Job Type: Permanent - Part Time

Location: Wahroonga

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

Are you seeking a rewarding culinary career with consistent, predictable weekend hours?

Whether your background is in aged care, fine dining, hotels, vibrant cafés, or high-volume catering, we welcome your expertise and passion. We provide a comprehensive onboarding program to help you comfortably transition and master the specialized culinary and nutritional requirements of aged-care hospitality.

As a Chef at Hammondcare, Neringah, you'll be responsible for the day-to-day kitchen operations across the weekend and work independently. You will have the opportunity to use the skills you've developed throughout your career while learning the requirements of an aged-care kitchen.

Key Responsibilities

- Prepare and cook fresh, quality meals for residents
- Complete food preparation and bulk cooking
- Prepare texture-modified meals in line with resident dietary requirements
- Work independently to manage the kitchen across the weekend
- Complete general kitchen duties, including dishwashing and clean-down
- Maintain high standards of food safety, hygiene and cleanliness
- Follow relevant dietary and food service requirements

Desired Skills And Experience

What we're looking for

- Trade Certification in Commercial Cookery (or equivalent)




- Experience working in a professional kitchen — whether that's a café, pub, restaurant, hotel, catering or aged-care environment
- Someone who is reliable, organised and comfortable working independently
- A positive attitude and willingness to learn
- A willingness to learn the specific requirements of aged-care catering, including IDDSI and texture-modified food preparation

Position-Specific Checks To be considered for this role, you must possess or be willing to obtain:

- A valid National Police Check
- Current Influenza Vaccination

Why join us?

- Permanent part-time position with consistent weekend hours
- 16 hours per week, Saturday and Sunday, 6:00am - 2:00pm
- Bring your existing kitchen experience into a different setting
- Opportunity to learn and develop your skills in aged-care catering

About Cater Care Cater Care is a leading Australian-owned contract catering provider with 25 years of experience delivering exceptional food and support services across multiple sectors, including Aged Care, Education, Retail, and Remote Services. Our success is built on our core values of Care, Pride, and Community. We are committed to developing our people, creating meaningful career opportunities, and fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

We strongly encourage applications from First Nations peoples and people from diverse backgrounds.

If you're a qualified Chef looking for consistent weekend hours, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today.

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📌 Chef - Aged Care/Retirement (Sydney)
🏢 Cater Care
📍 Sydney