We are seeking an experienced Kitchen Assistant/Cook to work in our production kitchen at St Vincent’s Private Hospital to maintain high levels of professional standards in servicing patients across St Vincent’s Darlinghurst Campus.

St Vincent’s Private Hospital production kitchen is a cook fresh facility with a high quality food safety accredited meal service, producing more than 60,000 meals per month. This is a large team of approx. 40 staff in this busy kitchen. You will be directly managed by the kitchen supervisor, reporting to the Head chef.

Over the next 12 months, we are looking to take the patient food offering to the next level, build a team to do what we do better, revise the patient menu, find new products, and give the best service possible. Come join us on this journey.

• Salary packaging of up to $15,900 per FBT year (pay less tax and increase your take-home pay), with increased benefits for full-time employees such as reduction to rent or mortgage payments, vehicle leasing, and a meal entertainment card up to $2,600 a year
• Generous wellbeing discounts including gym memberships through Fitness Passport, private health insurance, and our on-site pharmacy
• Attractive reward and recognition program
• Options to purchase additional leave in support of work-life balance
• Convenient location close to cafes, restaurants, and public transport
• Opportunity to join our workplace giving program, Give4Good

About the Candidate:

• High level of commitment to the philosophy, mission, values, and ethics of the Mary Aikenhead Ministries and SVHA.
• Ability to follow recipes and prepare a high volume of meal prep in a timely manner
• Thorough understanding and ability to participate in Food Safety & WH&S programs.
• A high degree of personal hygiene and safe food practices
• Good understanding of WHS
• Ability to follow a schedule and work efficiently, with the ability to take on and allocate additional work as required
• Experience working in a structured kitchen environment
• Ability to take direction and work alone
• Effective time management skills and capable of a high standard of unsupervised work

Other essential requirements include:

• Minimum 2 years Food Production, processing, experience in a kitchen production unit
• Commercial Cookery Certificate II
• Sound understanding of Food Safety/HACCP and all policies contained within

If this is the role for you, please hit the APPLY button now Your application must include:
• Cover Letter
• Resume

We are committed to equal employment opportunity, ethical practices, the principles of cultural diversity and promote a smoke-free work environment.

St Vincent's Health Australia is committed to reconciliation and encourages Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people to apply for all advertised positions. For further information, visit here or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au.

• Criminal record and/or child protection checks will be conducted and will form part of the selection criteria for this role.
• SVPHS has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings. You are therefore required to comply with the SVHA Staff Health Screening Immunisation Policy, which, depending on the role you perform in the organization will require you to undergo mandatory immunizations/vaccinations (including annual flu vaccinations).
• SVHA requires its staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Please contact us if you would like to know more.

If you would like to discuss this opportunity, please contact Sampath Shetty for a confidential discussion on 8382 7386 or sampath.shetty@svha.org.au.

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.

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St Vincent’s Health Australia has been serving Australians with compassionate health and aged care since our first hospital was established in Sydney in 1857.

Founded by the Sisters of Charity more than 180 years ago, St Vincent’s is a clinical, research, and education leader delivering private hospital, public hospital, and aged care services across NSW, VIC, and QLD. Our founder, Mary Aikenhead’s vision, commitment, and inspiration live on in us and the work we do.

From modest beginnings, St Vincent’s Health Australia is today the nation’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, offering services in Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria, including public and private hospitals and aged care facilities. The St Vincent’s family comprises 22,000 outstanding nurses, researchers, cooks, doctors, executives, administrators, cleaners, volunteers, and more.