Chef

Chef - St Andrews War Memorial Hospital

• Employment Term: Permanent Full Time Position
• Remuneration:$32.37-$34.81 p/h 12% Super $15900 NFP Salary Packaging Value Penalties/Allowances
• Location: locatedopposite Roma St Parklands St Andrews War Memorial Hospital is just a short walk to Brisbane city
• Applications Close: 17th of December 2025

Your part in St Andrews War Memorial

Working as a Chef in our Food Services culinary team you will:

• Produce high quality freshly cooked meals in a well-equipped modern kitchen
• Be part of our qualified chef brigade producing up to 750 meals per day
• Have input into function menus and future hospital menus
• Be provided with opportunities for culinary growth and constant improvement
• Produce upmarket cuisine by catering for executive functions and events
• Be provided with opportunities for growth as we progress towards our Room Service model
• Work in a Hotel style kitchen operation
• Be able to apply your transferrable skillset from hospitality to the security of a career in the Healthcare sector
• Have the opportunity to be a recognised member of the Institute of Hospitality in Healthcare

Shifts are typically 5am to 1pm or 10am to 6pm with some weekend shifts. This is subject to slight change depending on the demands of the business.

What makes a difference for us

• Certificate IIII in Commercial Cookery and a minimum of Five years post-apprenticeship experience or equivalent.
• Excellent communication and time management skills.
• Previous experience working in high volume food outlets hotel function centre or large a la carte restaurants in the hospitality sector.
• Flexibility to rotate within the main production kitchen sections.
• A professional attitude with excellent personal presentation.
• Be proficient in all aspects of food safety.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of HACCP principles and PPE requirements.
• Willingness to obtain required vaccinations in line with hospitals infection control requirements as well as undergo national criminal history check and functional assessment

What makes a difference for you

• NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15900) and meal entertainment (up to $2650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: SalaryPackagingExplained

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance

• A recognition and rewards platform providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers including everyday expenses holidays health insurance annual awards celebration wellbeing and employee assistance programs

• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave available after 6 months service in addition to the government scheme

• Diversity and inclusive leave offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year Diwali Ramadan NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events

• Career development opportunitiesto challenge yourself grow and make a meaningful difference

• A positive and inclusive team based on respect shared standards strong values and a commitment to serving others

Wed love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

By joining our Hospitals youll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer were a proud not-for-profit with more than 17500 staff and 9 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare Lifeline ARRCS The Wesley Hospital Buderim Private Hospital St Stephens Hospital and St Andrews War Memorial Hospital and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate inclusive and committed to the work we do helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe Child Friendly organisation and will:

• provide welcoming safe and nurturing services for children

• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services

• appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple everybody iswelcome here. At UnitingCare diversity is at the core of our who we are our mission and our are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex race culture sexual orientation disability or gender our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children young people and the elderly safe from harm within our services workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.