At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our team as a Cook, preparing meals and ensuring food safety for our residents.
- Company: Western NSW Local Health District, committed to a safe and inclusive workplace.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, extra pay for shifts, annual leave, and salary packaging options.
- Other info: Diverse and supportive environment with opportunities for career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in rural health while honing your culinary skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in hospitality preferred; must be willing to work shifts including weekends.
The predicted salary is between 31500 - 38500 $ per year.
Employment Type: Full Time Permanent; Permanent Part Time; Casual (Job Share Considered)
Position Classification: Cook Grade B
Remuneration: $65,902.06 pa (+ superannuation + salary packaging options)
Location: Walgett, NSW
Hours: Up to 38
Applications Close: 8 November 2026 - 11:59pm
About the role
Are you seeking an opportunity to draw on your skills and knowledge of the food service industry, and apply them to a fulfilling new career? We are looking for a Cook to join our team at Walgett. In this important role you will assist with menu planning, meal preparation, cleaning and distribution of meals to our residents. Using your knowledge of Work Health & Safety, infection control and food handling principles, you will ensure food is handled in a safe and hygienic way. Previous experience cooking in a hospitality setting would be preferred. Ability and willingness to work shifts, on a rotating roster, including weekends and public holidays is required.
Benefits include:
- Extra pay for shifts: afternoons (10-12.5%), nights (10-15%), Saturdays (50%), Sundays (75%), public holidays (150%)
- Annual leave with 17.5% loading
- Sick leave after a qualifying period
- Superannuation at 12%
- Salary packaging (extra take-home pay): You can choose to pay for some everyday expenses (like rent, mortgage or bills) using your pre-tax income. This is called salary packaging and means you pay less tax and keep more of your pay each week.
- Salary package up to $11,659 per year in non-remote areas (Bathurst, Blayney, Dubbo, Molong, Orange)
- Salary package up to $20,668 per year in remote areas (more than 40KM from these towns/cities)
- This can increase your take-home pay by around $65-105 per week, depending on your situation.
Western NSW Local Health District is committed to a safe, respectful and inclusive workplace. We welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences. A career with Western NSW means you can challenge yourself, make an impact and shape the future of rural health.
To explore the benefits of a career in our Local Health District, visit the WNSWLHD website.
Helping you Move to Western NSW
The Welcome Experience is a free NSW Government service supporting workers (and their families) who have accepted a job with Western NSW LHD in most locations. The service helps with housing, schooling, partner work and community connections.
Role-related enquiries: Please contact Carmen Rousell on 02 6845 5*** or at **************@health.nsw.gov.au for more information.
Additional information for applicants: All suitably qualified Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply for this position. This is a targeted position under GSE Rule 26. Where possible, affirmative action will be applied to support employment of eligible persons. This recruitment may be used to create an Eligibility List for similar roles in the future (ongoing or temporary).
Western NSW LHD can provide rationale adjustments in the workplace. Applicants who provide information on an injury, health condition, or disability in their pre-employment forms will receive a functional assessment from our Risk Management Unit (RMU). This review will consider the applicant’s needs and what reasonable adjustments and workplace supports are available to support the employment journey.
Western NSW LHD is committed to the safety and wellbeing of every child in our care. All staff in WNSWLHD are required to provide a safe and supportive environment for children while working to protect them from harm and abuse.
Western NSW is committed to creating a safe and accessible workplace that promotes diversity, inclusion and belonging. As a vibrant and diverse region, rich in community and culture, we welcome applications from all people to build a respectful workplace dedicated to delivering the best health outcomes for our community.
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