Job Description
Job Category: Aged Care/Retirement,Care Services,Customer Service,Food Safety,Indigenous Participation,Texture Modified Food,Trade Qualified - Chef
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Schedule: Saturday & Sunday 9:00 am to5:30 pm
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Status: Permanent Part-Time
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Job Description
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For our residents, exceptional food is frequently the highlight of their day, as we truly believe it is one of life's greatest pleasures. Rather than someone who simply follows a recipe, we are seeking a Chef who also has a strong understanding of the IDDSI standard. Stepping into this role, you will lead our kitchen, dedicated to ensuring our residents enjoy delicious, nutritious, and high-quality meals within a warm, community-centered environment.
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What You'll Be Doing
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Kitchen Leadership: Overseeing and directing daily meal services to ensure smooth, effective operations.
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Inclusive Culinary Services: Preparing standard menus alongside specialized texture-modified diets and dietary requirements with dignity, precision, and care.
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Quality Assurance: Ensuring every dish meets rigorous standards for taste, nutritional value, temperature, and visual presentation before service.
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Safety & Compliance: Upholding strict kitchen hygiene, sanitation, and food safety documentation standards.
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Team Collaboration: Partnering with a dedicated kitchen team to maintain a supportive, organized, and effective working environment.
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Desired Skills and Experience
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Who You Are
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Trade Qualified Professional:



Possess a Certificate III in Commercial Cookery (or equivalent standard qualification).
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Culinary Experience: Proven experience in high-volume, fast-paced kitchen environments. Experience in aged care, healthcare, hospitality, or corporate catering is highly regarded.
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Resident-Focused Care: A genuine commitment to resident satisfaction, displaying empathy, patience, and flexibility in catering to individual dietary preferences and needs.
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Autonomous & Dependable Leader: Demonstrated capability to manage weekend kitchen operations independently, maintaining high standards of food quality and service consistency.
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What we offer:
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Competitive wage with salary sacrifice options available
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A suite of discounts across major companies
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Support around further training, licensing and accreditations
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Structured leadership development program
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Who we are:
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Cater Care is a leading, 100% Australian owned contract catering service provider, operating across multiple sectors (Aged care, Education, Retirement, Retail and Remote services).
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Through our values of Care, Pride and Community, we pride ourselves on diversity, work/life balance, providing excellent career opportunities to our employees. We encourage First Nations people to consider a career with us.
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Please Note:
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As a result of revised standards around health & well-being in the aged care industry, all applicants must have a current year flu vaccination and undertake a National Criminal History Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check.

📌 Chef - Aged Care/Retirement (Central Coast)
🏢 Cater Care Group
📍 Central Coast