Description:
Eldercare offers a wonderful opportunity for a Chef Manager to drive extraordinary outcomes at our Residential Aged Care facility located in Hope Valley.
Eldercare is a leading not-for-profit aged care provider in South Australia with in excess of 2000 employees. Our workplace culture embraces teamwork, innovation and a dedication to our purpose of delivering peace of mind with our care.
About the role
- Leading Age Care Provider in SA
- Conveniently located in Hope Valley
- Permanent Full Time Position
- Utilise both your hospitality and people management skills in this diverse role
As part of the leadership team at this site, you will report directly to the Site Operations Manager. You will have overall responsibility for Hospitality Services of our 100-room facility, including food services, cleaning and laundry.
You will use your technical expertise, leadership skills and commitment to optimal work practices to deliver best practice Hospitality services and continuous improvement.
This broad but challenging position will allow you to join a cohort of high-performing Chef Managers across the business, to deliver exceptional customer experience and optimal nutrition for our residents.
You will use proven systems and workflows across food safety, menu development, modified diets, purchasing and workforce management to ensure services are delivered which are compliant with regulatory standards and within budget.
To be successful in this role, you will:
- Have experience in a complex aged care or healthcare environment
- Hold qualifications in Hospitality Management or Commercial Cookery
- Food Safety Supervisor Certificate
- Be committed to delivering person-centred care
- Demonstrated team management, development and leadership
- Be passionate about delivering high quality food
- Demonstrated cost management with focus on food and labour costs
- Have an understanding of IDDSI framework
If you want to join our inspiring team, we can offer you:
- Attractive staff benefits such as salary sacrificing
- Great team environment with variety in the role
- Ongoing professional development in a caring environment
Eldercare encourages you to apply if you are a committed and results-driven individual who is passionate about delivering high-quality outcomes whilst modelling the behaviours underpinning Eldercare's values of respect, accountability and connection.
To view the Job and Person Specification for this role please click here.
To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Nicole Cannon, Site Operations Manager for a confidential chat on 08-8397 7500.
To work for Eldercare, you are required to have a police clearance valid for working in aged care (vulnerable) and clearance needs to be less than 12 months since date of issue.
As per Eldercare’s Employee Immunisation Policy, all Eldercare employees are required to be vaccinated against seasonal influenza by no later than 1 June each year and be vaccinated against COVID-19 as per current ATAGI guidelines
Eldercare welcomes and respects the diversity that our residents, staff and volunteers bring. Regardless of their culture, religion, spirituality, age, gender, sexuality, disability, socio-economic background or personal experiences, our people are included and respected.
Eldercare is proud to be a Rainbow Tick accredited organisation. We are committed to supporting our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) residents, staff and volunteers to ensure they feel included and safe.
Eldercare encourages respectful relationships and does not accept any form of gender‑based violence in the workplace. Eldercare is committed to preventing violence against women and is proud to be a White Ribbon accredited workplace to support victims of abuse.
All employees can expect to receive fair and equal treatment and to be free from discrimination in all aspects of their life with Eldercare.
Eldercare is proud to provide a smoke-free environment across all sites.
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