Job Details Monday to Friday - Be home with the family on week nights & weekends!Make a difference to our residents' lives through your passion for food.On-the-job technical training with an emphasis on Career progression and development opportunities.The Role We have an exciting and fast-paced opportunity to join the Infinite Aged Care team in the role of Chef Manager at our Edmonton Gardens facility. Reporting directly to the Facility Manager and being a member of the site leadership team, this role is Monday to Friday, full-time permanent to be fully accountable for the day-to-day operations in the kitchen, whilst leading a small team operating the site Café and service functions.
A key success factor of this critical people leadership role will be to build and maintain high trust, respectful, and professional relationships with your colleagues and support teams that underpin operational excellence and align to our core values here at Infinite Aged Care.
As the Chef Manager, you will find yourself deeply connected with our residents, actively seeking out feedback to help improve our food and nutritional operations and being an effective communicator on your vision, creativity, and wellness attitude with food. Your team is just as passionate about providing high-quality food and beverage service across the dining hall, in-house café, in-room dining refreshments, and in-house events. This is an exciting opportunity to really make a difference in our residents' lives through your passion for food.
Key Responsibilities Creating and overseeing 5-star quality meals for our Aged Care residents.Partner closely with the business, through the National and Regional Hotels Service Team, to improve food outcomes, and provide input on improving menus and developing a range of new services.Manage budgets and food safety processes.Always looking to improve services, to ensure our residents receive meals of the highest quality.Attend food focus resident meetings, listening, welcoming, and thriving on their feedback.Partner with community education providers for student placements and VET programs.Be part of Infinite's Chef Community and share great food creations across our portfolio.This role is physical, requiring a lot of bending, squatting, lifting, and pushing items to carry out your daily tasks safely. It is important that you can perform these tasks without risk of injury to yourself, your colleagues, and our residents.
Who are you? Certificate III or higher in Commercial Cookery.Have a valid Food Safety Supervisors certificate.Proven experience as a culinary leader, with a passion for creating exceptional food.Hold a resident-centric mindset which flows through to all aspects of your work.A progressive leader who is experienced with coaching and mentoring others.Exceptional communication skills and ability to liaise with a broad range of stakeholders.Ability to learn and desire to continuously develop as a result from feedback provided by residents and managers.Commitment to attend safety-specific training and upskilling sessions paid for by the company.Previous experience in Aged Care or the Health sector will be an advantage.Benefits - Why work for us? Fitness Passport.Career growth opportunities within a strong mentoring team culture.Access to in-house and online training programs - FREE to all employees.Supportive, positive team environment with a strong caring work ethic.Companywide safety-first workplaces for our residents, families, and staff.Positive wellbeing, fun, and engaging team/shift activities.Access to family-friendly benefits like our EAP and Flare (employee discounts).Work-Rite Micro professional development FREE to all employees.Who are we? Infinite Aged Care is a leading provider of residential aged care services with 17 facilities across Australia. We are passionate about aged care, delivering the highest level of service to our residents and creating long-lasting memories. We readily offer our employees the opportunity to broaden their skills and achieve their potential.
Come join us and play your part in Making Aged Care Great!!
NOTE: To be successful in this position you will be required to complete pre-employment checks. You will also need to hold a current NDIS clearance and/or be happy to apply. Part of your application will be providing proof of age e.g. driver's license or age card (Passport will not be accepted). If you don't have this, you will need to apply via the state-based Department of Transport websites.
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