Chef Manager | Wagga Wagga
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Job no: 496607
Work type: Permanent Full-Time
Location: Wagga Wagga
Categories: Kitchen jobs
CHEF MANAGER
- Permanent Full-time position based in Dubbo
- Great hours - Monday to Friday 6am to 2pm
- Excellent job security with an industry leading NFP
About Baptistcare Caloola Centre
Nestled in the peaceful and scenic bushland of Wagga Wagga, Caloola Centre provides quality, specialist support to a well-loved community on beautifully landscaped gardens neaby to the shops, clubs, and church.
The 70-room facility provides quality, palliative care as well as security for those living with dementia. This includes our newly built sensory garden, delivering a safe and stimulating outdoor space for clients.
About the role
Reporting to the Residential Manager, you will lead and manage staff and resources efficiently to deliver the highest quality and safety in food services.
Mealtimes are very important to residents, often a time they look forward to so continuous improvement in the meals we offer is vital. You will need to speak directly to our residents, gaining their feedback and making adjustments.
Your creativity with food and expertise in dining environments make this a unique opportunity to enrich the lives of our 90 residents.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Overseeing commercial cooking operations & staff supervision
- Rostering, ordering, invoicing & auditing
- Stock control, preparing menus, adhering to the budget
- Ensuring high quality presentation of all meals to residents
- Mid-High quantity cooking (90 clients) as required for leave cover
About you
The ideal candidate will have:
- At least 5 years’ Chef experience post completion of apprenticeship in a large catering or multi-outlet environment
- A Qualification in Commercial Cookery ,Certificate III of Proficiency, or other recognised certification such as armed forces qualifications.
- Demonstrated application of knowledge of HACCP, FSANZ and NSW Food Authority standards and principles.
- Sound competence and experience in the management of high quality food services, e.g. fine dining restaurant or similar
- Sound experience in kitchen management, effective staff leadership, staff development, financial control, and customer service
- Sound knowledge and experience in the preparation of menus in accordance with dietary requirements
- Demonstrated ability utilising effective oral and written communications skills.
About Us
BaptistCare is a leading for-purpose Christian-based care organisation that supports thousands of people across more than 100 locations in NSW, ACT and WA. From humble beginnings in 1944, BaptistCare has grown into one of the nation’s most respected care and community services providers. We create strong and caring communities and place people at the centre of all we do.
Benefits
- Salary packaging + meal and entertainment card
- Medibank Health insurance- cooperate discount
- Fitness Passport
- Access to in-house and online training programs
- Supportive, positive team environment
- Access to family friendly benefits like our EAP and Flourish programs
If you’re a passionate qualified chef who possesses strong communication, organisational and time management skills, we would love to hear from you.
Successful applicants will be subject to a variety of background checks
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