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Demi Chef
Role summary
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The Demi Chef supports the kitchen team with daily food preparation, cooking, plating and service across the hotel’s restaurant and other food outlets. Candidates are generally expected to have commercial kitchen experience, sound food safety knowledge and a relevant cookery qualification or apprenticeship background. The role requires good knife skills, the ability to follow recipes and portion standards, attention to hygiene, and confidence working under pressure during busy services. Flexibility to work mornings, evenings, weekends and public holidays is important. The successful candidate should be reliable, organised, team-focused and willing to learn from senior chefs while maintaining Accor’s quality and presentation standards.
Can I work in Australia?
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How it works
How it works: Only Core Skills list jobs (chef, cook, hotel manager) can be sponsored, at AUD 79,423 a year or more; waiters and room attendants are not on the list.
Watch for: The Far North Queensland (Cairns) regional agreement lists waiter, bar and housekeeping supervisors and night auditors, with a pay floor 10% lower.
Official source: Federal Register of Legislation: Core Skills Occupation List for the Skills in Demand visa (Migration (Specification of Occupations, Subclass 482 Visa) Instrument 2024, LIN 24/089, compilation of 7 November 2025). Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in Australia
Usual for Australia, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Island resorts rent staff a room in a staff village at low cost; city hotels vary |
|---|---|
| Meals | Island resorts: staff dining at low set prices or 20% off; city hotels vary |
| Flights | Varies by employer |
| Service charge | None; tipping is not expected; casuals get 25% extra and weekends earn penalty rates (by law) |
| Contract | Permanent, part-time or casual; probation of up to 6 months is common; sponsored visa up to 4 years |
| Leave | Full-time and part-time: 4 weeks' leave, 10 paid sick days, paid public holidays (by law); casuals none |
| Income tax | Residents: 0% to AUD 18,200, 15% to 45,000, 30% to 135,000, 37% to 190,000, then 45%; plus 2% Medicare levy |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About Novotel Surfers Paradise
Novotel Surfers Paradise is part of Accor, a major international hospitality group operating hotels, resorts and lifestyle properties worldwide. Located in the centre of Queensland’s Gold Coast, the hotel provides accommodation, dining and event services for leisure and business travellers. Novotel is positioned as a comfortable, family-friendly midscale brand, with a focus on practical service, welcoming experiences and contemporary facilities. Employees typically work in a multicultural environment with access to Accor’s global training, career development and hotel benefits programs. At Novotel Surfers Paradise, the kitchen team supports the hotel’s restaurant, bars, conferences, events and room-service operations. The property offers an active workplace in a popular tourism destination, although schedules can be busiest during school holidays, weekends and major Gold Coast events.