Unlock your culinary potential, we're hiring Cooks Assistants to paint flavour onto every plate! Contribute to the delivery of 5-star dining experiences A hospitality job where you're rewarded for your work!

No late nights!

About The Role We have an exciting opportunity to join our culinary team as a Cooks Assistant at Bert Newton Retirement Village in Highett. We have two part time roles and a casual role available working: Sunday, Monday & Tuesday 1200 - 1700

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday 1200 - 1700

Casual - covering shifts when staff are sick and on leave Please indicate in your application the shift block you're interested in. You must be available for the set of shifts. We will challenge any ideas you have on Retirement Village cuisine, we offer more choices and more variety in our all-new approach to food and fine dining called Ryman Delicious! We are developing menus with more complexity and we are investing in redesigning our kitchens and putting in extra resources to make it work.

In this role you will: Assist the Chefs to prepare nutritious, high quality food for all residents

Assisting in the preparation and presentation of food

Add the final touches to our dishes to put a smile on our residents faces!

About You To thrive in our supportive and caring environment you will have: Certificate III in Commercial Cookery desired but not essential for the right candidate (minimum food safety cert required)

Proven experience in food preparation A Reliable, friendly and professional manner

Have a strong focus on food hygiene and cleanliness About Ryman Ryman is a leader in retirement living and care,



employing over 7,700 people in Victoria and New Zealand across a wide range of areas, including nursing, village operations, sales, technology, design, and corporate roles. We’re one of Victoria’s fastest growing employers, and we’re just getting started. At Ryman, exceptional care is thoughtfully delivered every day.

From meals and activities to maintenance and support, our teams work together so residents can feel confident everything is taken care of – because behind that promise is the standard we’ve always held ourselves to: it’s got to be good enough for mum and dad. We’re in a period of real transformation, focusing on stronger commercial outcomes, smarter ways of working, and continuing to set the standard in retirement living and aged care.

Ryman Perks

Fun, friendly and supportive team environment Certainty of hours through fixed rosters

Work in a beautiful, resort style village

Opportunities for career development and career progression Ryman Team Benefits Card with 45+ discounts from a range of suppliers and retailers At Ryman, we support an environment where everyone feels welcome to be themselves. We embrace diversity and celebrate individual uniqueness, encouraging anyone wanting to work for Ryman to apply for our vacant positions. If you share those values and you're looking for a career where your work truly makes a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received and interviews may take place prior to the close date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad before the advertised close date.

📌 Cooks Assistant - Part Time (Melbourne)
🏢 Ryman Healthcare
📍 Melbourne