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Key responsibilities
* Supervise kitchen operations at a boarding school
* Prepare and cook meals for students
* Lead a small team of catering assistants and chefs
* Menu planning for students daily meals, functions, conferences & school/sporting camps
* Cooking a variety of nutritious home‐style & gourmet meals
* Conducting stock takes, ordering stock & monitoring food costs
* Support bulk cooking operations
About the role
If you are looking for a great work‐life balance we offer a friendly atmosphere and a long‐term role with job security. You will also have long paid breaks during school holidays to spend with family and friends or the potential to pick up other work above your salary and upskill in other areas of hospitality. You will be home every night in time to spend quality time with your family.
Cater Care Australia is currently seeking an enthusiastic and organised Head Chef to supervise our kitchen operations at a boarding school in Alice Springs.
This is a hands‐on position where you will be responsible for preparing and cooking meals for our students, as well as directly managing and leading a small team of catering assistants and chefs. We are looking for a driven culinary professional ready to advance into a key hospitality operations role. Exceptional communication skills are essential to engage effectively with school stakeholders.
Roster
Monday to Friday – 10:00 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday – 6:00 am to 2:30 pm (Hours placed into time in lieu to provide income for the term breaks)
What we offer
* 6 days a week in term‐time with extended paid holidays during school breaks
* Uniform and training provided
* Competitive salary with salary sacrifice options available
* Structured leadership development program
* Support around further training, licensing and accreditations
* Great range of staff benefits including discounts for 450+ retailers nationwide for you and your family!
Skills
* Cooking
* Food cost monitoring
* Leadership
* Menu planning
* Nutrition knowledge
* Stock management
* Team management
* Time management
* Flexible Hours/Time
* Retail store discounts
* School holidays off
* Travel allowance
* Work – life balance
Cater Care is a catering and facilities services provider which is 100% Australian owned and operated, a fact that positively sets us apart from many of our competitors. At Cater Care, we create a home away from home for thousands of people from all walks of life. In a home it's the little things that count, and they're the things we take care of. Since establishment in 1999, Cater Care has enjoyed substantial growth based on its growing reputation to become a recognised and highly respected service provider throughout Australia. Cater Care is committed to being Australia's leading food service provider by achieving continual improvement through innovative services within its market sectors; education, business and industry, aged and residential care, defence and remote services.
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