Weekend Aged-Care Chef: Texture-Modified Meals

Coleambally; New South Wales; Hybrid; AUD 34,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Cater Care is seeking a Chef for a permanent part-time weekend role at Warrigal – Albion Park Rail. You will cook fresh meals for residents, prepare texture-modified options, and manage weekend kitchen operations independently. The role emphasizes learning aged-care catering requirements and maintaining high food-safety standards.

16 hours per week (Saturday and Sunday, 10:00am–6:00pm). Previous professional kitchen experience and willingness to learn IDDSI guidelines are essential.

Qualifications

• Requires trade certification and professional kitchen experience.
• Reliable, well-organised, and able to work independently.
• Positive attitude with a willingness to learn and adapt to aged-care catering requirements (IDDSI).
• Willingness to learn the specific needs of aged-care catering.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meals for residents on weekends.
• Complete food preparation and bulk cooking.
• Prepare texture-modified meals per dietary requirements.
• Work independently to manage weekend kitchen operations.
• Perform general kitchen duties including dishwashing and clean-down.
• Maintain high standards of food safety, hygiene and cleanliness.
• Follow relevant dietary and food service requirements.

Skills

Professional kitchen experience

Reliability and independence

Positive attitude & willingness to学习

IDDSI awareness

Education

Trade Certification in Commercial Cookery

Job description

Cater Care is seeking a Chef for a permanent part-time weekend role at Warrigal – Albion Park Rail. You will cook fresh meals for residents, prepare texture-modified options, and manage weekend kitchen operations independently. The role emphasizes learning aged-care catering requirements and maintaining high food-safety standards.

16 hours per week (Saturday and Sunday, 10:00am–6:00pm). Previous professional kitchen experience and willingness to learn IDDSI guidelines are essential.