About the Role

Seasons is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Chef to manage the kitchen at our Waterford West community on a part-time basis, including weekends.

Reporting to the Community Manager, the Chef is responsible for planning and delivering quality menus to a diverse range of residents, efficiently executing all catered events, and providing effective leadership to kitchen employees, while adhering to the highest food safety standards.

Core Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and serve food according to dietary, nutritional, and cultural needs.
• Review resident feedback and plan menus in advance, with cost controls in place.
• Implement and monitor all menu and food production to ensure presentation, quality product and service standards are upheld.
• Develop and evaluate food and labour costs ongoing, ensuring efficiencies.
• Maintain, monitor and record all Food Safety Program requirements.
• Train staff as required in the correct use of kitchen equipment, standards and procedures, to ensure safe food handling.
• Efficiently order food and equipment supplies.
• Ensure compliance with the relevant food and catering preparation regulations.
• Assist with cleaning/kitchen housekeeping duties as may be required.
• Attend any resident food meetings (community and/or RAC).
• Follow and implement diet and care plan directives

Top Skills

• Proven experience with volume cooking (hotels, healthcare etc) or similar environments.
• Excellent knowledge related to all facets of food services which includes, but not limited to, chill production and planning dining service.
• Exceptional customer service skills.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills.
• Good computer and technology skills (laptops, smartphones, tablets etc).
• Maintain a positive and motivated work ethic in the kitchen.
• Empathy and understanding of the needs of residents’ and their families.

Requirements

• Tertiary qualification in hospitality and/or equivalent relevant experience in a role.
• Food handler certificate.
• 5yrs+ experience in commercial kitchen, preferably within an aged care environment.
• Flexibility with hours when workload demands, across a 24/7, 365 day a year business.
• Unrestricted Australian working rights.
• Current national police check.