AddressEmployment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Cook Grade B
Remuneration: $58869.20 + Super
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ465774
This scheme recognises the role key health workers play in enabling the delivery of rural and remote health services, and aims to provide incentives over and above award entitlements, to attract and retain staff in these areas.
To recognise ongoing service in this role, once the successful candidate has served a qualifying period, they will become entitled to a reoccurring Annual Retention Bonus valued up to $10,000 (as taxable income).
- Join a friendly and close knit supportive team
- Create and support healthy and nutritious meals making our patients feel at home
- Make a real difference to a remote community
What you'll be doing
Based at our Balranald Multipurpose facility, we have a fantastic opportunity for a team focused Cook to provide an effective and efficient catering service including providing meals for patients and aged care residents, and catering for functions while observing the principles of Nutrition and Health Standards. Your day will include:
- Provide an effective and efficient catering service including providing meals for patients and aged care residents
- Ensure equipment and chemicals are used correctly and the preparation of all cooking requirements such as meats, poultry, fish, cakes, pastries and sweets are prepared within the Work Health and Safety Guidelines, Standard Operating Procedures and Far West LHD Food Safety and Nutrition Program.
- Ensure completion of daily food safety compliance forms and meal statistics.
- Participate in daily cleaning of work areas and maintain a strict code of hygiene in the work area to comply with Infection Control policy and procedures.
What we offer you
- Rural Health Incentive applies to this role
- Salary packaging (pay less tax!)
- Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) Every Month
- Isolation & climate allowance
- Employee Meal & Entertainment Card
- Career progression, training and development
About the Far West LHD
The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. FWLHD has a mandate to provide the highest quality care and services to its communities using the latest clinical evidence and technological enablers. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare.
Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia. In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.
About Balranald
Balranald is a beautiful rural town on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River. It is a friendly atmosphere with great venues for barista coffee, a well renowned bakery and discovery centre. A short drive takes you to the scenic larger town of Swan Hill for shopping, a great swimming pool and art centre. Balranald offers amazing food at the local RSL, to die for take away Pizza and more. Balranald Shire is also home to the spectacular Yanga national Park and World heritage listed Mungo national park, rich in Aboriginal history. Surrounded by five of NSW’s most iconic rivers (the Murray, Lachlan, Wakool, Edward & Murrumbidgee), the town provides an ideal location for boating, fishing, kayaking and other water sports.
How to apply
To be considered for this position please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possible.
- Previous commercial catering experience or demonstrated ability to cook for large numbers and special diets.
- Certificate in Use of Hygienic Practices for Food Safety or willingness to obtain.
- Demonstrated Knowledge of Food Safety Act including Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles. Strong understanding of Work Health and Safety in the work place, including Infection Control principles and Manual Hazardous Tasks.
- Ability to work without supervision and as part of a team with the ability to work shift work, including early starts.
- Experience in stock control, ordering and rostering.
- Ability to work in culturally sensitive manner.
- Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills.
Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Michelle Straub on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 15/2/2024
Far West Local Health District is committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander to apply for positions.
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