Join Bupa Aged Care and be at the heart of it in Portland. As Australia's largest regional aged care and dementia provider, we continue to be part of communities driven by vision, passion and hard work. We make life better for thousands. That includes yours. You make a difference to our residents and their families, and we want to make sure you're absolutely supported to do just that.
About the Home - Portland A modern care home in the regional coastal town of Portland, in southern Victoria, 300km from Melbourne. It is close to the local community with schools, parks, tourist locations and with transport links nearby. It is a 120 bed home with palliative, dementia, and respite care units. Our primary goal is placing our focus on the health, lifestyle, and well-being of our residents.
About the Role As a Chef Manager, you will work with a team of Catering assistants to lead a high-functioning kitchen and catering service through the provision of quality, well-presented, nutritious meals that meet Resident dining preferences and needs in a home-like environment. Ensuring excellence always, whilst adhering to all related quality standards and regulations.Duties Run an efficient, high-quality dining and catering service for the residents of the care home.Collaborate with the Lifestyle team to ensure all activities and events are appropriately planned and catered for.Ensure any specialist resident dietary requirements are met (e.g. diabetes, weight loss or gain).Prepare the main dishes for lunch and dinner.Oversee the washing, preparation, and cooking of all foods, including vegetables, soups, sauces, gravies, desserts, sandwiches, salads, bread, and rolls.Ensure that all meals are prepared fresh daily utilizing seasonal produce.Manage safe and correct processes in food purchasing, storage, handling, and preparation.Implement infection control principles and practices as per infection control policies.Complete paperwork promptly and correctly as per duty list and Quality & Assurance Processes.Identify training needs and requirements of Catering Staff - this includes changes to processes or resident requirements, introduction to new equipment safety or environmental regulations.Skills and Experience Certificate in Commercial Cookery or equivalent is essential.Aged Care / Hotel/Restaurant experience preferred.Ideally you would have previous experience in a similar role.Effective time management, organisational skills and budget management.Previous experience in leading a team is desirable and managing a budget.Understanding of Food Audits.Demonstrated experience working within a multidisciplinary team and ability to effectively liaise with stakeholders.Strong interpersonal skills and a customer service focus.How to Apply Click Apply to be taken to our online application process. As part of your application, you will be asked to complete pre-employment checks.
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