Care Services Assistant

Bolton Clarke; Geelong; On-site; AUD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous salary packaging

Private health insurance

Gym discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Bolton Clarke, Australia’s largest independent not-for-profit aged care provider, is seeking a Frontline Dining Assistant for a role at our Geelong location. You will deliver person-centred care around meals, support residents’ nutrition, and assist with meal preparation, delivery and service in a home-like environment.

Join a compassionate team that values resident dignity, empathy, and social connection at mealtimes.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated customer service skills.
• Compassionate and caring attitude.
• Previous restaurant and/or commercial kitchen experience (highly regarded).
• Willingness to take direction from others.
• Reliability and shift flexibility.
• Good time management and ability to work under pressure.
• Valid working rights in Australia (Passport, Birth Certificate etc).
• Complete a police check and/or a NDIS Workers Check (or willingness to obtain) prior to commencement.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and support with a strong focus on nutrition and dining.
• Assist in preparation, delivery, presentation and serving of resident meals.
• Support residents with meals aligned to their daily routines and preferences.
• Facilitate meal choices, consider allergies and food intolerances, and enhance the dining experience.
• Assist with meal selection, timing, and setting up dining areas to meet individual needs.
• Engage with residents to provide social and emotional support during mealtimes.
• Promote dignity and resident choice, while maintaining accurate nutrition information.
• Contribute to quality food preparation per the Food Safety Plan and Dining Framework.
• Assist with maintaining kitchen stock supplies.

Skills

Customer service

Compassionate care

Kitchen/restaurant experience

Willingness to take direction

Reliability & shift flexibility

Time management

Australian working rights

Police/NDIS checks

Job description

Bolton Clarke is Australia's largest independent, not-for-profit aged care provider shaping the future of positive ageing. With RSL Queensland and the Royal District Nursing Service at the heart of our DNA, we have been caring for Australians since 1885. Today, our exceptional teams support more than 130,000 people to live independently at home and across our 43 retirement living communities and 88 residential aged care homes. Everything we do is dedicated to enabling, celebrating and supporting older Australians to live and age positively.

Bolton Clarke is Australia's largest independent, not-for-profit aged care provider shaping the future of positive ageing. With RSL Queensland and the Royal District Nursing Service at the heart of our DNA, we have been caring for Australians since 1885. Today, our exceptional teams support more than 130,000 people to live independently at home and across our 43 retirement living communities and 88 residential aged care homes. Everything we do is dedicated to enabling, celebrating and supporting older Australians to live and age positively.

About this location:

Tannoch Brae, located in St Albans Park Geelong, has been designed to ensure comfort and quality care in a home-like environment, for every resident. Our home offers an atmosphere of community and family. Residents can relax and enjoy the peaceful enclose.

The Role:

This role plays 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. Assisting in the preparation, delivery, presentation and serving of resident meals.

Your responsibilities will be to provide care and support aligned with residents' preferred daily routines with a strong focus on:

• Meal choices and individual nutrition

• Consideration of allergies and food intolerances

• Enhancing the overall dining experience

• Assist residents with meal selection and 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 and maintain dining experience areas and provide meal service to meet individual resident choices

• Maintain accurate nutrition and diet information as required

• Assist with quality food preparation in accordance with the Food Safety Plan, Bolton Clarke Food Standards and Dining Framework

• Assist with maintaining kitchen stock supplies as required

To be successful, you will have:

• Demonstrated customer service skills

• A compassionate and caring attitude

• Previous restaurant and/or commercial kitchen experience (highly regarded)

• Willingness to take direction from others

• Reliability and shift flexibility

• Good time management skills and the ability to work well under pressure

• Valid working rights in Australia (Passport, Birth Certificate etc)

• Complete a police check and or a NDIS Workers Check (or willingness to obtain) prior to commencement

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.