Kitchen Assistant

Sydney - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description:

Better and fairer care. Always.
We are St Vincents Health Australia Australias largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services.
Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857 our 30000 healthcare superheroes operate public and private hospitals residential aged care community and virtual care and outreach programs.

About your role:

We are seeking enthusiastic individuals to join as Food Production Kitchen Assistant to work in our production kitchen at St Vincents Private Hospital to maintain high levels of professional standards in servicing patients across St Vincents Darlinghurst Campus.

St Vincents Private Hospital production kitchen is a cook fresh facility with a high quality food safety accredited meal service producing more than 60000 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.

The role involves working in the dessert section cold larder vegetable prep ingredients room or diet aide section. Duties include the preparation of sandwiches & sandwich fillings slicing of meats preparation of vegetables herbs salads and fruits for the campus. Preparation & plating of desserts and of hot meals during the tray line service. Weighing of ingredients for recipes. Some cooking of stocks and sauces under supervision.

Working hours would be between 5am and 6.30pm Monday to Sunday.

About you

Good communication skills
Availability to work rotating shifts
Ability to take directions
Ability to read recipes and follow written instructions
A high degree of personal hygiene and safe food practices.
Basic computer literacy
Basic knife skills
Knowledge of HACCP requirements.
Ability to follow Safe Work Practices and WHS procedures.
Previous food preparation background and experience.
Previous experience working with the dietary requirements would be of advantage

Why work at St Vincents

Join us on our mission to provide care to all including the most at-risk people in our community
Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport
Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank
Access to a government salary sacrifice program. Make a proportion of your salary tax-free
Committed to financial support for educational development scholarship programs paid study leave

About the hospital
In this role you will be based at St Vincents private hospital Darlinghurst.

A state-of-the art hospital in a beautiful inner-city location
Surrounded by great cafes galleries and theatres parks nightlife and nearby glorious beaches
Closely partnered with universities & affiliated research institutes many of which are located on-campus
Groundbreaking technologies including world-first robotic-assisted surgeries
Highly specialized services in orthopaedics heart and lung head and neck neurosurgery urology vascular surgery upper GI/hepatobiliary surgery ENT colorectal surgery gynaecology neurology plastic and reconstructive surgery cancer services and mental health

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia
Please note visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.

Pre-employment checks
Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks including relevant immunisations.

Equal opportunity
We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

How to apply
Please submit your resume. A cover letter is welcome but not required.

Respectfully this role is not open to recruitment agencies.

If you would like to discuss this opportunity please contact Sampath Shetty Executive Chef via

Closing Date:

11 October 2025 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincents 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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Job Description:Better and fairer care. Always.We are St Vincents Health Australia Australias largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services.Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857 our 30000 healthcare superheroes operate public and private hospitals residential aged care communi...