Our enterprise encompasses three integrated offerings set within the heart of Tasmania's spectacular World Heritage Wilderness Area:

- Lake St Clair Lodge provides boutique wilderness accommodation and a premium guest experience surrounded by the stunning beauty ofLake St Clair. It offers a unique blend of nature immersion and luxury, catering to travelers seeking relaxation and adventure alike.

- Lake St Clair Tourist Park caters to a diverse range of visitors with self-contained cabins, powered sites, and camping facilities. It serves as awelcoming base for families, hikers, and nature lovers looking to explore the area at their own pace.

- St Clair Wellness is our holistic healing initiative, focused on restoring mind, body, and spirit. Drawing on the principles of culinary medicineand ancient healing traditions, St Clair Wellness offers therapeutic dining experiences, wellness retreats, and treatments designed topromote inner balance and sustainable wellbeing.

Together, our offerings create a destination where guests can unwind, reconnect with nature, and experience deep rejuvenation.

About the role

The purpose of this role is to ensure that guests experience the very highest levels of customer service through consistently providing a excellent food experience, beyond the expectations of the guests and staff, utilising fresh, organic locally grown and seasonal produce. As a chef you will assist with planning and implementing menus that reflect the business's eco-location and brand, and offer food and meal choices to cater for patient and client requirements as advised by medical practitioners, nutritionists and dieticians.

Key responsibilities





- Assist the Head Chef in designing and implementing kitchen menus for the different service offerings

- Take a hands-on role in leading overall kitchen operations when you are the most senior member in the kitchen, ensuring courteous, professional and efficient service is constantly delivered to customers through working both independently and as leading a strong and effective kitchen team

- Support the smooth operation of the kitchen during service times and comply with all culinary and organisational standards for the kitchen, including a high standard of food hygiene and safety

- Instruct more junior team members and prepare a consistent, high quality food product that supports the resort's operating concept and the restaurant's standards

- Perform and supervise cleaning duties to ensure the overall kitchen work areas and storage spaces are clean and meet all hygiene, health and safety standards

- Receive, store and control related stock and costs, separating stock related to specific need to ensure no cross-contamination occurs

- Cook a mixture of à-la-carte, long order cooking (slow cooking) and short order cooking (including defrosting) and service a broad range of customers including walk-in customers and guest bookings

- Prepare organic fine dining restaurant and gastronomy techniques,



including à la carte and buffet breakfast, morning teas, high teas, pastries, bread, and sandwiches

- Discuss food preparation requirements with Managers, Dietitians and kitchen and waiting staff for patients that have special dietary needs

- Prepare chutneys, jams and preserves for sale in the retail store

About you

- Preferably 5 years' experience in a hotel kitchen or restaurant with fine dining experience

- Experience in maintaining a safe and hygienic kitchen environment

- Knowledge of all safe work practices and Occupational Health and Safety issues common among hospitality staff

- Ability to take on responsibility and maintain good communication and clear priorities for kitchen duties with all other employees

- Ability to perform a diverse range of tasks that may vary significantly based on the tourist season

- Self motivated and able to work unsupervised

- Work safely without presenting a direct threat to self or others

- Show meticulous attention to detail and work flexible hours

- Diploma in Cookery and/or proven history of fine dining, resort or hospitality establishments

- Food Safety Certificates, current driver's licence, and police clearance (within last 3 months)

About us

Lake St Clair Lodge is located in Lake St Clair National Park, a Tasmanian World Heritage Area. Lake St Clair Lodge offers a genuinely unique opportunity to live, work and relax in one of Australia's most iconic and breathtaking World Heritage Parks. This is a site-based role located 2.5 hours drive from Hobart. We offer a truly unique working environment in one of the world's most amazing locations.

📌 Cook / Chef (Lake Saint Clair)
🏢 Eco-Geo International
📍 Lake Saint Clair