Catering Assistant

Lutheran-Services-Florid; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 30,431,000 - 32,859,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Staff discounts & benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Fitness Passport

Ongoing training & development

Job summary

Lutheran Services is seeking a Catering Assistant at Trinder Park Aged Care in Woodridge, QLD. The role is permanent part-time (30 hours per fortnight) and includes weekend penalties and salary packaging options.

You will assist with meal service and maintain high kitchen hygiene while collaborating with the Chef and care team. Applicants with catering or aged care kitchen experience are preferred; a strong emphasis on food safety, compassion, reliability and attention to detail is essential.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a catering or aged care kitchen environment (preferred).
• A commitment to food safety and a team-focused attitude.
• Compassion, reliability, and strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support meal preparation and service with warmth and care.
• Maintain kitchen hygiene and food safety standards.
• Work closely with the Chef and other team members to ensure smooth mealtimes.
• Engage respectfully with residents and provide friendly, person-centred service.

Skills

Compassion

Reliability

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Job description

Catering Assistant

Job No: TRPCA2623418 Location: Woodridge

Bring your passion for food and service to our Trinder Park team. As a Catering Assistant, you’ll help create enjoyable dining experiences that brighten the days of our residents. Location: Woodridge - QLD. Role Type: Permanent Part Time | 30 hrs Fortnight. Work Roster: Week 1 - Thu & Fri | Week 2 - Wed & Fri. Remuneration: $28.32 – $30.58 ph + Super + Salary Packaging + Additional shift penalties for afternoon and weekend shifts + Staff discounts & benefits.

What You’ll Do:

• Support meal preparation and service with warmth and care.


• Maintain kitchen hygiene and food safety standards.


• Work closely with the Chef and other team members to ensure smooth mealtimes.


• Engage respectfully with residents and provide friendly, person-centred service.

What You’ll Bring:

• Previous experience in a catering or aged care kitchen environment (preferred).


• A commitment to food safety and a team-focused attitude.


• Compassion, reliability, and strong attention to detail.

Why You’ll Love Working With Us:

• Salary Packaging Benefits: take home more pay (up to $15,900 tax-free + $2,650 meals & entertainment).


• Discounts: on Health Cover, Energy, Appliances, Holidays, and more.


• Employee Assistance Program for wellbeing support.


• Fitness Passport: Stay active with discounted gym memberships for you and your family.


• Ongoing Training & Development opportunities to grow your career

About Us: Lutheran Services is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to delivering exceptional care and support to communities across Queensland. With 11 residential aged care facilities under our stewardship, we are committed to enhancing the quality of life for our residents while upholding our values of compassion, integrity, and excellence. Part of Lutheran Services, Trinder Park Aged Care service in Woodridge is community focused and committed to providing compassionate and high-quality care to our residents.

About Us

We draw on our rich Lutheran tradition of caring for everyone - the individual, family and the community. We support older people, young people and their families, people living with a disability or mental illness, and families experiencing domestic violence and hardship.

We are committed to providing safe, respectful and inclusive environments where our staff, residents, clients, children and young people are protected from harm. Safeguarding children is everyone's responsibility, and we promote a culture where the safety, wellbeing and rights of children are always a priority.

Together with the congregations that founded us, we've been serving Queenslanders since 1935. We are a not-for-profit organisation with more than 2,200 dedicated people, working across more than 20 sites from South-East to Central Queensland.