Care Services Assistant

Bolton Clarke Careers; Blue Mountains City; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Private health insurance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Bolton Clarke Group in Calare, NSW (Blue Mountains) seeks a frontline dining assistant to support residents with meals, nutrition and person-centred care. You will help prepare, present and serve meals, considering allergies and preferences to create a respectful and enjoyable dining experience.

If you have customer service skills, compassion and flexible shift availability, you will fit well in a caring team.

Qualifications

• Customer service skills and a compassionate, caring attitude.
• Previous restaurant and/or commercial kitchen experience is highly regarded.
• Reliability and willingness to take direction from others.
• Good time management and ability to work under pressure.
• Valid working rights in Australia and eligibility checks prior to commencement.

Responsibilities

• Assist with planning meals and nutrition
• Take allergies and intolerances into account
• Enhance the dining experience and promote resident choice
• Prepare and set up dining areas and serve meals
• Engage residents to provide social and emotional support during meals
• Maintain accurate nutrition and diet information as required
• Assist with quality food preparation according to standards and dining framework
• Maintain kitchen stock supplies as required

Skills

Customer service

Compassionate

Reliability

Time management

Willingness to take direction

Shift flexibility

Job description

Bolton Clarke Groupone of Australia’s largest independent, not-for-profit providers of home care, retirement living and residential aged care, operating nationally and internationally.Bolton Clarke Residential group now has 87 Aged Care Homes across QLD, NSW, VIC, SA & WA, with the inclusion of the Allity, McKenzie & Acacia Living Group.

The Role

This rolesplays a pivotal frontline carer role with a particular focus on nutrition and dining, supporting residents to live a life of fulfilment through the delivery of person-centred care and support according to needs and preferences of each resident in everyday practice.Assistingin the preparation, delivery, presentation and serving of resident meals.

Responsibilities

• Meal choices and individual nutrition
• Consideration of allergies and food intolerances
• Enhancing the overall dining experience
• Assistresidents with mealselectionand meal timing preferences
• Prepare and set up dining areas to meet individual needs and preferences
• Actively engage with residents to provide social and emotional support during mealtimes
• Use empathy and kindness to foster a positive dining experience
• Promote resident choice and control to uphold dignity and respect
• Prepare andmaintaindining experience areas and provide meal service to meet individual resident choices
• Maintainaccuratenutrition and diet information asrequired
• Assistwith quality food preparationin accordance withthe Food Safety Plan, Bolton Clarke Food Standards and Dining Framework
• Assistwithmaintainingkitchen stock supplies asrequired

To be successful, you will have:

• Demonstrated customer service skills
• A compassionate and caring attitude
• Previousrestaurant and/or commercial kitchen experience (highly regarded)
• Willingness to take direction from others
• Reliability and shift flexibility
• Good timemanagement skills and the ability to work well under pressure
• Valid working rights in Australia (Passport, Birth Certificate etc)
• Complete apolicecheckand or a NDIS Workers Check (or willingness to obtain) prior to commencement

About this location:

Located in a heritage listed home with warmth and character, Calare provides high-quality aged care in a friendly, secure and comfortable residential environment.

Why Work For Bolton Clarke:

• Excellent work/life balance with shifts that suit your personal needs
• A caring team environment with strong clinical and allied health support
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Generous salary packaging and not-for-profit tax benefits – claim up to $18,550 tax free
• Private health insurance and gym discounts
• An Employee Assistance Program for staff and family

Our commitment to diversity:

At Bolton Clarke we expect our staff to respect and value differences in age, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status and family or marital status.

Appointment to this position and ongoing employment is subject to your commitment to supporting diversity and inclusion.