Organisational Context

St Albert's College was founded in 1969 and is a work of the Catholic Diocese of Armidale, operating within the University of New England. St Albert's College prides itself on offering a harmonious and supportive workplace where a fundamental care for the beliefs, feelings, and property of others is of the utmost importance. The College is co-educational and houses up to 314 male and female residents with a vision to be a leading university residential college shaping courageous, committed, emotionally intelligent and engaged citizens.

About the Role The Chef de Partie is an integral position within the Kitchen team of St. Albert's College. The role will work closely with Chef Manager and Sous Chef, and reporting directly to the Chef Manager. A key focus of the role is the ability to work independently and without supervision. The successful candidate will aspire to act out the College values, vision and mission in all daily interactions.

Key responsibilities

- Supervise kitchen staff under delegation of Chef Manager and/or Sous Chef

- Assist with menu planning

- Food preparation

- Preparing & cooking meals as required

- Manage stock control and rotation, including regular stocktakes

- Ensure all food is prepared according to standard recipe and production schedules

- Supporting the Chef Manager and Sous chef as necessary

- Ensure food levels in dining hall are adequate

- Understanding of Food Safety Handling procedures





- Maintain all equipment in excellent working condition

- Understanding and promotion of relevant WHS work practices

- Any other duties as directed from time to time

The ideal candidate will have

- Ability to work in a high pressure, fast paced environment

- Flexible working hours (required to work extra hours for formal dinners and functions)

- Prior experience in a similar role

- Trade qualification

- Attention to detail and a proactive mindset

- Good initiative

- Excellent communication

Additional requirements

- The position involves working outside business hours to assist with College functions and events, including formal dinners and cocktail functions - this can be accrued as Time Off In Lieu
- A current Working with Children check (WWC)

What you'll get

- Competitive salary and NFP salary packaging options
- A supportive and collaborative workplace culture.

- Professional development opportunities.

- Provision of a meal each shift plus paid 15-minute break.

- Opportunity to accrue time off in lieu

- Staff uniform

- Paid Christmas shutdown leave

- Flexible working hours between 6.00am to 7.30pm

The College is keen to secure the right candidate for this role, so no hard deadline will be set at this stage. Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis with suitable candidates. Please contact Jason Babington (Chef Manager) for any queries - [email protected].

📌 Chef de partie (Armidale)
🏢 St Albert's College
📍 Armidale