AddressAbout Us
GURNER™ Group Wellness
The GURNER™ Wellness division was born through a deep passion for health and wellness and a profound desire to help people live their most ultimate life. Our luxurious private clubs serve as sanctuaries for both body and mind, inviting members to shed stress, revitalise their energy, forge connections, and ultimately, elevate their wellbeing to unprecedented levels. Our mission is simple yet profound: to cultivate rejuvenation and vitality beyond imaginable.
Our clubs offer community, connection, mindfulness, movement, strength, fitness, recovery, nutrition, and personal care. They combine ancient wisdom and scientific findings to create truly special spaces dedicated to anti-aging, wellness, recovery, and transformation.
Our first club has been an incredible success. We are now in an exciting growth phase, looking for the champions (FT) to shape and lead our brand new South Yarra vicinity clubs, opening in the coming months!
Our Team
We’re a team of proud and passionate individuals, united by a shared commitment to crafting excellence at every level. Our culture is dynamic, agile, and innovative, encouraging each other to strive for their personal best, while fostering an environment of fun, empathy, and support. We understand the power of unity, recognising that when like-minded individuals unite around shared values, magic can truly happen. We're constantly seeking individuals who will seamlessly integrate into our family, add value, and help propel our business to new heights.
The Position
As Head Chef of our Organic Wholefoods Restaurant, you’ll be supporting and directing our kitchen and front of house team to ensure the restaurant operations run smoothly. You will thrive working in a positive, inclusive, and collaborative team.
We pride ourselves on delivering high quality, wholefood, nutrient dense cuisine. You will be at the fore front of this delivery, designing menus and specials with clear positive health outcomes in mind.
Our restaurant will be open for breakfast and lunch service 7-days per week with take home meal options and catering available.
Your main responsibilities will include but not be limited to.
- Ensuring consistent food standards of presentation, taste, and service speed.
- Maintaining the highest standards of hygiene in line with government requirements.
- Keeping track of Cost of goods and staffing spends to ensure the business is profitable
- Assisting the executive chef in events, dinners and creating memorable moments for our members
- Writing and developing new menus inline with our ethos.
- Maintaining a healthy and cooperative relationship between the kitchen and front of house teams.
- Fostering an inclusive, safe environment for constant 360 degree feeback, team development, and collaboration.
To be successful in this role, we require someone with the following skills and characteristics
- At least 2 years experience in a managerial role as a Head Chef or sous chef.
- Highly organised, a good communicator, and have a hands-on approach.
- Customer focused and enjoy speaking with people and working in a team environment.
- Have a love of organic, nutrient dense wholefoods and the delivery of 5-star hotel like hospitality experience
- Ability to spot and resolve problems efficiently with a positive and pro-active approach
- Capable of delegating multiple tasks and working under pressure at times
Employee Benefits
Excitingly, this role will also give you a membership to one of the most luxurious and exclusive wellbeing clubs in town.
- Exclusive Club membership (Including yoga, pilates, meditation cave, bath house, world class gym, and access to the latest biohacking treatments such as cryotherapy, infrared sauna, oxygen chambers)
- Special team member prices at Haven Organic Wholefoods restaurant and all other GURNER™ Group hospitality venues
- Access to an Employee Assistance Program
TO APPLY:
If you are dedicated to excellence in everything you do, love the thought of creating nourishing, whole food meals for our members, and have a genuine interest in health and wellbeing, we’d love to hear from you! Please apply by sending us your CV.
Please Note: Cover Letters are HIGHLY REGARDED so if you want to stand out of the crowd, please attach a cover letter with your application, outlining why you are the best candidate for this role.
