Cook/Assistant Cook

About Kalyra

Kalyra has been supporting South Australians for 130 years! We take pride in delivering outstanding service and care through Residential Aged Care, In-Home Support, Retirement Living and Affordable Housing. When you join Kalyra, you join a team that makes having a career in Aged Care fun, inspiring and rewarding – it’s different here!

What drives us? Our values – caring, commitment, strengths, community, enabling.

Role Overview  

Join the hospitality team at Woodcroft and McLaren Vale!

This role offers variety. Depending on the day, you'll serve as a Cook or Assistant Cook, preparing and delivering nutritious meals, maintaining kitchen hygiene, and ensuring efficient operations. 

Responsible for the preparation, serving and delivery of appetising, nutritious meals and beverages to meet the requirements of Kalyra’s residential aged care residents.

• Must adhere to safe handling, cleaning, and usage of kitchen equipment in accordance with Accreditation and HACCP standards
• Comply with the site Food Safe Program 
• Ensure economic and efficient operation within the catering division. 

About the Person 

To succeed in this role, you will need to possess the following: 

• Must have unrestricted full working rights
• Previous experience working in a busy kitchen
• Possess a working knowledge of kitchen processes and food service techniques
• Possess or be prepared to learn relevant skills and knowledge of provisions of food to elderly residents 
• Good customer relations skills and commitment to providing quality service and implementing continuous improvement

Apart from this, we ask that you have the following: 

• Certificate II in Commercial Cookery or Kitchen Operations or similar discipline would be highly preferred however, it is not essential 
• Previous experience in a similar role is highly regarded
• National Police Check or willingness to obtain one
• 3 x COVID vaccinations 
• Influenza 2024 vaccination
• A current drivers licence 

Must live close to Woodcroft and McLaren Vale or be willing to travel 

The benefits:

Joining the Kalyra team is not only fun and rewarding, but it's also a career, and we can offer you:

• A values based organisation with a strong commitment to outstanding service
• Salary packaging opportunities to increase your take home pay and other employee benefits
• Collaborative and welcoming culture that support you to achieve

If you have a genuine passion for working for a community and ensuring their well-being and daily lifestyle requirements are fulfilled, we welcome your interest and encourage you to get in touch with us.

For more information, please contact Reena Parmar, Recruitment Partner at Harrison McMillan on  08 7140 1917  or  [email protected]