At a Glance
- Tasks: Prepare and present delicious meals for residents, ensuring top-notch food quality.
- Company: Join Berengarra Aged Care, a modern facility focused on exceptional resident care.
- Benefits: Enjoy salary packaging, fitness discounts, and a strong focus on wellbeing.
- Other info: Be part of a dynamic team in a supportive and inclusive environment.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in residents' lives while honing your culinary skills.
- Qualifications: Food Safety Certificates and experience in a commercial kitchen are essential.
The predicted salary is between 68384 - 68384 $ per year.
Fulltime permanent, 76 hours per fortnight, 9.30am-6.00pm.
Excellent benefits including salary packaging.
Kew location.
About the Role
We are currently seeking a Trade Cook to join the team on a full time basis. Under the direction of the Support Services Management, the Trade Cook is responsible for overseeing and assisting in the preparation and presentation of resident meals, including short order and special diet items, sweet and savoury mid meal items to deliver an exceptional food and beverage service for our residents.
- Monitor the quality of meals at all stages of preparation and presentation to support excellence in meal choice and experience for our residents.
- Special celebratory theme cooking for the facility will also be required on a monthly basis.
- Assist with daily ordering, stock control and rotation to minimise waste and support cost control.
- Ensure completion auditing, monitoring and maintenance of all Food Safety documentation to ensure ongoing compliance with the Food Safety Plan.
- Work area is kept clean as per Food Safety standards, kitchen hygiene and cleanliness standards are adhered to, including thorough kitchen cleaning and sanitising.
- Daily ordering, daily audits as required, and reports compiled to Coordinator & Manager.
The classification for this position will be IN17 ($68,384 per annum pro rata).
Your Contribution
- Food Safety Certificate HLTFSE001.
- Food Safety Supervisors Certificate HLTFSE005 & HLTFSE007.
- Certificate III or IV Commercial Cookery or equivalent trade certificate.
- Previous experience in a commercial kitchen.
- Previous experience in an Aged Care environment (desirable).
- Current NDIS check, or willing to obtain.
What We Offer
- A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs.
- Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling.
- A healthy work/life balance encouraged.
- Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities.
- Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
- Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation.
- Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals.
- Culture of continuous improvement.
About Berengarra Aged Care
Berengarra, a new multi-storey 90 bed state of the art residential aged care facility comprises 60 mainstream and 30 Aged Persons’ Mental Health (APMH) beds designed to deliver contemporary best practice person-centred care. Berengarra complements a suite of existing St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne’s residential facilities. You will be a part of a dedicated, dynamic and forward-thinking team that comes together for a common goal, the care of our residents. Berengarra welcomed its first residents in March 2021.
Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.
Application
Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application. Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.
Please visit our website for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM. SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
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