At a Glance
- Tasks: Prepare delicious meals and maintain a clean kitchen for our patients.
- Company: Join The Victoria Clinic, a leading private psychiatric facility in Prahran.
- Benefits: Flexible shifts, professional development, and discounted health insurance.
- Other info: Supportive team environment with opportunities for growth and learning.
- Why this job: Make a positive impact on patients' lives through quality meal preparation.
- Qualifications: Certificate III in Commercial Cooking and strong culinary skills required.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 $ per year.
Are you a trained cook looking to step into a career that rewards your skills and offers a flexible working environment? Convenient Prahran location with easy access to public transport, cafes, and local amenities. Grow your career in a welcoming clinic that values teamwork, development, and work-life balance.
About the role: An opportunity exists for a cook to join The Victoria Clinic. We offer a supportive atmosphere.
About us: Located on Malvern Road in Prahran, The Victoria Clinic is a 115 patient-bed state of the art, purpose-built private psychiatric facility that specialises in the provision of high-quality inpatient and outpatient mental health services. All treatments offered are aimed at helping people improve their psychological and emotional well-being in a safe and supportive environment.
As a Cook your responsibilities will include:
- Maintain cleanliness and hygiene levels of food preparation area and kitchen equipment
- Meal and food preparation for patients as per recipe guide
- Maintain regular daily temperatures of refrigerators and freezers as per food safety standards
- Implement Food Safety Program
- Sound knowledge dietary nutrition requirements
- Demonstrated understanding of accreditation standards, WH&S management and function coordinating
- Deliver excellent customer service to patients and staff
- Ability to work independently as well as within a team
- Liaise with management
Selection Criteria:
- Minimum Certificate III in Commercial Cooking or equivalent, Certificate IV preferable
- Minimum certificate level qualifications in management
- Food Safety Supervisor Certificate
- Certificate in Safe Food Handling
- Good working knowledge and understanding of HACCP regulations
- Good communication and time management skills
- Pride in personal appearance and hygiene
- Available for shifts over a 7-day (morning/afternoon) roster including weekend work
- Previous experience as a cook in a busy restaurant, club, hospital or hotel food service environment preferred
- Strong culinary skills and a passion for delivering high-quality meals
- Experience in executing all aspects of kitchen operations and food preparation in a hospital or similar catering environment
If you're passionate about preparing quality meals and contributing to a positive and nourishing experience for patients - we'd love to hear from you!
Why Healthscope? When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care. Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families.
More Information: Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. We are also committed to child safety. We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check, WWCC (where applicable) and Evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment. Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker.
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