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About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Chef 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, them 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.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and follow recipes and prepare a high volume of meals in a timely manner
• Participate in Food Safety & WH&S programs
• Assist in the design and testing of recipes
• Maintain a high degree of personal hygiene and safe food practices
• Follow a schedule and work efficiently
• Take on and allocate additional work as required
• Ensure food forecasted is matched to food required

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years Food Production, processing, cooking experience in a kitchen production unit
• Commercial Cookery Certificate III
• Sound understanding of Food Safety/HACCP and all policies contained within
• High level of commitment to the philosophy, mission, values and ethics of the Mary Aikenhead Ministries and SVHA
• Experience working in a structured kitchen environment
• Good understanding of daily production processes
• Competency working in various areas of the kitchen
• Effective time management skills
• Capable of a high standard of unsupervised work
• Must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants the work rights necessary for the role

Skills

• Food Safety
• WH&S
• Recipe design and testing
• Personal hygiene
• Safe food practices
• Time management
• Unsupervised work
• Food Safety/HACCP

Location

• St Vincent’s Private Hospital Sydney
• Darlinghurst

Work Type

• Casual
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Minimum 2 years experience

Education Level

• Commercial Cookery Certificate III

Salary/Compensations

• $34.51 per hour + 25% casual loading + Super

Benefits

• Not-for-profit salary packaging perks
• Pre-tax savings on up to $15,900 for everyday living costs
• Up to $2,650 for dining out and entertainment annually
• Fitness Passport
• Discounted private health
• Cultural recognitions and celebrations

About the Company

• Welcome to St Vincent’s Private Hospital Sydney, Sydney’s premier inner-city private hospital
• Join a team built on a proud legacy of world-class care, true compassion, and deep community roots.
• Founded in 1857 by the Sisters of Charity and powered today by St Vincent’s Health Australia, the Sisters' legacy of compassionate service is our living heartbeat.
• As a world-class tertiary facility, we are at the forefront of medical innovation, featuring high-acuity interventional suites, next-gen surgical robotics for complex specialties, and cutting-edge oncology backed by the renowned Kinghorn Cancer Centre.
• Here, you will work alongside global leaders and access funded postgraduate pathways to accelerate your career.
• Located in the vibrant heart of Darlinghurst, we are positioned just minutes from Kings Cross station, with direct, high-frequency bus connections from the east, and seamless links from Gadigal and Museum stations right to our doorstep.
• Be part of a not-for-profit where surplus is reinvested into research & community care
• Collaborate with global leaders across more than 100 medical specialties and 60 service areas
• Work with eminent surgeons using next-gen robotics in cardiac, neuro & orthopaedic
• Deliver deeply personalised, patient-centred care in a 100% private-room en-suite facility
• Work with peace of mind under an historic EA delivering mandated nurse-to-patient ratios
• Accelerate your career with clinical education programs & funded postgrad pathways

Equal Opportunity

• We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.
• As part of our commitment to reconciliation, we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.
• 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.