Executive Chef

Overview

As the Executive Chef at our St Johns village, you'll oversee all kitchen operations – from resident meals to vibrant café offerings, events such as cultural or fine dining evenings – all while leading a passionate culinary team.

Your Day-to-day Will Include

Enticing customers to our licensed bistro and bar through compelling offerings, as well as delivering delicious meals to residents in care.

Designing and overseeing food preparation for the bistro, café, resident meal packages and special events and celebrations.

Ensuring full compliance with our Food Control Plan.

Delivering outstanding results in our resident satisfaction survey.

Supporting a culture of warmth, care, and excellence in everything we do.

Qualifications

You'll be a qualified, experienced Chef with a passion for food and people.

You thrive in a busy kitchen, lead by example, and love bringing people together through great food.

You'll Also Bring

A recognised professional cookery qualification

LCQ certificate

Proven experience as a Chef in a high-output kitchen, across set meal plans for care as well as café experience.

A solid understanding of food safety and compliance requirements.

Strong leadership with a demonstrated track record of coaching and developing F&B teams.

A love for mentoring and supporting others in the kitchen.

Additional Information

When you're part of the Summerset team, you belong to a place where your work has real impact, who you are is fully embraced and where your career flourishes.

We know it takes a collective effort to bring a village to life and help it thrive, so Summerset is a place where everyone's uniqueness and diversity can shine.

You'll Also Enjoy

This role also offers great work-life balance with predominantly Monday to Friday day time hours, however occasional weekend and nights will be required.

Southern Cross Health Essentials Insurance.

Ongoing training & development, including opportunities to gain further culinary qualifications.

A role where your food genuinely makes a difference every single day.

Next Steps

Applications for this role will close on Wednesday 15th October.

This role may close early due to an increased number of applications - apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment!

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Hospitals and Health Care

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