Job Description: Better and fairer care. Always. We are St Vincent’s Health Australia, Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services. Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857, our 30,000 healthcare superheroes operate public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programs. About the role Kitchen Assistant - Food Services We are seeking an experienced Kitchen Assistant/Cook to work in our production kitchen at St Vincent’s Private Hospital to maintain high levels of professional standards in servicing patients across St Vincent’s Darlinghurst Campus. St Vincent’s Private Hospital production kitchen is a cook fresh facility with a high quality food safety accredited meal service, producing more than 60,000 meals per month. This is a large team of approx. 40 staff in this busy kitchen. You will be directly managed by the kitchen supervisor, them reporting to the Head chef. Over the next 12months we are looking to take the patient food offering to the next level, build a team to do what we do better, revise the patient menu, find new products and give the best service possible. Come join us on this journey. About you The candidate must have: High level of commitment to the philosophy, mission, values and ethics of the Mary Aikenhead Ministries and SVHA. Ability to follow recipes and prepare a high volume of meal prep in a timely manner Thorough understanding and ability to participate in Food Safety & WH&S programs. A high degree of personal hygiene and safe food practices Good knife skills Good understanding of WHS Ability to follow a schedule and work efficiently, with the ability to take on and allocate additional work as required Experience working in a structured kitchen environment Ability to take direction and work alone Effective time management skills and capable of a high standard of unsupervised work Other essential requirements include: Minimum 2 years Food Production, processing, experience in kitchen production unit. Commercial Cookery Certificate II Sound understanding of Food Safety/HACCP and all policies contained within Why work at St Vincent’s? Join us on our mission to provide care to all, including the most at-risk people in our community Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank Access to a government salary sacrifice program. Make a proportion of your salary tax-free Committed to financial support for educational development, scholarship programs, paid study leave About the hospital In this role you will be based at St Vincent’s hospital, Darlinghurst. A busy inner-city hospital in a beautiful location Surrounded by great cafes, galleries and theatres, parks, nightlife, and nearby glorious beaches A place of expert clinical care for at-risk people Closely partnered with universities & affiliated research institutes, many of which are located on-campus Centres of excellence include heart & lung transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, cardiology, cancer care, AIDS/HIV, respiratory medicine, mental health, homeless health, drug & alcohol services, and correctional health Sponsorship / work rights for Australia Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role. Pre-employment checks Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations. Equal opportunity We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone. How to apply Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest, skills, and experience align with each of the things listed in the About You section of this job advert. Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies. If you would like to discuss this opportunity, please contact Sampath Shetty for a confidential discussion on 8382 7386 sampath.shetty@svha.org.au Closing Date: 16 July 2025 11:59pm Reconciliation Action Plan: At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visit https ://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au View Reconciliation Action Plan Code of Conduct: View Code of Conduct
