Head Chef

Opal Healthcare is Australia’s largest residential aged care provider, with 100 Care Communities and over 12,000 team members nationwide. Our values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence are at the heart of everything we do.

Maitland Grange Care Community is centrally located near Rutherford Marketplace and just minutes from the Maitland town centre.

As a valued Team Member of Opal HealthCare, you can expect the following:

• Work/life balance: this Head Chef role is rostered full time on weekdays, no late nights!
• Dedicated career development programs to build and accelerate your career - such as Nurse Graduate programs, Emerging Leadership Programs, Senior Leaders programs and more via our very own Opal Healthcare Academy https://academy.opalhealthcare.com.au/;
• Scholarship opportunities of up to $15,000;
• Refer a friend payments of up to $5,000;
• National secondment opportunities to diversify your experience ;  
• Sector leading training, systems & innovation.

Role responsibilities and requirements:

• Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery
• Food Safety Supervisory Certification
• Previous experience in Head Chef roles
• Create your seasonal menu in consultation with residents
• Create nutritious meals and snacks in line with the food services program
• Ensure detailed compliance with the food safety program
• Oversee and manage the creation and delivery of meals and events

Please note all applicants must be willing to complete a pre-employment medical, police clearance and NDIS worker’s clearance.