Casual Aged Care Cook: Nutritious, Cultural Meals in Brisbane

Berlasco Caring Centre is a residential aged care facility providing high-quality care and services to a predominantly culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) resident community. We are committed to creating a welcoming environment where residents receive nutritious, culturally appropriate meals that support their health, wellbeing, and quality of life.

We are seeking a dedicated and reliable Cook to join our hospitality team. In this role, you will prepare and serve safe, nutritious, and appealing meals for residents while meeting documented dietary, texture-modified, cultural, and individual dietary requirements.

You will contribute to a positive dining experience and help maintain the highest standards of food safety, hygiene, and resident care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare, cook, portion, and present meals and snacks in accordance with approved menus, recipes, production schedules, and resident requirements.
• Ensure meals comply with documented dietary requirements, allergies, food intolerances, texture-modified diets, and cultural preferences.
• Maintain high standards of food safety, kitchen hygiene, infection control, and cleanliness.
• Receive, label, rotate, and store food safely while assisting with stock control and minimising wastage.
• Complete required food safety documentation, including temperature monitoring and meal records.
• Use kitchen equipment and cleaning chemicals safely and report maintenance issues, hazards, or incidents promptly.
• Work collaboratively with hospitality, care, and clinical teams to support resident wellbeing and dining satisfaction.
• Participate in training, quality improvement initiatives, and workplace health and safety activities.
• Treat residents, families, colleagues, and visitors with dignity, respect, and confidentiality.
• Comply with organisational policies, food safety requirements, aged care standards, and workplace health and safety obligations.

About You:

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Experience working as a Cook preferably within aged care, in a commercial kitchen, healthcare, hospitality, or a similar environment.
• Sound knowledge of food preparation, food hygiene, food safety legislation, and infection control practices.
• Experience preparing meals for large numbers of people while maintaining quality and consistency.
• Experience catering for special dietary requirements, allergies, cultural preferences, and texture-modified diets.
• Strong communication, teamwork, organisation, time management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to maintain accurate kitchen and food safety records.
• Basic computer skills, including the use of email and electronic records where required.
• Commitment to providing respectful and person-centred service to older people.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Essential Food Handling Certificate.
• Current National Police Check (or ability to obtain).
• Evidence of the right to work in Australia.
• Ability to meet applicable pre-employment checks and immunisation requirements.
• Certificate III in Commercial Cookery.
• Food Safety Supervisor Certificate.
• Experience in residential aged care or another environment supporting persons with varied dietary and texture-modified requirements.

Why Join Us?

• Make a meaningful difference in the lives of older Australians.
• Work within a supportive and diverse team environment.
• Convenient Brisbane location close to public transport.
• Be part of an organisation that values inclusion, respect, and high-quality care.

If you are passionate about preparing nutritious meals and delivering positive dining experiences for older people, we would love to hear from you. Submit your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your suitability for the role.