Chef/Cook
St John of God Health CareYour role at St John of God Berwick Hospital
We are seeking dedicated and skilled Chefs/Cooks to join our Catering team on a Casual basis. This role plays a vital part in delivering nutritious, high‑quality meals to patients, caregivers, and staff while upholding the highest standards of food safety, hygiene, and infection control.
Working in a hospital environment, you will prepare, cook, and present meals that meet dietary, nutritional, and service requirements, ensuring a positive experience for patients and caregivers alike. You will contribute to a caring and respectful environment by demonstrating excellent customer service, teamwork, and alignment with our Mission and Values.
The Position
Contribution to Service delivery is coordinated to ensure the best possible outcome for the customer (i.e. doctors, patients, visitors and caregivers).
Ensure that high standards of professional practice are provided and maintained.
Always be courteous and friendly to patients, doctors, visitors and caregivers.
Ensure customer complaints are handled in accordance with the complaints policy.
Maintain an awareness of customer feedback and participate in utilising this information to evaluate and improve services.
Prepare, cook and present all meals and beverages to patients and caregivers.
To ensure that alternatives to the daily menu are available to patients if required.
The preparation of all cakes, biscuits, etc. required for mid meal breaks.
To maintain a high standard of personal and kitchen hygiene.
Correct uniforms are worn and maintained at all times whilst on duty.
To assist with the putting away of stores delivered to the department.
To assist in ensuring that all delegated cleaning responsibilities are performed as per documented regime.
To ensure the oven is cleaned on a daily basis as per cleaning procedure.
To be considered for this role, you will have completed a Certificate in Commercial Cookery and Food Handling Certificate.
To succeed you will demonstrate experience in purchasing, menu development and have basic computer skills.
Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our mission and values.
We will offer you
Salary: $38.71 to $39.81 per hour (Casual loading included), plus 12% superannuation
Casual Position available
As a casual employee, you can salary package a percentage of your earnings each pay period
Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance
Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
For enquiries contact Justin Keppel, Executive Chef, on 03 8784 5587.
If suitable applicants are identified advertisement may close prior to listed date and screening/interviews may commence throughout the advertising process.
At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.
Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.
All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.