Casual Trade Cook x 2

time left to apply End Date: September 22, 2025 (29 days left to apply)

job requisition id JR144068

Job Description:

• Progress Your Career Today

• Friendly and dynamic team

• Work for one of Australia's leading hospital groups

About the Role

The trade cooks under the guidance of the Executive Chef and Sous Chef will be responsible in the production of bulk food items (cold and hot) whilst ensuring high standards in quality, presentation and taste. Food safety standards and hygiene are paramount in operations in the food services department, therefore these are mandated as a prerequisite. Some minor sandwich and salad meal preparation may possibly be required.

Duties providing the full range of food service assistant including but not limited to...

• Deliver the highest standard of patient food services and ensure competency certification of all tasks undertaken

• Demonstrate compliance with task allocation, timeline deadlines, OH&S and Food Safety

• Observe and follow correct food handling policies and procedures as documented in the Food Safety Program

• Complete all relevant monitoring documentation in regards to food safety

• Prepare food as per documented production schedule

• Ensure all food is prepared cooked, stored and labelled as per work schedule and as per documented time frame

Classifications Pay Rate:

• GR3

Your Contribution

• Certificate 3 in commercial cookery or equivalent

• Experience in high volume food service

• Duty of care

• Current National criminal history check, or willing to obtain

What we offer

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay

• Employee Assistance Program

• Staff Health Centre

• CBD Location, close to Public Transport and close to lots of car parks

• Career development & advancement encouraged

About Food Services Department

St Vincent's Fitzroy Food service department is a central production kitchen providing food for 11 sites and for St Vincent's itself. We are fully functional kitchen operating 365 days of the year. We produce approximately 2500 meals daily in accordance to the "cook-chill" methodology for all sites.

Food service department consist of over 90+ employees ranging from cooks/chefs, kitchen hands and food service assistance.

Working at St Vincent's

St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Application

Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunizations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).

Closing Date:

29 August 2025 11:59pm

Job Description:

Casual Trade Cook x 2

• Progress Your Career Today

• Friendly and dynamic team

• Work for one of Australia's leading hospital groups

About the Role

The trade cooks under the guidance of the Executive Chef and Sous Chef will be responsible in the production of bulk food items (cold and hot) whilst ensuring high standards in quality, presentation and taste. Food safety standards and hygiene are paramount in operations in the food services department, therefore these are mandated as a prerequisite. Some minor sandwich and salad meal preparation may possibly be required.

Duties providing the full range of food service assistant including but not limited to...

• Deliver the highest standard of patient food services and ensure competency certification of all tasks undertaken

• Demonstrate compliance with task allocation, timeline deadlines, OH&S and Food Safety

• Observe and follow correct food handling policies and procedures as documented in the Food Safety Program

• Complete all relevant monitoring documentation in regards to food safety

• Prepare food as per documented production schedule

• Ensure all food is prepared cooked, stored and labelled as per work schedule and as per documented time frame

Classifications Pay Rate:

• GR3

Your Contribution

• Certificate 3 in commercial cookery or equivalent

• Current Food Handlers certificate

• Experience in high volume food service

• Customer satisfaction driven

• Duty of care

• Current National criminal history check, or willing to obtain

What we offer

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay

• Employee Assistance Program

• Staff Health Centre

• CBD Location, close to Public Transport and close to lots of car parks

• Career development & advancement encouraged

About Food Services Department

St Vincent's Fitzroy Food service department is a central production kitchen providing food for 11 sites and for St Vincent's itself. We are fully functional kitchen operating 365 days of the year. We produce approximately 2500 meals daily in accordance to the "cook-chill" methodology for all sites.

Food service department consist of over 90+ employees ranging from cooks/chefs, kitchen hands and food service assistance.

Working at St Vincent's

St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Application

Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunizations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).

Closing Date:

29 August 2025 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. 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.

For further information, visit https ://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

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About Us

St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a Catholic not-for-profit healthcare provider with a reputation for compassionate care and world-leading innovation. Part of the St Vincent's Health Australia group, we are a leading tertiary teaching hospital providing a comprehensive suite of services including acute medical and surgical services, emergency and critical care, aged care, diagnostics, rehabilitation, allied health, mental health, palliative and residential care.

Operating from 18 sites across greater Melbourne, this includes a major teaching, academic research and tertiary referral centre situated in Fitzroy, a soon to be established Rapid Access Hub at St Vincent's Hospital on The Park, St George's Health Service Kew, palliative care at Caritas Christi Hospice, as well as aged care, correctional health, mental health and community centres, pathology collection centres, general practice services and dialysis satellite centres.We continue to be at the forefront of care for Victoria's most in-need communities.

Employing more than 7,000 staff and with over 880 beds in daily use, the core aim of SVHM is to improve the patient experience through better access, superior outcomes and a more efficient and responsive health service.

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