Cook - Part-Time

• 5 weeks annual leave
• Salary packaging benefits that greatly increase take-home pay
• Varied Role

Churches of Christ, Little Mountain Aged Care Service

Permanent, part-time opportunity

Employee Benefits

Our values encourage us to be accepting of differences and embrace all. Our size and variety offer you real choices and opportunities to grow your career. 

We also offer:

• Work/life balance with no nights;
• Salary-packaging benefits that can increase your take-home pay;
• Five weeks of annual leave;
• Opportunities for professional development;
• Grants (for eligible employees) to assist in formal study;
• Employee discount program through our large network or retail partners (Bupa Health, Medibank, JB HI-FI etc);
• A career where you can make a huge difference in the quality of life for our residents!

About the role

An opportunity exists for an experienced Cook to join our team at Little Mountain Aged Care Service. You will be responsible for preparing meals, undertaking basic cooking duties and ensuring the kitchen and equipment is maintained in a safe, clean and tidy manner. You will join a supportive team who is passionate about providing high quality, nutritious meals for our residents with special dietary needs.

Please note, this position will be rostered for three days per week. This is a Cook position and will only require a Food Safety Certificate and no other formal qualifications. The hourly rate for this position is $25.90/hour. 

In this role you will:

• Prepare and cook a variety of dishes with precision and creativity;
• Clean and maintain kitchen area, equipment, appliances, utensils and fixtures in accordance with standard cleaning and infection control processes;
• Undertake basic record keeping of key kitchen and stock data;
• Liaise with the supervisor and/or suppliers in relation to stock ordering and control;
• Collaborate with the kitchen team to ensure smooth operations;
• Contribute ideas for menu development and special events.

It's a truly rewarding job and you have the opportunity to make meal time the highlight of the day for our residents.

About You 

To be suited to this position, you will have:

• Demonstrated knowledge of commercial food preparation, cooking processes, food hygiene control and cleaning chemicals used in a kitchen;
• Solid understanding of food safety legislation, texture modification and special needs diets.

Importantly, you will be someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: Unconditional Love, Continual Innovation, Mutual Trust, Wise Stewardship and Safety.

To apply

To apply for this position please click the Apply Button. For further information, please contact the Talent Team on .

We actively encourage and invite applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for all our positions.

Applications will be assessed as received