About the Business
Federal Golf Club is a well-established and highly regarded golf and hospitality venue located in the picturesque suburb of Red Hill, Canberra. Set within a peaceful natural environment and surrounded by native bushland, the Club offers a premium golfing experience together with quality dining, member services, corporate events, weddings, private functions, and community gatherings.
The Club’s hospitality operations play an important role in creating a welcoming and professional experience for members, guests, visitors, and event clients. The food and beverage offering includes daily clubhouse dining, breakfast and lunch service, light meals, snacks, golf event catering, corporate functions, weddings, and private celebrations.
Federal Golf Club is committed to delivering high standards of food quality, presentation, service, and customer satisfaction. We are now seeking a skilled and experienced Chef to join our kitchen team on a full-time basis and contribute to the continued success of our hospitality operations.
Position Overview
Federal Golf Club is seeking a qualified and motivated Chef to prepare and deliver high-quality meals across clubhouse dining, member services, golf events, and private functions.
The successful applicant will be responsible for preparing consistent, well-presented dishes, assisting with menu planning, supporting kitchen operations, and ensuring compliance with food safety and hygiene standards.
Applicants must demonstrate competencies consistent with the occupation of Chef and meet the selection criteria outlined below.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Planning, preparing, and cooking high-quality meals for clubhouse dining, golf events, and private functions
- Assisting with menu design and seasonal menu development
- Preparing breakfast, lunch, light meals, snacks, function menus, plated meals, and event catering items
- Ensuring all dishes are prepared to a high standard of taste, presentation, portioning, and consistency
- Supporting catering for weddings, corporate events, golf presentation days, private dinners, wakes, celebrations, and other functions
- Developing and following standard recipes, preparation procedures, and kitchen systems
- Estimating food and labour costs and assisting with stock control and waste minimisation
- Ordering, receiving, storing, and rotating food supplies in accordance with food safety standards
- Monitoring food preparation and cooking processes during daily service and busy event periods
- Supervising and training cooks, kitchen hands, and junior kitchen staff as required
- Maintaining cleanliness, organisation, and safe operation of kitchen equipment and work areas
- Ensuring compliance with Australian food safety regulations, hygiene standards, HACCP principles, and WHS requirements
- Working collaboratively with the Food and Beverage team, Events team, and management
- Preparing meals that accommodate dietary, cultural, vegetarian, gluten-free, and other guest requirements where necessary
- Contributing ideas for menu improvements, specials, and function offerings
Skills and Qualifications
To be considered for this role, applicants must demonstrate:
- A relevant qualification equivalent to Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery or higher
- At least 1 year of relevant experience as a Chef in a restaurant, club, hotel, café, or events environment
- Experience preparing modern Australian cuisine, club-style dining, breakfast, lunch, and function menus
- Strong knowledge of kitchen operations, food preparation techniques, and menu execution
- Experience in event or function catering will be highly regarded
- Sound understanding of food safety, hygiene, stock rotation, and kitchen compliance requirements
- Ability to work efficiently under pressure in a fast-paced hospitality environment
- Strong communication, teamwork, and leadership skills
- Ability to work across weekdays, weekends, public holidays, and event service periods as required
- A professional attitude with a strong commitment to quality, consistency, and customer satisfaction
What We Offer
Federal Golf Club offers:
- A full-time, stable position with a respected Canberra hospitality and golf venue
- Competitive salary package plus statutory superannuation
- Opportunity to work in a scenic and professional clubhouse environment
- Exposure to both daily dining operations and a wide variety of event catering
- Supportive team culture across kitchen, food and beverage, events, and management
- Opportunity to contribute to seasonal menus, function menus, and special event offerings
- A diverse working environment involving members, guests, corporate clients, and private event customers
- Well-equipped kitchen facilities and structured kitchen operations
- Ongoing opportunities to develop culinary, leadership, and hospitality skills
How to Apply
Applicants are invited to submit their resume and a brief cover letter outlining their qualifications, relevant experience, and suitability for the role of Chef at Federal Golf Club.
Successful applicants will be contacted for an interview.
Pay: $77,000.00 – $85,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
