Facility Cook | Permanent Part Time| The Gracewood Centre

About BaptistCare The Gracewood Centre

The Gracewood Centre features convenient onsite amenities including a café, landscaped gardens and covered terraces, chapel, hair salon, therapy spa, library, electric BBQs and a private function room for family gatherings. The facility offers 96 general care rooms and 32 secure dementia care rooms, comfortably furnished with ample storage, quality fittings, built in ceiling hoists, free Wi-Fi and SMART TVs.

As a purpose-built aged care facility, the latest technology has been included to ensure residents are well looked after. Our team of professional staff, chaplains and volunteers are dedicated to delivering the best possible care to residents, with 24-hour access to registered nurses.

About the role

Our team are seeking a Part Time Cook who will be responsible for ensuring a high standard of food and service to our valued residents through the preparation of quality ingredients through to the delivery of wholesome cooked meals.

Cooking to a BaptistCare rotating menu, you will prepare all meals including breakfasts, lunches and dinners therefore availability to work am and pm shifts is essential.

We are offering 30 hours per fortnight

Duties may include:

• Enabling residents to live well by delivering tasteful, well presented, nutritious meals
• Creating, supervising and preparing menus
• Supervising to ensure correct procedures and kitchen practices meet BaptistCare HACCP Food Safety Plan standards

Skills & experience

• Experience working in a busy commercial kitchen
• Working knowledge of Food Safety Guidelines (HACCP)
• An understanding of IDDSSI and texture modified foods an advantage
• Certificate III in Commercial Cookery/ Hospitality

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.

Culture

People enjoy working at BaptistCare because they love what they do and the communities we help.  With us you can deliver life-transforming care, create a career you’ll love, and join a team who make a difference.  Our 4000 staff are our most important resource and we take you and your career seriously.  We want to provide you with a working environment and culture that supports you in your career journey and growth.

Benefits

• Salary Packaging on offer
• Meal and entertainment card
• Access to in-house and online training programs
• Supportive, positive team environment
• Access to family friendly benefits like our wellness programs

Successful applications will be subject to a variety of background checks including NDIS