Casual Chef / Trade Cook / Experienced Cook in Hamilton

Western District Health Service is seeking enthusiastic and passionate hospitality professionals to join our Food Services team on a casual basis. We are open to applications from Qualified Chefs, Trade Cooks and experienced Cooks, recognising that great people can come from a variety of hospitality backgrounds. Whether you're looking for additional hours, a flexible role that fits around your lifestyle, or an opportunity to bring your culinary skills into the healthcare sector, we'd love to hear from you.

Working within our hospitality team, you'll help prepare nutritious meals for acute patients, aged care residents and Meals on Wheels clients, while also supporting catering services, vending operations and our popular Green Bean Café.

What You'll Be Doing

• Food Preparation & Cooking: Prepare and cook nutritious, high-quality meals for patients, residents, Meals on Wheels clients, staff and visitors while maintaining exceptional food presentation standards.
• Variety of Kitchen Operations: Work across multiple kitchen areas including main cook, diet cook, vegetable cook, sweet cook, café services, catering and food production.
• Food Safety & Quality: Maintain high standards of food hygiene, food safety and compliance while supporting the WDHS Food Safety Program.
• Healthy Food Promotion: Support the delivery of healthy, balanced menus in accordance with the Victorian Government Healthy Choices Guidelines and the WDHS Healthy Choice philosophy.
• Teamwork & Customer Service: Work collaboratively with chefs, food service staff and the wider healthcare team to deliver exceptional service and positive dining experiences.

What You Bring

• Demonstrated experience working as a Cook
• Strong food preparation and cooking skills
• Minimum Food Safety – Food Handlers certificate and knowledge of food safety, hygiene and kitchen compliance requirements
• Positive attitude and strong customer service focus
• Ability to work effectively within a team
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Flexibility to work across different kitchen areas and functions
• Current Police Check (or willingness to obtain)
• Rights to work in Australia
• Current Driver's Licence (preferred)

Why Join Western District Health Service?

At Western District Health Service, we are committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred healthcare to communities across the Southern Grampians and Glenelg regions. Our Food Services team plays a critical role in supporting the health and wellbeing of patients, residents, visitors and staff through the delivery of nutritious, high-quality meals and hospitality services. We are proud to foster a diverse, inclusive and accessible workplace guided by our values of Integrity, Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect and Empathy.

What We Offer

• Flexible casual employment
• Majority of shifts worked Monday to Friday
• Supportive and collaborative team environment
• Opportunity to work across healthcare, aged care, catering and café services
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Meaningful work within a respected rural health service

Interested? For a confidential discussion, contact Stuart Thomson on 03 5551 8*** or **************@wdhs.net. Applications close: 11th of October 2026.

Western District Health Service is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and culturally safe workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and people living with disability.

If you require support or adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact our People & Capability team on *******@wdhs.net. Successful applicants will be required to hold or obtain the relevant mandatory checks and meet WDHS compliance requirements as a condition of employment.