Cook - ACT

Warrigal Care; Canberra; On-site; AUD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Not-for-Profit salary packaging

Fitness Passport gym access

LifeWorks support app

Job summary

Warrigal Care is seeking a Casual Cook to rove across ACT locations, delivering home-cooked meals, desserts and soups while managing budgets and stock. You will support kitchen staff and ensure quality in home care catering services.

The role involves cooking across multiple sites, with casual hours and salary packaging benefits through not-for-profit arrangements.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Commercial Cookery or equivalent.
• Food Safety Certificate.
• Experience in fresh bulk cooking.
• Experience ordering stock within budget.
• Strong knowledge of NSW Food Authority requirements.
• Experience in aged care industry.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a variety of home-cooked meals including desserts, soups and sandwiches.
• Assist with budget control and ordering of food items.
• Store and manage food items and support kitchen staff.

Skills

bulk cooking

budgeting food orders

food service compliance

aged care industry experience

Education

Certificate III in Commercial Cookery

Food Safety Certificate

Job description

The opportunity

Join our team as a Casual Cook roving across various other locations in the ACT. In this role, you will have a passion for delivering variety of home cooked meals, including desserts, cakes, soups and sandwiches to our diverse community. You will deliver within all aspects of the catering service at our home including budget control, ordering and storing of food items and supporting the direction of kitchen staff.

The benefits

• Casual Positions with the availability to work across various locations in the ACT.
• Maximise your take home pay with Not-for-Profit salary packaging - Benefit - Increase your wage
• Subsidised access to your local gym and 200+ more across the country with a Fitness Passport
• 24/7 access to mental, physical, social, and financial support via the LifeWorks app
• Hourly rate: $30.88 + Super + NFP packaging

The requirements

• You’ll hold a Certificate III in Commercial Cookery or relevant skills
• You’ll hold a Food Safety Certificate
• You’ll have demonstrated experience in the preparation of fresh bulk cooking
• You’ll have demonstrated ability to order stock within budget guidelines
• You’ll have strong understanding of food service compliance and the requirements within the NSW Food Authority
• You’ll have demonstrated experience in the Aged Care Industry

JOIN US AND BE THE DIFFERENCE

We reserve the right to shortlist and interview upon application receipt, and this vacancy may be closed once a suitable applicant has accepted a letter of offer.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates who hold current and unrestricted work rights in Australia. Warrigal is currently not offering visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the right to work in Australia at the time of application and throughout the recruitment process.
We proudly acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work and live, and we honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to Country. We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging.

At Warrigal, we believe in celebrating diversity and creating a culture of inclusion and support in everything we do. We embrace the unique experiences, backgrounds, identities, abilities, and perspectives of our residents, customers, staff and volunteers to create a warm and welcoming environment where everyone feels valued and respected.

Realise your potential in a place where appreciation, belonging, growth and purpose allows everyone to thrive.

If there is a change we can make, so your strengths can shine throughout our recruitment process, please contact: *******@warrigal.com.au

If successful, you may be asked to do a medical, National Criminal History Check or NDIS Worker Screening Check, and provide references.