Job Type: Permanent - Part Time

Location: NSW: Newcastle

Job Category: Aged Care/Retirement,Care Services,Cook,Food &

- Beverage,Food Safety,Indigenous Participation,Kitchen,Texture Modified Food,Trade Qualified - Chef

Test and expand your technical skills adapting classic food into high-nutritive, beautifully presented, or texture-modified meals

Roster: Saturday &

- Sunday 6:30 am to 3:00 pm

About The Role

We are seeking an accomplished, compassionate Chef who goes beyond following recipes to elevate the resident dining experience. In this key culinary leadership role, you will combine high-standard culinary craftsmanship with resident-focused care, bringing expertise in the IDDSI standard to deliver delicious, nutritious, and beautifully crafted meals within a vibrant, community-oriented environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

- Kitchen Leadership: Overseeing and directing daily meal services to ensure smooth, efficient operations.
- Inclusive Culinary Services: Preparing standard menus alongside specialized texture-modified diets and dietary requirements with dignity, precision, and care.
- Quality Assurance: Ensuring every dish meets rigorous standards for taste, nutritional value, temperature, and visual presentation before service.
- Safety &
- Compliance: Upholding strict kitchen hygiene, sanitation, and food safety documentation standards.
- Team Collaboration: Partnering with a dedicated kitchen team to maintain a supportive, organized, and effective working environment.

Desired Skills And Experience

Who You Are

- Trade Qualified Skilled: Possess a Certificate III in Commercial Cookery (or equivalent standard qualification).




- Culinary Experience: Proven experience in high-volume, fast-paced kitchen environments. Experience in aged care, healthcare, hospitality, or corporate catering is highly regarded.

- Resident-Focused Care: A genuine commitment to resident satisfaction, displaying empathy, patience, and flexibility in catering to individual dietary preferences and needs.
- Autonomous &
- Dependable Leader: Demonstrated capability to manage weekend kitchen operations independently, maintaining high standards of food quality and service consistency.

Why Join Us?

- Competitive Pay: Weekend penalty rates apply.
- Purpose-Driven Work: See the immediate impact of your skills on the well-being of our residents.
- Modern Facilities: Work in a clean, well-equipped, and supportive environment.

Who We Are Cater Care is a leading, 100% Australian owned contract catering service provider, operating across multiple sectors (Aged care, Education, Retirement, Retail and Remote services).

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.

The Next Step

Please click “Apply for this job”. If your work history aligns with the key selection criteria for the role, one of our recruitment coordinators will be in touch. Please, no agencies.

Please Note

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.

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