Jenna Vicary
Summary
Hardworking and creative Chef seeking full time employment in industry. Outgoing, approachable and eager to mentor a team to take the business to the next level.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Garden/Home Maintenance
Garden And Home Care - Owner
10.2019 - Current
- Start up gardening and home care business
- Lawn mowing, general gardening and landscaping
- Home cleaning, maintenance and real estate end of lease cleaning
- Based Sydney wide
- Established during COVID period
- Managed multiple enquiries and booking schedule
Mental Health Support Worker
Challenge Community Services
05.2018 - 05.2019
- Provided day to day support of people living with complex trauma
- Carried out day to day activities including cooking, cleaning, driving to appointments and activities
- Crisis intervention, case management and documentation
- Supported clients to help them develop social and independent living skills
- Monitored client progress and provided feedback through reports
- Required to work rotating roster of day, night and overnight shifts
Head Chef
Grey Gums Hotel
05.2017 - 05.2018
- Menu relaunch and seasonal menu updates
- Chef and apprentice recruitment
- Trained chefs in quality, compliance and service
- Responsible for staff scheduling, inventory management and stocktake
- Consolidation and selection of quality suppliers
- Managed front of house staff to deliver high quality and timely service
- Implemented food cost and waste reduction initiatives to reduce cost margins
- Increased lunch time trade from minimal to an average of 100 persons seated through lunch each day
- Responsible for budgets, banking and cost margins
Director/Head Chef
Sapphire's Cafe
03.2012 - 04.2017
- Purchased established cafe in residential area
- Recruited and trained chefs, baristas, waitstaff, dish hands growing the employee base to 30 staff members
- Recreated and launched brand new menu
- Employee rostering for best productivity
- Hands on owner, always supervising and engaging in direct service
- Ensured industry compliance was held to standard
- Selected quality food suppliers, often choosing fresh, local contacts
- Food and supply ordering, including training senior staff in the ordering process
- Conducted monthly stocktake and inventory of food
- Monitored and tracked food wastage to minimise cost margins
- Planned promotional menu specials based on seasonal pricing and product availability
- Implemented samples and taste testing to promote the 'buy up' concept
- Hosted training programs including hosting Year 10 workplace students and apprentice chefs
- Implemented work place experience program for intellectually impaired persons to experience the work force
- Liaised with community groups to increase visitation increasing to 10 aged care buses visiting every week
- Hosted weekend functions providing catering and BYO service
- Managed self created budget, banking and cost margins
Head Chef
Coffee Club Rouse Hill
09.2011 - 03.2012
- Head hunted and transferred for six month contract to set up and open new location
- Trained kitchen staff to prepare meals to business set schedule and standards
- Set ordering schedule for business and inventory management
- Coordinated employee schedules and developed staff teams to boost productivity
- Mentored kitchen staff to prepare each for demanding roles
- Arranged for kitchen equipment maintenance and repair when needed
- Inspected kitchens to observe food preparation quality and service, food appearance, and cleanliness of production and service areas
Chef
Coffee Club Cafe
01.2008 - 09.2011
- Food preparation including portion control
- Placed orders from a range of suppliers
- Safe food storage and handling as per compliance and requirements of industry
- Prepared meals from varied menu
- Worked in an extremely fast paced team with up to 10 qualified chefs per shift
- Catered for variety of functions across weekends
Education
Cleared: September 2023 -
Working With Children Check
Completed: August 2023 -
First Aid & CPR
Completed: November 2023 -
Responsible Service of Alcohol
Completed: November 2023 -
Food Handling Certificate
Completed: November 2023 -
Food Allergies Certificate
Traffic Controller
05.2023
Certificate IV - Commercial Cookery
TAFE NSW
Kingswood, NSW12.2007
Skills
- Signature dish creation
- Kitchen management
- Multi-tasking ability
- Productivity improvement
- Outgoing and engaging
- Ability to delegate and mentor
- Adapt to fast paced environments
- Team player
- Committed and reliable
- Hands on approach
Accomplishments
Award: Most Liked Cafe in NSW - 2012
Timeline
Garden/Home Maintenance
Garden And Home Care - Owner
10.2019 - Current
Mental Health Support Worker
Challenge Community Services
05.2018 - 05.2019
Head Chef
Grey Gums Hotel
05.2017 - 05.2018
Director/Head Chef
Sapphire's Cafe
03.2012 - 04.2017
Head Chef
Coffee Club Rouse Hill
09.2011 - 03.2012
Chef
Coffee Club Cafe
01.2008 - 09.2011
Cleared: September 2023 -
Working With Children Check
Completed: August 2023 -
First Aid & CPR
Completed: November 2023 -
Responsible Service of Alcohol
Completed: November 2023 -
Food Handling Certificate
Completed: November 2023 -
Food Allergies Certificate
Traffic Controller
Certificate IV - Commercial Cookery
TAFE NSW
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