Chef - The Wesley Hospital

UnitingCare Hospital; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 46,000 - 49,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NFP Salary Packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Career development opportunities

Diversity & Inclusion

Safe workplace

Job summary

The Wesley Hospital in Brisbane seeks Casual Chefs to join the Food Services culinary team. You will contribute to upmarket cuisine for executive events and daily meals, in a hotel-style room service kitchen.

This casual role offers growth opportunities and a pathway to healthcare career stability. Applicants should have a Certificate III in Commercial Cookery, strong time management, and food safety knowledge, with flexibility to rotate production sections and align with hospital infection

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Commercial Cookery minimum of two years post-apprenticeship experience or equivalent.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Previous Chef experience in hospitality settings (restaurants, cafes, outlets).
• Flexibility to rotate within production kitchen sections.
• Professional attitude with excellent personal presentation.
• Proficiency in all aspects of food safety and HACCP principles.
• Willingness to obtain required vaccinations per infection control requirements.

Responsibilities

• Be part of the qualified chef team producing up to 1400 meals per day.
• Cater for executive functions and events with upmarket cuisine.
• Work in a hotel-style room service kitchen operation.
• Apply transferable hospitality skills to healthcare settings.
• Aim to be a recognized member of the Institute of Hospitality in Healthcare.

Skills

Time management

Chef experience

Flexibility

Professional presentation

Food safety

HACCP knowledge

Vaccinations readiness

Education

Certificate III in Commercial Cookery

Job description

Casual Chef positions available

Employment Type: Casual Opportunities Remuneration: $33.34 -$35.85 p/h + Casual Loading + Super + $15,900 NFP Salary Packaging Value + Penalties/Allowances Location: The Wesley Hospital - Auchenflower

Make a meaningful difference with The Wesley Hospital The Wesley Hospital is one of Australia's iconic and largest private not-for-profit hospitals. From the heart of Brisbane, more than 800 Visiting Medical Practitioners and 2,000 staff deliver personalised care through life's journey making a meaningful difference in the lives of generations of Queenslanders. We offer comprehensive care across a wide range of acute tertiary-level medical and surgical services with a particular focus on cancer care, cardiac care, women's and children's care, and complex surgical care. This includes the busiest robotic surgery program and the first Robotic Surgery Centre of Excellence accredited in Australia.

An integral part of our team, as a Chef in Food Services, you'll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about. Let's make a meaningful difference, together!

Your part in The Wesley Hospital team

Working as a Chef in our Food Services culinary team you will:

• Be provided with opportunities for culinary growth
• Produce upmarket cuisine by catering for executive functions and events
• Work in a hotel style room service kitchen operation
• Be able to apply your transferrable skillset from hospitality to the security of a career in the Healthcare sector
• Have the opportunity to be a recognised member of the Institute of Hospitality in Healthcare

Casual contracts will be offered however hours usually available from 16 hours per week with regular opportunities to increase hours for those who wish to do so.

What makes a difference for us?

Be part of our qualified chef brigade producing up to 1400 meals per day. Using your communication skills, you'll work effectively with your team and demonstrate:

• Certificate III in Commercial Cookery minimum of two years post-apprenticeship experience or equivalent
• Excellent time management skills
• Previous Chef experience working the hospitality sector; restaurants, food outlets, cafes
• Flexibility to rotate within the main production kitchen sections
• A professional attitude with excellent personal presentation
• Be proficient in all aspects of food safety
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of HACCP principles and PPE requirements
• Willingness to obtain required vaccinations in line with hospitals infection control requirements

What makes a difference for you?

NFP Salary Packaging: 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. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: Salary Packaging Explained Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance 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 to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others We'll love you to be part of our UnitingCare family.

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will: provide welcoming, safe and 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.

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 services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety. Commitment to Safeguarding We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare. UnitingCare is the second-largest Queensland employer, with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of UnitingCare, BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital. When you join the UnitingCare family, you are part of something bigger. We are a proud not-for-profit with a compassionate and inclusive team who are committed to the work we do. People who want to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. For more than 100 years we've been inspired by our mission to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities. www.unitingcareqld.com.au We're on a mission to make a meaningful difference every day, working with thousands of Australians to ensure they live life in all its fullness. We want people who are great as individuals, and even better in a team. People who stand up for what is right. Who are open to new ideas. Who champion innovation. Who lead through learning, and lead by example. So, if you're looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful difference, to grow, thrive and to be rewarded, it's time you joined our UnitingCare familiy.