Residential Aged Care Chef — Nutritious, Creative Menus

Basscare; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Not-for-Profit salary packaging up to

Meals & Entertainment benefits

Employee Assist Program (EAP)

Recognition and Reward program

Ongoing training and professional dev.

Job summary

Basscare is seeking passionate Chefs to join our Hospitality team across Residential Aged Care and Meals on Wheels services. Permanent Full Time, Part Time and Casual opportunities available.

You will prepare nutritious meals, bring variety across cuisines, and uphold stringent food safety standards in a respectful aged care environment. With Not-for-Profit salary packaging and ongoing development, you’ll contribute to wellbeing and quality of life for residents while advancing your culinary

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of commercial kitchen experience.
• Current Police Check (or willingness to obtain).
• Working rights in Australia.
• Certificate III in Commercial Cookery (minimum).
• Experience in Aged Care preferred (not essential).

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve high-quality, nutritious meals you would be proud to put in front of your own family.
• Draw on your experience across multiple cuisines to bring variety and creativity to every menu.
• Uphold exceptional food safety, hygiene and compliance standards.
• Reduce food waste and champion sustainable kitchen practices.
• Perform confidently in a fast-paced, high-volume kitchen environment.
• Bring genuine hospitality values and a willingness to grow within the Aged Care sector.

Skills

Commercial kitchen experience

Food safety & hygiene

Education

Certificate III in Commercial Cookery

Job description

Residential Aged Care - Faversham House | Hospitality - Aged Care - Chef and Cook

If cooking is your craft and care drives everything you do, thiscould be the role for you.

We’re looking for passionate Chefs (PermanentFull Time and Part Time) to join our Hospitality team, preparingfresh, nutritious and high-quality meals across ourResidential Aged Care and Meals on Wheelsservices.

About this Role

You’ll have the opportunity to put your skills and creativity towork every day from preparing familiar favourites to bringingvariety and flavour through different cuisines. Most importantly,you’ll know that the food you prepare plays an important part inthe wellbeing and quality of life of the people we support.

Why work at BASSCARE?

• Permanent Full Time, Part Time and Casual opportunitiesavailable
• Not-for-Profit salary packaging – up to$15,900 per year + Meals & Entertainment benefits
• Ongoing training and professional developmentopportunities
• Access to our Employee Assist Program (EAP)
• Access to our amazing Recognition and Reward program
• Regular social functions
• Supportive and inclusive team environment

What You’ll Be Doing?

• Prepare and serve high-quality, nutritious meals you wouldbe proud to put in front of your own family.
• Draw on your experience across multiple cuisines to bringvariety and creativity to every menu.
• Uphold exceptional food safety, hygiene and compliancestandards.
• Reduce food waste and champion sustainable kitchenpractices.
• Perform confidently in a fast-paced, high-volume kitchenenvironment.
• Bring genuine hospitality values and a willingness to growwithin the Aged Care sector.

Wages, Hours and Locations

• $33.13 per hour + Super + applicable Allowances + SalaryPackaging
• Canterbury, Ashburton and Glen Iris
• Monday to Sunday (rotating roster), Sunday availability isessential.
• 4 shifts per week 7am–3pm and one shift per week9:30am–5:30pm.
• Occasional cover for staff leave and special functionsrequired.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• Minimum 2 years of commercial kitchen experience
• Current Police Check (or willingness to obtain)
• Working Rights in Australia
• Certificate III in Commercial Cookery (minimum)
• Experience in Aged Care preferred (not essential)

Why Join BASSCARE?

BASSCARE has supported older adults in Boroondara for nearly 70years. We offer a unique blend of aged care including residentialcare and retirement living, dementia services, community servicesand home-based care. We are committed to providing safe, respectfuland quality care in an aged care environment.

How to Apply

Send us your resume and a short cover letter telling us why youare the right fit. We would love to meet someone who shares ourpassion for helping people live well.

BASSCARE would like to thank you for taking the time to submityour application.