Trade Cook

Trade Cook / Food Service all-rounder
Permanent Part Time position (3 days / 22.5 hours per week)

Cabrini Brighton location

We’re building for the better!

By 2036, more than 150,000 patients will look to us for healthcare every year.

At Cabrini Health we champion community, compassion and career fulfilment. Our teams are united by the shared purpose of making a meaningful contribution to exceptional, patient-centred care in well- resourced, world class facilities that inspire you to perform at your best and continuously grow professionally.

How you will make an impact
Cabrini Brighton is seeking an experienced hospitality trained Cook to support our Food Preparation team. You will work within a knowledgeable and supportive team in our large kitchen preparing quality food for our patients and for functions. This role offers plenty of variety - alongside your cooking responsibilities, you’ll also have the opportunity to support the wider Food Preparation team with Food Service Assistance duties, making each day a little different.

The position is part time (22.5 hours per week) and we are ideally seeking someone happy to be flexible with shifts. This is a great role to develop your skills and expand your career within a passionate, caring, experienced team.

Key responsibilities include:

• Preparing bulk high quality and nutritionally balanced food and beverages efficiently and according to requirements

• Assisting with the general operation of the kitchen

• Stock control management and ordering

• Quality control and meeting food safety (HACCP) requirements

• Liaising with healthcare professionals in regard to patient dietary needs

What we're looking for:

• Certificate III in Commercial Cookery (or equivalent)

• Food Handlers Certificate (or willingness to obtain)

• Recent experience in a commercial or bulk cooking environment, preferably health or aged care

• A positive attitude and professional manner with the ability to work well under pressure

• Knowledge of hygiene and food safety standards

• Excellent organisational skills and are reliable and flexible

Cabrini offers:

• Tax savings - increase your take-home pay with Salary Packaging up to $18,850 per annum

• Attractive remuneration with guaranteed annual increases + 13% superannuation and 17.5% annual leave loading

• Access to a range of staff benefits including retail offers, discounted hospital services and savings on eligible private health fund services

• Discounted Myki Commuter club fare

• Excellent workplace culture in a mission-based, values driven healthcare organisation

Interested? For further information, view the position description here or contact Daryl Morris, Head Chef  Food Service Coordinator Cabrini Brighton on ph 9508 5561

Does this sound like your new role? Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini Health and help optimise the patient experience and health outcomes for our community.

Cabrini Health acknowledges the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is core to our mission.

As part of our commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Working for Cabrini

Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne’s southeast. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, providing quality, compassionate care to our community for more than 75 years.

There is something special about Cabrini Health. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.

Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.

Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect

MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI

Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references, National Police Check, vaccinations for annual Influenza plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested. Vaccination for COVID-19 is highly recommended.