Job Description

Prepare and cook high-quality, nutritious meals tailored to the specific dietary and medical needs of aged care residents. Maintain a hygienic kitchen environment and supervise kitchen assistants while managing stock and waste.

About the Employer

- Employment Type: Permanent full-time
- Hours: 76 hours per fortnight
- Salary: $63,000 to $88,000 per annum (Based on qualifications, experience and other applicable allowances)
- Location: Mercy Place, Mandurah, WA

Key Responsibilities

- Prepare and cook meals in accordance with aged care dietary requirements, menu plans, and resident preferences.
- Maintain a clean, hygienic, and organized kitchen environment in line with food safety standards.
- Ensure special diets (texture‑modified, diabetic, allergen‑free) are accurately prepared and served.
- Store food in temperature‑controlled facilities.
- Collaborate with dietitians and facility staff to ensure meal quality and compliance with care plans.
- Supervise and mentor kitchen assistants or food service staff when required.
- Participate in stock ordering, rotation, menu planning, and waste management.

Qualifications





- Relevant qualification as a Cook (minimum requirement, Certificate 3 Commercial Cookery).
- Significant experience in commercial cooking.
- Compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective resident care and management.
- Ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team workplace.
- Current Police Check.

Prepare to help us shape the future of healthcare and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture. We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.

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