Nourish Our Community - Casual Chef at Noarlunga Hospital

Join SA Health as a Casual Chef at Noarlunga Hospital, where you'll prepare nutritious meals that directly support patient recovery and wellbeing. This flexible, ongoing position requires Certificate III in Cookery and Food Safety Supervisor certification, offering the opportunity to apply your culinary skills in a meaningful healthcare environment. Work with a supportive team while enjoying competitive rates, professional development opportunities, and the satisfaction of making a real difference in our community's health journey.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Service Supervisor this role is responsible for working as a member of Patient Services to provide a quality food service function including special diet requirements using catering expertise to provide daily meals to patients and staff according to SALHN multi-skilling philosophy and promote healthy food choices. Responsible to ensure that the functions undertaken are consistent with agreed standard recipes and Food Safety principles are implemented and enforced.  

Duties for the role will include:

• Utilising catering expertise to apply advice, support, assistance, judgment and practical skills to provide the organisation with a high-quality food provision function by liaising with Patient Service staff to ensure that healthy food choices are promoted and patient dietary requirements are met (particularly those that require special dietary requirements),
• Using catering expertise to provide a quality food services,
• Sharing knowledge of work practices within Hotel Services,
• Cooking and serving for patient meals,
• Preparation and cooking of cafeteria-style meals for client and visitors,
• Reheat and reconstitution of food,
• Receive Stock,
• Liaise with Dietician and other professional staff on food requirements for patient dietary needs,
• Service improvements/commitment to quality services,
• Staff morale, code of conduct, support/encouragement individuals

About you:

• An appropriate trade or post-trade qualification or equivalent,
• Previous experience in cooking and nutrition,
• Certificate 3 in cookery required,
• Understanding of Nutritional guidelines for working within healthcare setting,
• Food Safety Supervisor certificate (desirable)

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Michelle Malthouse, Service Supervisor, (08) 8384 9579, Michelle.Malthouse@sa.gov.au

Or Kathryn Hay, Service Supervisor, (08) 8384 9579, kathryn.hay@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Wednesday 10 September 2025

Attachments:

• Chef - CASUAL Noarlunga Hospital Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 914679