Head Chef

3 hours ago

Adelaide, South Australia Calvary Healthcare Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year
  • Make a difference at one of Australia's leading health care providers
  • Generous salary packaging benefits, ongoing professional development and supportive team environment

About the role

Join Calvary Adelaide Hospital, South Australia's largest private hospital, and lead a passionate kitchen team delivering nutritious, high-quality meals to over 350 patients, staff, and visitors every day.

We are seeking an experienced Head Chef to oversee all aspects of food preparation and production within a large-scale, fast-paced hospital kitchen. This role offers variety and purpose – you'll be working under pressure, but every plate you send out contributes to someone's care and recovery.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and inspire a team of Chefs and Catering Assistants.
  • Oversee meal production across breakfast, lunch, and dinner service.
  • Develop and present creative, nutritious menu options.
  • Manage stock, minimise wastage, and maintain a spotless, efficient kitchen.
  • Ensure compliance with HACCP, WHS, and Food Safety standards.
  • Use digital systems such as Chefmax, CBORD, Delegate, or similar for ordering and menu management.

What you bring 

  • Cert IV in Commercial Cookery and Food Safety Supervisor Certificate.
  • 5+ years' experience in large-scale catering — ideally in healthcare, aged care, or institutional settings.
  • Proven experience in leading and motivating teams in a high-volume environment.
  • Strong understanding of HACCP, WHS, nutrition, and therapeutic diets.
  • Experience working in a hospital environment with exposure to digital food service systems.
  • Excellent communication, organisation, and time management skills.
  • Flexible availability — early mornings, evenings, weekends, and public holidays.
  • A genuine commitment to Calvary's mission of "Being for Others."

Why work for Calvary?

At Calvary, our staff matter. 

With over 130 years' experience and 18,000 staff and volunteers, we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued, drawing on your own strengths, identity and background alongside a team of professionals who care for our patients, residents and clients.

Your benefits: 

  • Not For Profit salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships 
  • Paid parental leave 
  • Training, development pathways and career opportunities
  • Flexible hours that make sense for you

As we serve the community across Home, Virtual and Residential Aged Care, Retirement Living and Hospitals, one thing sets us apart. Care from the heart. If this sounds like you, apply for a role with Calvary today.

Please note the following:

  • As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but is not limited to reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, NDIS/WWCC/WWVP checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role
  • You will be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role including COVID-19, influenza, tuberculosis screening, hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus, varicella

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