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Cook - Residential Care

Townsville, QueenslandFull-time2026-10-28 → 2026-11-12

Core

Prepare, cook, and serve meals for elderly residents in a residential care setting, adhering to specific dietary and texture-modified needs.

Role type

Residential care cook

Builds

Daily nutritious meals for aged care clients

Domain

Healthcare / Aged care

Required skills

Food preparation, IDDSI compliance, safe food handling, hygiene standards, time management, teamwork

Preferred skills

Previous aged care cooking experience, knowledge of dietary requirements for older people

Technologies

Commercial kitchen equipment

Responsibilities

Prepare meals according to corporate menus and recipes, ensure meals meet IDDSI and texture-modified needs, follow safe food handling and hygiene standards, comply with workplace health and safety practices

Seniority

Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC