Calling all Cook's experienced in Greek cuisine!

About Fronditha Care

Fronditha Care is an award-winning not-for-profit aged care provider, specialising in providing culturally sensitive aged care for people of all backgrounds for more than 46 years. We provide a wide range of aged care services and programs to support elders and their families.

Through our core values of Respect, Do Right, Bring Joy and Inspire Better, we deliver a Bounty of Care that provides for the cultural, spiritual and health needs the elders in our care. More than 1000 people choose to work at Fronditha Care, caring for elders across our 5 residential facilities in Melbourne and Newcastle, in their homes and in the community, across metropolitan Melbourne.

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a dedicated Greek-speaking Cook to contribute to the wellbeing and comfort of our residents at our St Albans facility.

The day-to-day responsibilities

• Assist in ensuring provision of nutritional, culturally relevant and well-presented food to the elderly residents
• Provide high quality hospitality catering services to the care recipients of the facility
• Prepare and cook foods of all types, keeping in mind the cultural requirements and preferences of the residents as well as taking into account such factors as seasonal availability of produce & ingredients.
• Oversee all documentation and monitoring records are completed accurately, signed and filed daily.
• Inspect supplies, equipment, and work areas to ensure conformance to established standards.

What success looks like for this role

• Qualifications in Hospitality or working towards some aligned and relevant qualification; and demonstrated prior experience working as a cook in a commercial kitchen, ideally with a background in Greek cuisine
• Familiarity with aged care systems and aged care processes
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Empathy with the elderly’s needs
• National Police Check

Why choose Fronditha Care?

Fronditha Care is driven by our ethos of providing a Bounty of Care that extends to our clients and employees. We are committed to creating a safe, inclusive workplace that sets our people up for success and helps them grow in the workplace and in life.

Our benefits

• Salary packaging
• Gender neutral paid parental leave
• Ability to purchase additional annual leave.
• Enhanced leave entitlements for employees covered by respective Enterprise Agreements.
• Learning and development, career pathway opportunities, communities of practice and other learning programs.
• Access to health and wellbeing program including EAP support for personal and professional assistance.

If you are looking for a rewarding career and for a role where you can make a positive impact in people’s lives, then we’d love to hear from you. Apply online now.

The successful applicant will also be required to undergo a current Police Check.

Please send your CV to [email protected]