Head Chef - Maitland Grange

Opal HealthCare; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care community is seeking a Head Chef to lead their hospitality team. This full-time role offers a Monday to Friday schedule with no late nights or weekends. The successful candidate will create seasonal menus, ensure food safety compliance, and oversee meal delivery, all while benefiting from flexible work hours and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Work/life balance with flexible work hours

Access to Annual Chef’s Masterclass

Mentoring & internal/external career development programs

Sponsored study & training with Scholarship opportunities

Employee Referral Program

National secondment opportunities

Sector-leading training, systems & innovation

Qualifications

• Previous experience in Head Chef roles.
• Create seasonal menus in consultation with residents.

Responsibilities

• Prepare nutritious meals and snacks in line with the food services program.
• Ensure compliance with food safety standards.
• Oversee and manage meal and event creation and delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Education

Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery

Job description

Maitland Grange Care Community, 28 Broughton Street, Rutherford, New South Wales, Australia ● Maitland NSW, Australia Req #1685

Monday, 12 May 2025

Lead and inspire our hospitality team. Full-time, Monday to Friday role with no late nights or weekends!

At Opal HealthCare, we know that companies don’t succeed, people do.

Opal Healthcare is Australia’s largest residential aged care provider, with 138 Care Communities and over 20,000 team members nationwide. Our values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence are at the heart of everything we do.

All applicants will be contacted for an interview as soon as possible

About the role:

• Based at Maitland Grange Care Community
• Full-time opportunity
• Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm

At Opal HealthCare, we are dedicated to our purpose of bringing joy to those we care for. Joining Opal offers benefits such as:

• Work/life balance with flexible work hours – opportunity to work casual or permanent shifts
• Access to our Annual Chef’s Masterclass – meet with peers and share knowledge!
• Mentoring & internal/external career development programs, including Nurse Graduate programs, Emerging Leadership Programs, Senior Leaders programs, and more via our Opal Healthcare Academy https://academy.opalhealthcare.com.au/
• Sponsored study & training with Scholarship opportunities up to $15,000 for further education & training through local & national University, TAFE & RTO partnerships
• Leave loading: opportunity to withdraw leave
• Employee Referral Program – earn up to $5,000 in incentives for inviting friends to work
• Internal & external training programs
• National secondment opportunities to diversify experience
• Sector-leading training, systems & innovation

Role responsibilities and requirements:

• Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery
• Previous experience in Head Chef roles
• Create seasonal menus in consultation with residents
• Prepare nutritious meals and snacks in line with the food services program
• Ensure compliance with food safety standards
• Oversee and manage meal and event creation and delivery

Please note all applicants must be willing to complete a pre-employment medical, police clearance, and NDIS worker’s clearance.

Maitland Grange Care Community, 28 Broughton Street, Rutherford, New South Wales, Australia