Chef - Aged Care

We are looking for an Experienced Chef who can join our team part time Sunday and Monday at our Georges Hall location. 

About the business

A leading not-for-profit provider of Residential and Home Care Services, Bankstown City Aged Care is committed to providing consumers and employees with a supportive, friendly, and healthy environment. We don't just provide care for the sake of it, we are passionate about what we do - every single day. 

About the role

An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced and enthusiastic individual to join our Hospitality Team.

As the Chef at BCAC, you will ensure all the prescribed food safety standards, guidelines and regulations are met in regard to food storage and handling, infection control and cleanliness in the kitchen and associated areas. Be responsible for the management and leadership of the hospitality team. 

A challenging role where you can impact the food experiences our residents enjoy, with the responsible for delivering high quality meals that are nourishing, met dietary requirements and provide diverse choices for our residents.

Duties and responsibilities: 

• Responsible for the resident overall food experience and strive to achieve a 5-star rating through continuous improvement and customer feedback
• Responsible for Food Safety Plan (HACCP) in accordance with the NSW Food Authority requirements.
• Ensure the Food Audits (internal and external) and Inspections maintain the business accreditation and legislative requirements 
• Overall responsibility and supervision of all kitchen and servery employees, providing mentoring, coaching, instructions, training and performance management.
• Responsible for the planning, ordering, preparation and cooking of all meals.
• Ensure excellent food standards and compliance are consistently maintained at all times.
• Receive food, check quality, monitor temperature where applicable and store.
• Monitor storage of supplies checking that stock is rotated to ensure adherence to expiry dates
• Ensuring special needs for Textured Modified Food and Dementia Day Care Clients are met
• Manage the food budget and control food wastage

Skills you'll need to succeed

• Certificate IV Cookery or equivalent 
• Minimum of 2-year experience in a similar leadership role is needed to perform this role successfully 
• Current Food Safety Supervisor Certificate.
• Experience working in fast past kitchen environment or working in an Aged Care Facility Kitchen 
• Current knowledge of Food Handling Legislative including HACCP requirements.
• Awareness of WH&S Legislation and Manual Handling procedure
• Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent leadership, supervision and complaint resolution skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and demonstrations openness 
• The ability to manage a demanding workload and a range or priorities while organising work schedules 

What you will get in return

• A vibrant workplace culture with a strong sense of community and inclusion.
• Competitive Salary plus other salary packaging  benefits.
• Ongoing training and development.
• A flexible working culture that allows work to fit into your life outside the workplace.

Diversity & Inclusion Statement 

BCAC is a proud employer of a diverse range of people. We are committed to reflecting the diverse community we serve and creating an inclusive and respectful workplace for all employees.  We welcome people with different skills, perspectives and backgrounds and encourage applications from traditionally underrepresented groups such as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples, and individuals who may identify as LGBTIQ, with disability, a culturally and linguistically diverse background, and people of all ages.

Recruitment Process

If you require any support during your application process with BCAC, please reach out confidentiality to the PCL team at any stage during the process

If you are deemed as a recommended candidate following your interview, we will be inviting you to complete various background checks as part of our recruitment process before a final decision is made on the outcome of your application.

Our background checks may include, but are not limited to ID checks, Vaccination History Checks, Criminal Record Checks, Reference Checks, Qualification Checks, Work Rights Verification, and Pre-employment medical. 

A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months.

What to know more?

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' or forward an up-to-date copy of your CV to ***@bcac.com.au