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Chef

  • Wantirna, VIC, Australia, 3152
  • Part time

Join the team at VMCH and combine your hospitable personality with your fantastic cooking skills to deliver the highest quality of food to our residents. 

  • Part-time position based at our Wantirna location
  • Great culture with fun, friendly team and supportive environment
  • Excellent Not for Profit Salary Packaging Benefits

The Position

Reporting to the Chef Manager, you will be responsible for the daily operation of the kitchen, leading food services staff and ensuring residents receive nutritious, appetising meals that meet their dietary, cultural and texture-modified requirements. You will work closely with residents, families and the broader care team to deliver a high-quality dining experience. 

About you 

To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • Certificate IV in Hospitality (Commercial Cookery) or higher. 
  • Food Safety Supervisor Training (Health & Community) including HLTFSE001, HLTFSE005 and HLTFSE007.
  • Experience working in a food services environment with demonstrated staff supervision experience. 
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a commitment to customer service excellence. 
  • Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise competing demands. 
  • A collaborative approach and the ability to work independently when required. 
  • Experience in aged care or an understanding of the needs of older people will be highly regarded.
  • Ability to commit to working every Saturday, Sunday and Monday is essential.

While aged care or disability service experience would be great, what’s more important is that you want to help to make a difference to our resident’s lives. 

What’s possible:

  • Rewarding work, within a supportive environment  
  • Professional development and career progression opportunities 
  • Competitive salary + salary packaging (with potential for increased take-home pay) 
  • Flexible, family friendly work culture 
  • Wellbeing initiatives and paid parental leave 
  • Employee assistance program (EAP) for you and close family members 
  • Enjoy access to Fitness Passport, helping you and your family stay active with heavily discounted access to hundreds of fitness and recreation venues 
  • Discounts on private health insurance, school holiday programs, car hire and much more! 
  • Open a high-interest savings account via our banking partner  
  • Motor vehicle allowance
  • Join a place where diversity and inclusion lives, breathes and thrives. 

At VMCH, we believe people should be seen and valued for who they are, not defined by the services they receive. 

For more than a century, we have been part of Victorian communities, supporting people to live with purpose and connection. Led by our Catholic tradition, we recognise the inherent dignity and humanity of every person, their individuality, relationships, experiences and the contribution they make throughout their lives. 

Across aged care, care at home, disability services, retirement living, specialist education and affordable housing, our role is to help people make their own choices, remain in control of their lives and stay connected to the people, places and communities that matter most to them. 

Guided by our values of Love, Joy, Courage and Hospitality, more than 4,000 staff and volunteers support over 15,000 people across Victoria. Together, we create places of belonging where people are respected, included and empowered to live life on their own terms. 

To work at VMCH, you will be required to supply proof of work rights, and NDIS Worker screen check. 

We do not accept unsolicited resumes, emails and phone calls from recruitment agencies.

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