We're Hiring!

We are looking for a passionate and skilled Chef Supervisor / Food Services Cook to join our team in a dual role, working across both Respect Fred French and Respect Peace Haven facilities, conveniently located near the Launceston CBD. This is a casual position, providing coverage for planned annual leave and occasional sick leave as needed, flexibility to work across all shifts is required. 

The Organisation: As a proud not for profit organisation since 1922, Respect Aged Care serves older residents through our high standard of care and community. Our focus is on giving back to older adults by fostering communities of belonging. Headquartered on the northwest coast of Tasmania, our philosophy is: Everyone deserves the right to a life well-lived, with dignity and respect. Our organisation is constantly growing, with many homes and thousands of residents and employees across Victoria, New south Wales and Tasmania. Respect also has home care services in multiple states, and more than 700 units in different retirement villages and independent living communities.

The Positions:  The Cook will operate under the guidance of the Chef Supervisor, responsible for preparing, cooking, and serving nourishing, appetizing, and visually  appealing in-house meals for residents, all of which align with the guidelines of the Food Safety Program. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Day-to-day preparation, provision and presentation of an excellent standard of food and drink, ensuring that all meals are well accepted by the residents.
• Menu planning in consultation with residents / representatives, dietitian, RN in Charge and General Manager to ensure adequate nutrition
  and hydration standards are maintained for residents.
• Ensure items of stock required are reported to the Chef Supervisor for ordering.
• Documenting, communicating, implementing, delivering and monitoring of the Food Safety Program (FSP) in partnership with the Chef Supervisor.
• Support all catering staff to ensure a clean and non-cluttered work environment is maintained and to regularly promote safe work practices.
• Ordering of supplies, ensuring adequate supplies according to menu and budget.
• Plan and carry out his/her daily workload in an organised and professional manner; with or without supervision, as per the required duties on that day.
• Any other task not defined but within the employees skills, as directed by the organisation.

• Trade Cook Certificate or equivalent.
• Food Handling Course.
• Current Food Safety Supervisors Certificate.
• Experience in hospitality.
• Current National Police Certificate (or ability to acquire).
• Experience is residential aged care.
• Computer literacy skills - medium level.