Trade Cook

St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 62,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Kew location

Job summary

St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane – Melbourne VIC is seeking a Trade Cook to join our team on a full-time basis. You will oversee and assist in meal preparation and presentation for residents, including short-order and special-diet items, to deliver excellent food service.

Duties include daily ordering, stock control, waste minimisation and maintaining Food Safety documentation. Applicants should hold relevant cookery certificates and experience in a commercial kitchen, preferably in aged

Qualifications

• Food Safety Certificate and related food hygiene certifications.
• Certificate 111 or IV Commercial Cookery or equivalent trade certificate.
• NDIS check or willingness to obtain.
• Experience in a commercial kitchen.
• Desirable experience in aged care.

Responsibilities

• Monitor meal quality at all stages of preparation and presentation.
• Special theme cooking monthly for the facility.
• Daily ordering, stock control and rotation to minimise waste.
• Maintain Food Safety documentation and compliance.
• Keep work areas clean and comply with kitchen hygiene standards.
• Complete daily audits and produce reports for coordination.

Skills

Previous experience in a commercial厨房

Aged Care experience

Education

Food Safety Certificate HLTFSE001

Food Safety Supervisors Certificate HLTFSE005 & HLTFSE007

Certificate 111 or 1V Commercial Cookery

NDIS check

Job description

St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane – Melbourne VIC

$68,384 - $68,384 a year

3d ago , from St Vincent’s Private Hospital Brisbane

• Excellent benefits including salary packaging
• Kew location

About the Role

We are currently seeking a Trade Cook to join the team on a full time basis.

Under the direction of the Support Services Management, the Trade Cook is responsible for overseeing and assisting in the preparation and presentation of resident meals, including short order, and special diet items, sweet and savoury mid meal items to deliver an exceptional food and beverage service for our residents.

• Monitor the quality of meals at all stages of preparationand presentation to support excellence in meal choice and experience for our residents
• Special celebratory theme cooking for the facility will also be required on a monthly basis
• Assist with daily ordering, stock control and rotation to minimise waste and support cost control
• Ensure completion auditing , monitoring and maintenance of all Food Safety documentation to ensure ongoing compliance with the Food safety Plan
• Work area is kept clean as per Food Safety standards, kitchen hygiene and cleanliness standards are adhered too, including thorough kitchen cleaning and sanitizing
• Daily ordering, daily audits as required, and reports compiled to Coordinator & Manager.

The classification for this position will be IN17 ($68,384 per annum pro rata)

Your Contribution

• Food Safety Certificate HLTFSE001
• Food Safety Supervisors Certificate HLTFSE005 & HLTFSE007
• Certificate 111 or 1V Commercial Cookery or equivilant trade certificate
• Previous experience in a commercial kitchen
• Previous experience in an Aged Care environment (desirable)
• Current NDIS check, or willing to obtain

What We Offer

• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
• A healthy work/life balance encouraged.
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
• Culture of continuous improvement

Berengarra, a new multi storey 90 bed state of the art residential aged care facility comprises 60 mainstream and 30 Aged Persons’ Mental Health (APMH) beds designed to deliver contemporary best practice person centered care. Berengarra compliments a suite of existing St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne’s residential facilities. You will be a part of a dedicated, dynamic and forward thinking team that comes together for a common goal, the care of our residents. Berengarra welcomed its first residents in March 2021

Working at St Vincent’s

St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at ***************@svha.org.au