Chefs On The Run is a family-owned hospitality staffing agency with 36+ years placing experienced kitchen and catering staff across Victoria and Australia. Known for a genuinely personal approach — the team gets to know you, your preferences, and your goals.

About the Role

Support a variety of Victorian aged care, healthcare, and hospitality venues on a flexible casual basis.

Work the shifts you want, in the environments you enjoy — backed by a trusted agency with decades of client relationships state wide.

Duties

- Assist with food preparation, plating and meal service
- Set up and clean dining areas to hygiene and safety standards
- Maintain kitchen cleanliness and equipment readiness
- Operate within aged care and healthcare compliance requirements

Skills & Experience

- Food handlers and/or I'm Alert Certificate (required)
- Current NDIS Check (required for aged care)
- Minimum 1 year experience in a commercial kitchen
- Own reliable transport and uniform (required)
- Availability of 2–3 days per week minimum

Due to the nature of the work we do, we require all employees to have a current Police Check or NDIS Check. Working With Children Checks are also required for all work in Child Care, Schools and quite a lot of Hospitality. If you are unable, or not prepared, to obtain a Police Check or NDIS Check, please don’t apply to work with us.

In addition, we are unable to sponsor employees owing to the fact that we have only casual roles available and will also only contact applicants who currently reside in Australia

Culture

People thrive at Chefs On The Run because they’re treated as individuals, not numbers. The friendly Operations team genuinely learns your schedule, preferences, and strengths — and matches you with work that suits your lifestyle. Join a community that has supported hospitality workers for over 36 years.





- Above-award casual pay rates with shift penalties
- Superannuation on all hours worked
- Accommodation, travel and meals covered on all regional contracts
- Flexible schedule to fit around your other commitments
- Work-life balance not typically available in hospitality
- Wide variety of environments — aged care, hotels, pubs & Clubs, resorts & child care
- Friendly, supportive Operations team available throughout your engagement

Chefs on the Run Australia Pty Ltd was established in January 1990 to provide the Tourism, Hospitality, Aged Care & Health, Child Care, Mining & Catering Industries with a dependable source of casual, temporary and emergency personnel.

The founders believed that the Industry needed to be able to source properly trained professionals on short notice. Hospitality professionals who could walk in at a moment’s notice and provide the necessary skills to assist a site get through a shift, week or month when they needed support.

Chefs On The Run believes in looking after everyone with whom we come into contact - the individuals who work for us and the clients we strive to supply.

Chefs on the Run Australia Pty Ltd was established in January 1990 to provide the Tourism, Hospitality, Aged Care & Health, Child Care, Mining & Catering Industries with a dependable source of casual, temporary and emergency personnel.

The founders believed that the Industry needed to be able to source properly trained professionals on short notice. Hospitality professionals who could walk in at a moment’s notice and provide the necessary skills to assist a site get through a shift, week or month when they needed support.

Chefs On The Run believes in looking after everyone with whom we come into contact - the individuals who work for us and the clients we strive to supply.

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📌 Aged Care Food Service Assistant (Melbourne)
🏢 Chefs On The Run Australia
📍 Melbourne