Cook
St Louis Nursing Home
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- You take pride in your organisational skills, enabling you to run a smooth shift.
- You are passionate about presenting food people enjoy.
- Join a leader in the industry and make an impact.
Exciting opportunity to join our Kitchen team at state-of-the-art Parkside Aged Care facility.
Your role will have a wide scope of responsibilities to coordinate meal plan and catering that align with the Australian Food Standards and are of high-quality in appeal, taste and nutrition.
About St Louis:
St Louis Care has provided individualised aged care services in Adelaide for over 70 years. Our aged care services include our boutique nursing home in Parkside, with independent living units next door, and home care support services delivered to people in the comfort of their own homes.
Additionally, we are an accredited NDIS provider. We are passionate about supporting people with younger onset dementia to live their best life, maintain independence and social connections, and maximise choice by providing person-centred active support within a NDIS environment.
We’re always looking for ways to improve the lives of older South Australians. To do this, we invest in our premises, our processes and our people. We take pride in our work, our team, and the positive impact we make on people’s lives, we also value and celebrate diversity, recognising the strength it brings through different ideas, experiences, and perspectives. Everyone has the chance to develop, learn, and advance their career at St Louis.
Our support is based on “Home is at the heart of everything we do” and “Let our family help take care of you”.
About You:
We are looking for a motivated and suitably experienced Chef/Cook that can work well in a team and is responsible for providing a nutritious, balanced and varied diet for our beautiful residents. Our Cooks are highly competent and experienced in planning meals which provide options for varying dietary and cultural diversities.
Key Capabilities:
- Experience in meal preparation in an industry-based environment, ensuring the safe production of quality food without compromise to Food Safety Standards Australia.
- Experience in commercial cookery, and the ability to manage stock rotation while ensuring timely service and hygiene of cooking equipment.
- Good understanding of cleanliness and health standards required whilst preparing food at the workstation.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and demonstrated prioritisation abilities.
- Ability to work autonomously and use initiative to deliver in a fast-paced environment.
Eligibility
- Cert III in Commercial Cookery will be highly regarded.
- 3+ years’ experience in NDIS or Aged Care industry (desirable)
- Overseas Criminal Convictions Statutory Declaration
- National Police Clearance
- Flu Vaccination Annually
- Eligible to work in Australia
- Meet Fitness for Duty requirements (prior to engagement)
Benefits:
- A professional environment where we challenge each other to do it better
- An engaging and empowering culture and opportunity for progression
- Convenient on-site parking
Applications close: Friday 20th November 2024
We will be reviewing applications as they come in and will move quickly to secure the right candidate. Should you be interested in a confidential discussion, you can connect with Rebecca Jaensch on [email protected] or 0416 838 393.
We encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply, including those living with a disability, from culturally or linguistically diverse backgrounds, part of the LGBTI community, or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know.
To Apply:
Please click the ‘Apply’ button to lodge your application, including a cover letter and your Resume, and provide two workplace referees.
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