Cook_Full Time_Hervey Bay, QLD

Estia Investments Pty Ltd; Hervey Bay; On-site; AUD 45,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retail savings with Blue Light Card

Discounted car hire

Employee Assistance Program

Wellbeing App

Job summary

Estia Health is seeking a Cook to join our friendly team in Hervey Bay. You will work closely with the Chef to manage kitchen activities, tailor meals to residents’ needs, and ensure nutritious and delicious dishes are prepared per the menu and safety standards.

With a Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery and at least 12 months’ aged care kitchen experience, you’ll support menu planning, dietary requirements, and a positive dining experience for residents across Queensland facilities.

Qualifications

• Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery required; strong communication and documentation skills.
• Experience in a commercial kitchen, aged care experience is highly regarded.
• Experience with diverse cuisines and dietary requirements is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Chef with kitchen management and menu planning.
• Prepare, cook and deliver meals per menu and Food Safety Plan.
• Document resident dietary needs and preferences; adjust meals accordingly.
• Support the kitchen team and manage supplies and ordering to meet budget.
• Ensure effective service delivery and maintain high food safety standards.

Skills

Great communication

Documentation skills

Kitchen experience

Education

Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery

Job description

About the Role

Helping create a home residents love, you’ll take pride in delivering service standards that are of the highest level. Utilising your exceptional skills and your passion for delivering fresh and wholesome meals, we believe you will fit right in.

As Cook you’ll:

• Work alongside the Chef to assist with kitchen management
• Tailor meals to meet individual needs and preferences
• Ensure our residents are provided with healthy, nutritious and delicious meals
• Support the broader kitchen team to deliver a memorable dining experience
• Recipes with dietitian input are documented for menu dishes and special dietary requirements such as, diabetes, high/low fibre, high/low protein.
• In consultation with the RN/PC in charge, maintain a record of resident’s needs, preferences, and assistive devices, and ensure these are provided each meal.
• Efficient and effective management of the catering service including human resource management and ordering of supplies, ensuring adequate supplies according to the menu and budget.
• Preparation, cooking, serving and delivery of meals according to the menu and Food Safety Plan requirements.
• Reports any issues of concern related to food services to the manager.
• Reports any issues of concern related to residents to the RN/PC in Charge or Director of Nursing/Care Manager.
• Menu planning in consultation with residents / representatives, Dietitian, RN/PC in Charge, Diversional Therapist and Director of Nursing to ensure the menu provides for, adequate nutrition and hydration, cultural and spiritual needs, enjoyment of food and special occasions.

You’ll be a real team player who has:

• A Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery
• Great communication and documentation skills
• Some experience within a commercial kitchen (Aged care highly regarded)
• At least 12 months experience in Aged Care with a broad range of cuisines, dietary requirements in response to social, spiritual & cultural needs of our residents
• Be available to work Full Time (76 hours per fortnight) Weekdays 22.5 hours @ $33.34 per hour, Saturdays 7.5 hours plus shift loading of $16.67 per hour and Sundays 7.5 hours plus shift loading of $25.005 per hour.

Benefits available:

• Retail savings with the Blue Light Card
• Discounted car hire
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family
• Free Wellbeing App to support your mental and physical health
• Novated leasing for vehicles
• Workplace banking support
• ACN membership discounts for nurses
• Discounted health insurance with nib health
• Discounted JB HiFi

Estia Health is committed to embracing diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplaces. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

Note: All shortlisted applicants will need to pass the required background checks. During the influenza season, all staff are required to provide evidence of a current influenza vaccination.

At Estia Health, we’re more than just a workplace: we’re a community dedicated to enriching lives and making a difference. If you’re passionate about aged care and want to be part of something meaningful, then we want to hear from you. Everyday, over 14,000 employees choose to make a difference at Estia Health, sharing a joint purpose to enrich and celebrate the lives of our residents. With 96 homes (and growing), across Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria, you will play a part in positively impacting the lives of our residents and their families. Join us in playing a special role in the future of aged care. At Estia Health, we're more than just a workplace, we're a community dedicated to enriching lives and making a difference. It you're passionate about aged care and want to be part of something meaningful, you've found your home. When you join the Estia Health family, you'll feel it: the warmth in every greeting, the care in every action and the sense of belonging that sets us apart. For our residents and team, this isn't just a place, it's family. Our Family.