Website Discovery Holiday Parks
Job no: 84HM9
- Live onsite with meals, accommodation & relocation assistance provided!
- Hone your skills using Australian native ingredients.
- Share in our vision to create a uniquely Australian dining experience.
Inspired by the historic and culturally significant Indigenous Australian Smokehouse onsite at Glen Helen, your role as the Chef will be to create a menu and environment which honours this heritage and brings new life and a modern take on the ancient practice of smoking and preserving food. High quality and unique customer experience will lead your approach and you will have the support of the business to grow your profile. The development of your team to achieve something very special.
If you have a visionary approach to developing a menu, passion for inspiring a team in the art of smoking, and the ability to bring to life a contemporary menu linked to the history of Glen Helen and the Indigenous Smokehouse history, please read on.
About Us
No trip to Australia’s Red Centre would be complete without exploring the spectacular West MacDonnell Ranges with its dramatic gorges, scenic mountains, and watering holes. A little over an hour from Alice Springs, Discovery Parks Glen Helen Resort is a fantastic addition to any NT self-drive itinerary, taking travellers to the heart of the Ranges, with Glen Helen Gorge on their doorstep. Set among native bushland with sweeping outback views, holidaymakers can relax in convenience and comfort in extensive motel-style accommodation or make the most of spacious campsites.
After a recent investment of $5 million to the site, Glen Helen is set to have its busiest season yet. Ideally located with easy day trip access to the whole West MacDonnell National Park, Glen Helen Resort offers a truly immersive outback holiday experience. The resort has a restaurant and bar and, with exciting future development planned, Glen Helen Resort is set to become a must-visit destination along the Northern Territory’s favourite touring routes.
About You
You are keen to bring your experience in running a kitchen or young an eager ready to step up and make your mark! To be successful in this role you will need:
- High energy, with the passion to grow your profile and develop your career
- Ambition to create one of Australia’s most unique dining environments
- Knowledge and experience using meat smokers
- Previous experience and cooking in a similar environment
- Formal trade qualifications in commercial cooking or equivalent experience
- Passion for using native indigenous ingredients
- Proven experience in electronic purchase ordering and cost management
- Excellent communication skills
- Proven ability to work within a team and autonomously
- Ability to prep and organise ahead
- Current First Aid Certificate is highly desirable
- HACCP experience essential, with a high emphasis on food hygiene
- Current Drivers Licence.
Pay rates
Chef roles are classified at Levels 4 – 6 & Managerial of the Hospitality Industry Award (HIGA).
The salary range is $60,000 – $85,000 per annum + 10% super + relocation assistance dependent on experience and role. Cook roles are classified at level 3 of the HIGA and have a base pay of $23.67 per hour + casual loading where applicable.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance
- Free meals and accommodation
- Discounted accommodation for you, your family & friends across the G’Day network of parks
- Discounted products from our G’Day Rewards Partners
We believe in creating experiences that people will always want more of. Inspiring and share worthy; the real stuff memories are made of.
How to Apply
Discovery what matters – APPLY NOW! Visit the careers page at www.discoveryholidayparks.com.au or via the link below.
Discovery Parks is committed to ensuring the health and safety of all our staff, customers and the communities we operate in. Due to the latest highly contagious Covid-19 variant, Discovery Parks has implemented a vaccination policy which requires all employees, wherever possible, to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. This covid vaccination policy applies to all new Discovery Parks employees.
Prior to an offer of employment being made, candidates must provide authority for a Federal Police and Working With Children Clearance to disclose any criminal offences or charges. If you already have a Police Clearance valid within the last 6 months, please upload a copy to your profile.