Cook – Social Centre

👉🏼 The need-to-know…

Rise is looking for a Cook with heart to join our vibrant team at Wahroonga Social Centre in Mundaring, a group setting for Aged Clients. This is a permanent, part-time position working Thursdays (8am to 3pm) and Fridays (8am to 3.30pm) each week.

🍽️ A Typical Day on the Menu:

• Flexing your creative cooking muscles to plan, prepare, and serve a variety of healthy and delicious meals (lunch + morning tea).
• Collaborating with clients to create a nutritionally balanced meal plan they’ll look forward to each week.
• Keeping track of stock, ordering supplies online and shopping (as required)
• Maintaining a clean and safe kitchen space

👩‍🍳 What You Bring to the Table:

• Qualifications in cooking or experience feeding large groups with solid knowledge of food safety and meal planning.
• A knack for preparing nutritious meals tailored to different dietary needs.
• Awareness of the physical, emotional, and social needs of aged clients in a group setting.
• A flexible and calm approach when routines or client needs change unexpectedly.
• HLTSS00061 Food Safety Supervisor skill set (or willingness to obtain)

✅ Formalities (The serious stuff!)

Appointments to this position will be subject to a national police clearance. Costs for new checks will be covered and/or reimbursed by Rise.

⭐️Why you should be part of Rise⭐️

For more than 40 years, Rise has been supporting over 5,000 people across our community, including young people at risk, those experiencing mental health challenges, people with disability, and older people.

When you join Rise, you’ll be welcomed into a culture that celebrates achievements and provides plentiful support. You can enjoy generous salary packaging options of up to $15,900 per year (plus $2,650 for meals and entertainment), HBF corporate health discounts, journey cover insurance, and access to our employee assistance program.

We’re proud of our genuine diversity, we want you to bring your true self to work and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities, including those living with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and members of the LGBTIQA+ community.

☎️Have more questions? Contact Jackie Quinn (Senior Activity Planner) on [0428 856 155](tel:0428 856 155) who will be happy to assist you during business hours. Alternatively, you can email[email protected]

APPLICATIONS CLOSE TUESDAY 6 OCTOBER 2026

Shortlisting, interviewing, and appointing may begin immediately. We reserve the right to close the position without notice. We suggest you don’t delay applying to avoid disappointment.

🍀 We wish you GOOD LUCK 🍀