Chef - Weekend Chef - Bundanoon

Cater Care; Bundanoon; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekend penalty rates

Competitive Pay

Modern Facilities

Purpose-Driven Work

Job summary

Cater Care is seeking a Chef with strong IDDSI understanding to lead our kitchen, delivering nutritious, high-quality meals in a warm, community-focused setting. The role emphasizes resident satisfaction and care, with weekend roster obligations.

You will oversee daily meal services, balance standard menus with texture-modified options, ensure safety and quality, and collaborate with the kitchen team to maintain high standards in a busy environment.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Commercial Cookery (or equivalent).
• High-volume, fast-paced kitchen experience.
• Experience in aged care, healthcare, hospitality, or corporate catering is valued.
• Resident-focused care with empathy, patience and flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing and directing daily meal services in a busy kitchen.
• Prepare standard menus plus texture-modified diets with care.
• Ensure dishes meet taste, nutrition, temperature and presentation standards.
• Uphold kitchen hygiene, sanitation and food safety documentation.
• Collaborate with a kitchen team to maintain a supportive work environment.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Inclusive culinary services

Quality assurance

Safety & compliance

Team collaboration

Education

Certificate III in Commercial Cookery

Job description

Rather than someone who simply follows a recipe, we are seeking a Chef who also has a strong understanding of the IDDSI standard. Stepping into this role, you will lead our kitchen, dedicated to ensuring our residents enjoy delicious, nutritious, and high-quality meals within a warm, community-centered environment.

About the Role

Roster:Saturday & Sunday 9 am to 5:30 pm

Rather than someone who simply follows a recipe, we are seeking a Chef who also has a strong understanding of the IDDSI standard. Stepping into this role, you will lead our kitchen, dedicated to ensuring our residents enjoy delicious, nutritious, and high-quality meals within a warm, community-centered environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Kitchen Leadership: Overseeing and directing daily meal services to ensure smooth, efficient operations.
• Inclusive Culinary Services: Preparing standard menus alongside specialized texture-modified diets and dietary requirements with dignity, precision, and care.
• Quality Assurance: Ensuring every dish meets rigorous standards for taste, nutritional value, temperature, and visual presentation before service.
• Safety & Compliance: Upholding strict kitchen hygiene, sanitation, and food safety documentation standards.
• Team Collaboration: Partnering with a dedicated kitchen team to maintain a supportive, organized, and effective working environment.

Who You Are

• Trade Qualified Professional: Possess a Certificate III in Commercial Cookery (or equivalent standard qualification).
• Culinary Experience: Proven experience in high-volume, fast-paced kitchen environments. Experience in aged care, healthcare, hospitality, or corporate catering is highly regarded.
• Resident-Focused Care: A genuine commitment to resident satisfaction, displaying empathy, patience, and flexibility in catering to individual dietary preferences and needs.
• Autonomous & Dependable Leader: Demonstrated capability to manage weekend kitchen operations independently, maintaining high standards of food quality and service consistency.

Why Join Us?

• Competitive Pay: Weekend penalty rates apply.
• Purpose-Driven Work: See the immediate impact of your skills on the well-being of our residents.
• Modern Facilities: Work in a clean, well-equipped, and supportive environment.

Who we are:

Cater Care is a leading, 100% Australian owned contract catering service provider, operating across multiple sectors (Aged care, Education, Retirement, Retail and Remote services).

Through our values of Care, Pride and Community, we pride ourselves on diversity, work/life balance, providing excellent career opportunities to our employees. We encourage First Nations people to consider a career with us.

Please note:

As a result of revised standards around health & well-being, all applicants must have a current year flu vaccination and undertake a National Criminal History Check and NDIS Worker.

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