Cook Maximum Term, Alice Springs
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Job Location:
Alice Springs - Australia
Hourly Salary:
$ 30 - 35
Posted on:
20 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About the role
ARRCS are currently sourcing a qualified and experienced Cook to support the planning preparation handling and storage of our residents meals at Old Timers Aged Care facility in Alice Springs with meals including breakfast lunch dinner services and snack options. This position is a maximum term contract of 6 months from March - October working full-time hours on a rotating roster.
This role attracts an hourly rate of $33.22 - $33.72 / hour gross pending prior experience.
This role would ideally suit a skilled cook who enjoys working in a multi-functional kitchen and likes to place a personal touch on their meal design and preparation.
As an aged care facility we house 68 residents and have multiple dietary requirements and permanent residents therefore you will be a cook who enjoys preparing a range of healthy options to provide variety for the residents in our care.
Skills and experience
To be considered for this role you must demonstrate the following:
- Certificate III in Commercial Cookery or a similar discipline.
- Minimum of 2 years experience in a commercial cook environment with preference within a Health or Aged care facility.
- Demonstrated prior experience in the development of menus and working with multiple dietary requirements.
- Extensive knowledge of health and safety legislation in response to food preparation food handling and storage.
- Demonstrated ability in achieving personal goals and identifying areas for new training development and requesting further training for any development in competency skill checks.
- Demonstrated ability to respond and adapt to competing priorities whilst working unsupervised.
- Demonstrated ability to empathise with Aged People their families and Personal Carers.
Benefits and perks
As an ARRCS employee you play an important and rewarding role in helping vulnerable people to live life in all its fullness every day. As ARRCS are a Not-for-Profit Organisation we also have a host of employee benefits including:
- Annual pay increases when working in accordance with our current Enterprise Agreement.
- Eziway salary packaging options.
- Unlimited training library with free and 24/7 access to over 70000 self-paced courses.
- Wellness & Employee Support Services
About ARRCS
Australian Regional and Remote Community Services (ARRCS) is not-for-profit aged care and community service provider who deliver services including Residential Care Home Care and School Nutrition programs throughout the Northern Territory and into South Australia.
Our Vision is passionately pursuing new ways in delivering care where people and communities flourish and lead meaningful lives.
For more information please contact our Talent Acquisition Team via or phone.
We strongly encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Culinary Experience
- Food Handling
- Restaurant Experience
- Food Preparation Experience
- Kitchen Experience
- Hotel Experience
- Taleo
- Cake Decorating
- Cooking
- Baking
- Sanitation
- Knife Skills
About Company
ARRCS provides regional care and support to people and their communities throughout the Northern Territory and beyond. Learn about our services here!
