Job Description

Job Description

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Job Type: Permanent - Part Time

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Location: NSW: Wollongong

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Job Category: Aged Care/Retirement,Care Services,Cook,Food Safety,Food Service,Indigenous Participation,Texture Modified Food,Trade Qualified - Chef

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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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About the Role

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Roster: Saturday & Sunday 9 am to 5:30 pm

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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 workplace.

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What You'll Be Doing

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- Kitchen Leadership: Overseeing and directing daily meal services to ensure smooth, efficient 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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Why Join Us?

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- Competitive Pay: Weekend penalty rates apply.
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- Purpose-Driven Work: See the immediate impact of your skills on the well-being of our residents.
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- Modern Facilities: Work in a clean, well-equipped, and supportive environment.
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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, all applicants must have a current year flu vaccination and undertake a National Criminal History Check and NDIS Worker.

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📌 Chef - Weekend Chef - Bundanoon (Wollongong)
🏢 Cater Care
📍 Wollongong