About the Home
The Bupa Bendigo care home is a vibrant regional centre of Victoria, offering 152 beds across various care units. Our primary goal focuses on residents' health, lifestyle, and well-being.
To learn more about our beautiful home, please visit Bupa Aged Care website .
About the Role
We are seeking a skilled Chef Manager to lead our kitchen and catering service. As part of our team, you will work with Catering assistants to provide quality, nutritious meals that meet Resident dining preferences and needs in a home-like environment.
Key Responsibilities:
* Run an efficient, high-quality dining and catering service for residents
* Collaborate with the Lifestyle team to plan activities and events
* Maintain accurate records of food purchasing, storage, handling, and preparation
* Implement infection control principles and practices
* Complete paperwork promptly and correctly
Benefits of Working at Bupa
We offer a supportive, collaborative, and caring team culture, along with continual learning and development opportunities, great employee discounts, sponsorship opportunities, and internal transfers across our care homes.
Requirements
To be successful in this role, you will need:
* Certificate in Commercial Cookery or equivalent
* Aged Care / Hotel/Restaurant experience preferred
* Effective time management, organisational skills, and budget management
* Previous experience leading a team and managing a budget
* Understanding of Food Audits
Inclusive Workplace
We value diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We welcome applications from individuals from diverse backgrounds and encourage those who require adjustments to participate in our recruitment process to let us know at the time of application.