Role Title: Chef(Casual)
Role Type: Casual
Shift details: Shifts across 5:30AM- 7:30PM
Department and Location: Food Services, The Mater hospital, North Sydney
Salary: 37.29 AUD base per hour + super
Welcome to the Mater, Sydney North Shore’s premier private hospital
Join a team built on a proud legacy of world-class care, true compassion, and deep community roots.
Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1906 and powered today by St Vincent’s Health Australia, the Sisters' spirit is our living heartbeat. As a leading regional centre for clinical excellence, we are renowned for our world-class maternity unit, next-generation surgical robotics, and leading-edge orthopaedic, spinal, and oncology care. Here, you will work alongside premier specialists in a modern, supportive environment that actively backs your professional growth and advanced clinical education.
We are positioned just minutes from St Leonards, Wollstonecraft, and Crows Nest stations, with major Pacific Highway bus routes right on our doorstep. Whether you live locally or are traveling along the T1 or M1 corridors, your daily commute will be seamless.
Read on to explore this exciting role and the fantastic perks waiting for you here.
About The Role
This rewarding opportunity will see you join the Mater Hospital in North Sydney as Casual Chef in our Food Services Department. You will bring your passion to the role where you will work with a diverse and High performing team.
Casual experienced chef with a background in a hotel or a health environment to work in our fast-paced Room service kitchen.
Your role will involve supporting our executive Chef and team to ensure our Patients and staff receive the highest quality meals.
The ideal candidate will be available to work a 7-Day Rotating roster and have the flexibility to work varied shifts including weekends.
About You
As an outstanding Chef you will have previous experience in a fast-paced kitchen environment and a passion and dedication with a focus on serving the highest quality dishes.
A minimum 2 years' experience in the health or catering industry as a qualified chef would be an advantage.
Knowledge of HACCP and food safety procedures.
Ability to work on a rotating roster.
Maintain high standards of hygiene and cleanliness within the catering areas.
Maintenance and compliance of HACCP procedures.
Maintain variety and presentation standards within the 4 Star requirements set by Management.
What we can offer you at the Mater
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.
Equal Opportunity
We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.
As part of our commitment to reconciliation we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.
How To Apply
The closing date for applications is 11th September 2026. Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
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.
11 September 2026 11:59pm
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
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The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
