Coordinate and lead our team to deliver high-quality meals for our young patients, and their families.

We currently have 2.2 FTE available for appointment as causal, fixed term and permanent positions. Full time and part time positions are available.

VCID No. 753343

A Trade Qualification in Catering/cooking (Certificate 3 or higher in Commercial Cookery) is required for this role.

About the Role

Perth Children’s Hospital and Neonatology is seeking a skilled and motivated Tradesperson Cook to join our Food Services team. This is an opportunity to apply your cooking expertise, organisational and team leadership skills to our busy health service environment, and help deliver high-quality meals to our young patients, their families, hospital wards and the Emergency Department.

In this hands-on role, you will support the Chef with daily kitchen operations, including food preparation, stock monitoring and production activities and provide guidance and oversight to the Prep Cook.

You will also promote safe food handling practices and contribute to the ongoing review and maintenance of the Food Safety Plan in line with Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles, ensuring meals are prepared efficiently and consistently to meet high standards of quality, food safety, hygiene and presentation.

Your ability to lead by example, communicate effectively and work collaboratively will be essential to maintaining an efficient, reliable and customer-focused Food Services operation.

About You

If you have experience coordinating daily kitchen activities in a busy setting, with demonstrated experience in food preparation and presentation and a sound understanding of HACCP principles, we encourage you to apply.

A Trade Qualification in Catering/cooking (Certificate 3 or higher in Commercial Cookery) is required for this role.

How to Apply

We welcome your application via the ‘Apply for Job’ button at the bottom of this page. Your application should contain the following:

- A current curriculum vita demonstrating appropriate education, training, qualifications, experience and level of competency.
- A copy of your Certificate 3 or higher in Commercial Cookery.
- The name, email and contact details oftwo referees who can be contacted to provide a confidential report. (we will contact you and seek your confirmation prior to contacting your listed referees).

Within the application system you will be presented with the following questions.



Please review the Essential and Desirable Selection Criteria outlined in the attached Job Description Form carefully when preparing your responses. These questions allow you to showcase your relevant skills and experiences in detail, with a generous word limit of 500 words for each response.

1. Do you possess a Trade Qualification in Catering/cooking (Certificate 3 or higher in Commercial Cookery)? Yes / No
2. Please describe your experience working in a busy kitchen environment including examples of food preparation and production, maintaining HACCP and food hygiene standards.
3. Please also explain how you manage competing priorities and communicate effectively with your team/kitchen staff to ensure efficient and safe food production.

Your responses will be assessed against Essential Criteria 1,2,3,4 and 5 from the Job Description Form.

Selection Criteria: Please see the attached Job Description Form.

For Further Job Related Information: We encourage you to contact Jade Keogh (Manager Food Services) on (08) 08 6456 32***or **********@health.wa.gov.au with any queries relating to this position.

Help in submitting your application: If you experience technical difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours.

Eligibility: Australian citizenship or permanent residency is an essential requirement for applicants to be considered for permanent positions in the public sector. Fixed term and/or casual contracts can be held by individuals on visas that allow working rights within Australia.

Sponsorship is not currently available for this position.

Other Conditions: WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.

WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.

In addition,



we are committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other "similar" vacancies throughout the health service. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.

About CAHS

The Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) is proud to be the leading service provider for paediatric healthcare in Western Australia, as the State’s only dedicated health service for infants, children, and young people. CAHS comprises three service areas: Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) and Neonatology, Community Health, and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).

With over 7000 employees, our services are delivered at PCH and King Edward Memorial Hospitals (KEMH), as well as across a network of more than 160 community clinics across the Perth metropolitan area.

For further information about the benefits of working for CAHS, please click here and for further information regarding CAHS’ services, please click here

CAHS values: To achieve our vision of healthy kids, healthy communities, CAHS is committed to providing a workplace culture that is driven and shaped by our values of Compassion, Collaboration, Equity, Respect, Excellence and Accountability. During the selection process you may be assessed on your ability to fulfil the responsibilities of this position in accordance with the values. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact the person named in this advert.

Support for your interview process

CAHS is committed to ensuring that our interview process meets the access needs of all applicants. If you require any reasonable adjustments to accommodate a disability, enhance access, or support your inclusion and success during the interview, please contact the CAHS Talent Acquisition Team prior to your interview.

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted.

LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS CAN NOT BE CONSIDERED.

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