Chef

Casual position!

$33.27 per hour (RH3) + casual loading + salary packaging

About the Role

We are seeking an experience chef the dynamic Food Services Team at Grampians Health! This exciting casual role offers you the chance to craft diverse and delicious meals for our patients, residents, and clients. Reporting to the Food Services Manager, you'll work from 6:30 AM to 3:00 PM on a 5-day rotating roster, with opportunities to take on extra shifts. If you're passionate about cooking and looking for a rewarding position, we'd love to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

• Handles all aspects of meal preparation and service, including plating and delivery.


• Completes cleaning tasks as scheduled and disposes of waste according to protocols.


• Works to manage costs and minimize waste.


• Accommodates diverse dietary needs and preferences, and checks requirements with a dietician.


• Works cooperatively with the team, trains new employees, and rotates into senior roles as needed.


• Orders kitchen supplies, checks deliveries, and communicates effectively with staff about changes.

Skills & Experience

• Experience in a similar role as a chef


• A food handling certificate


• Experience in preparing and cooking vegetables in large commercial quantities


• The ability to manage and meet tight deadlines


• Effective communication skills


• Strong knowledge of food hygiene and cleanliness standards for a food services environment (Knowledge of HACCP)

To see a full copy of the Position Description please click here.

Culture & Benefits 

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset.  We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities


• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays


• Access to Fitness Passport membership


• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Interested?

Click APPLY or if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Stephen Hill, Food Services Manager, on 03 5381 9238 for a confidential discussion. 

We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled.

If you are currently employed at Grampians Health, please sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the Intranet.

About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell. 

Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Diversity and Inclusion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.