Chef

About the Job

If you want to use your existing skillsets while experiencing adventure outside the ordinary, the Army Reserve has an exciting opportunity for you.

As a part-time Chef in the Army Reserve, you’ll work alongside fellow cooks to provide and support the dietary needs of soldiers. You’ll get to apply your skills to create food that sustains the Army’s optimal cognitive and physical human performance, all while adding the challenge of a military experience to your everyday role.

Working in a team environment, you’ll be responsible for the following:

Prepare, cook and package complete meals

Cook a variety of dishes, such as soups, entrees, mains and desserts

Learn the process of bulk cookery

Prepare meals in specialised field and commercial kitchens

Cook at important functions and VIP events

On reserve parade nights, you can expect to refine your culinary skills, test your technical skills and maintain your soldering training.

In larger training exercising, you’ll be able to aid your team by managing staff, conducting on the job training and logistic planning in support of operational catering both domestically and whilst on operations.

This is a great opportunity to work with likeminded people and gain specialised training to take back to your current full-time career. As well as being able to step outside of your comfort zone – without having to compromise your lifestyle in this flexible part-time role.

Just give as little as one night a week, one weekend a month or a few weeks a year – an…

If you want to use your existing skillsets while experiencing adventure outside the ordinary, the Army Reserve has an exciting opportunity for you.

As a part-time Chef in the Army Reserve, you’ll work alongside fellow cooks to provide and support the dietary needs of soldiers. You’ll get to apply your skills to create food that sustains the Army’s optimal cognitive and physical human performance, all while adding the challenge of a military experience to your everyday role.

Working in a team environment, you’ll be responsible for the following:

Prepare, cook and package complete meals

Cook a variety of dishes, such as soups, entrees, mains and desserts

Learn the process of bulk cookery

Prepare meals in specialised field and commercial kitchens

Cook at important functions and VIP events

On reserve parade nights, you can expect to refine your culinary skills, test your technical skills and maintain your soldering training.

In larger training exercising, you’ll be able to aid your team by managing staff, conducting on the job training and logistic planning in support of operational catering both domestically and whilst on operations.

This is a great opportunity to work with likeminded people and gain specialised training to take back to your current full-time career. As well as being able to step outside of your comfort zone – without having to compromise your lifestyle in this flexible part-time role.

Just give as little as one night a week, one weekend a month or a few weeks a year – and you’ll get a world of new experiences back.