

• Experience cooking in high-volume kitchens.
• Ability to manage varied dietary requirements.
• Comply with food safety hygiene standards.
• Roster management and budget awareness while head chef is away.
• Lead a leadership team to deliver superior dining service.
• Strong communication and customer-service focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchen operations to deliver high-quality meals.
• Manage rosters and budget in the head chef's absence.
• Ensure safe food handling and kitchen hygiene.
• Mentor and lead a multidisciplinary kitchen team.
• Collaborate to provide superior dining experiences for residents.

Skills

High volume cooking

Dietary requirements

Food safety and hygiene

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Commercial cookery trade qualification

Food Safety Supervisor (FSS) certificate

National Police Certificate

NDIS Worker Screening Check

Job description

Job Description: We are looking for a special kind of person – a St Vincent’s kind of person. Someone who puts compassion, connection and caring for other people at the heart of everything they do. As a Chef you’ll be part of an experienced, engaged and dedicated team helping to create a welcoming, professional and supportive care experience for the residents of St Vincent’s Care Services Werribee. St Vincent’s Care Services Werribee is a contemporary boutique aged care facility, providing a high-quality haven of care within the centrally-located Wyndham Health Precinct. It is an 80 bed facility located 30km south-west of Melbourne's city centre.

What’s on your CV is important, but what’s in your heart matters more. Because at St Vincent’s, kindness works for us.

Things that work for you:

• Competitive salary packaging options up to $15,990
• Novated leasing
• Optional Meals and Entertainment card up to $2,650 per annum
• Opportunity to work for the nation’s largest Catholic not-for-profit health and aged care provider, with a rapidly growing and progressive vision
• Friendly team environment with a great community care spirit
• Ability to visibly see your impact on the business and its service
• No cost uniforms and training
• Free annual flu vaccination
• Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families
• Access to the Fitness Passport (FP)

Key responsibilities and requirements:

• High volume cooking experience
• Flexibility to manage special dietary requirements
• Ensure compliance with food safety hygiene standards
• Trade qualification in Commercial cooking and experience in fine dining or Hotels (preferred)
• Current FSS Certificate (Food Safety Supervisor)
• Roster management and working within approved budget while the head chef is away
• Be part of the leadership team in ensuring a superior dining service
• Maintaining a safe environment for residents and staff
• Previous experience in an aged care facility or bistro/hotel; ideally five years or more (desirable)
• An ability to work a multidisciplinary team within a fast-paced environment
• Ability to lead under pressure
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a customer service focus, with an ability to implement change and drive a strong team culture
• National Police Certificate
• NDIS Worker Screening Check may be a requirement of this role

Why become part of the St Vincent’s Care family?

Because you’re like us, you believe that every act of kindness makes the world a better place. Better for everyone who lives in the 20+ facilities and locations we operate in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. Better for all our staff and employees, who work tirelessly to provide the highest levels of care and quality of life for our clients. And better support for the local communities we play an important role in and continue to support. For more than 175 years, St Vincent’s Care Services (SVCS) has been a leading Catholic provider of Aged Care Services in Australia and the legacy of compassion, justice, integrity and excellence entrusted to us by the Sisters of Charity and their Founder Mary Aitkenhead continues to inspire our work today.

Reconciliation Action Plan

As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visit http://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation. No agencies please. Closing Date: 19 November 2026 11:59pm. Reconciliation Action Plan: At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [e-mail]. View Reconciliation Action Plan. Code of Conduct.

About St Vincent’s Health Australia

St Vincent’s Health Australia has been serving Australians with compassionate health and aged care since our first hospital was established in Sydney in 1857. Founded by the Sisters of Charity more than 180 years ago, St Vincent’s is a clinical, research and education leader delivering private hospital, public hospital and aged care services across NSW, VIC and QLD. Our founder, Mary Aikenhead’s vision, commitment and inspiration lives on in us and the work we do. From modest beginnings, St Vincent’s Health Australia is today the nation’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, offering services in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, including public and private hospitals and aged care facilities. The St Vincent’s family comprises 22,000 outstanding nurses, researchers, cooks, doctors, executives, administrators, cleaners, volunteers and more.