Head Chef - Hervey Bay

Estia Investments Pty Ltd; Hervey Bay; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Blue Light Card discounts

Discounted car hire

Employee Assistance Program

Wellbeing App

Novated leasing

Workplace banking

ACN discounts for nurses

Health insurance with nib

JB HiFi discounts

Job summary

Estia Health is seeking a dedicated Chef to deliver nutritious and high-quality meals to residents in a busy aged-care kitchen. You will join a passionate team to create tasty, balanced menus and ensure meals are served with warmth and care.

You will lead and mentor kitchen staff, uphold food safety standards, and adapt menus to individual dietary needs. The role rewards teamwork, compassion, and a commitment to enriching residents' dining experiences.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Deliver exceptional service to residents ensuring their meal experience is to the highest standard.
• Join a passionate team of food creators striving to deliver excellence in food nutrition catering to individual and diverse needs.
• Take pride in creating a warm and welcoming environment where residents can look forward to enjoying a meal in the company of others.
• Make a rewarding contribution by creating nutritious and healthy meals that bring delight to our residents.
• Trains and mentors kitchen staff to the expected standards.
• Uses attention to food handling and hygiene standards to ensure menus cater to diverse individual needs.

Job description

About the Role

In this busy, diverse and challenging role you will deliver exceptional service to our residents to ensuring their meal experience is to the highest standard. As Chef you’ll:

• Join a passionate team of food creators striving to deliver excellence in food nutrition catering to individual and diverse needs
• Take pride in creating a warm and welcoming environment where residents can look forward to enjoying a meal in the company of others
• Make a rewarding contribution by creating nutritious and healthy meals that bring delight to our residents

You’ll be a real team player who:

• Brings their passion for creating nutritious, healthy and delicious food to create meal experiences that enrich the lives of our residents
• Takes great pride in preparing and delivering appropriately nutritious food to the highest quality and service standards in line with Estia Health guidelines
• Uses their attention to food handling and hygiene standards and the ability to ensure menus can cater to diverse individual needs
• Trains and mentors, their kitchen team to the expected standards

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.

If you need assistance to participate in our application process, please let us know.

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.