CHEF MANAGER 

• Permanent Full-time position based in Baulkham Hills
• Great hours - Monday to Friday 6am to 2pm
• Excellent job security with an industry leading NFP

About BaptistCare Aminya Centre

Aminya Centre offers a warm and welcoming place to call home in the north-western Sydney suburb of Baulkham Hills. This popular facility contains 86 general care rooms featuring ensuites and a café within a friendly, tight-knit community.

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 as necessary.

Your creativity with food and expertise in dining environments make this a unique opportunity to enrich the lives of our 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 as required for leave cover

About you

The ideal candidate will have:

• Minimum 2 years' experience in a similar role preferably within aged care 
• Tertiary qualifications in Hospitality, Commercial Cookery or equivalent essential
• Applied knowledge of HACCP food safety principles
• 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

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 to eligible employees
• Real opportunities for career growth
• Access to in-house and online training programs
• Supportive, positive team environment
• Access to family friendly benefits like our wellness 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.

Agencies Please Note: This position is being managed directly by our internal Talent Acquisition team. We respectfully request that recruitment agencies refrain from contacting any employees directly as all communications must go through the Talent Acquisition. Unsolicited candidate profiles or CVs from recruitment agencies will not be accepted. Thank you.