Catering Assistant - Aged Care | Drive & Serve Meals

Uniting; Unanderra; On-site; AUD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

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Career growth opportunities

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Job summary

Uniting Farmborough Unanderra is a compassionate aged care provider serving residents across multiple households. The Catering Assistant role focuses on timely catering, meeting dietary needs, and delivering person-centred service.

Responsibilities include communicating with residents, supporting texture-modified meals, maintaining hygiene and safety, and driving the catering van for deliveries. A Certificate III in Hospitality and Food Safety are desirable; a valid NSW driver licence is

Qualifications

• Experience in hospitality or food services.
• Certificate III in Hospitality or equivalent (highly desirable).
• Food Safety Certificate (highly desirable).
• Valid Australian driver’s license and comfortable driving a van.
• Knowledge of safe food handling practices.
• Experience in aged care or hospital settings is a bonus.
• Empathetic, adaptable and service‑minded.
• Aligned with Uniting’s values: compassion, respect, boldness, creativity.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with residents about dietary needs.
• Collaborate with care staff to support residents’ dietary needs, including texture-modified meals and special diets.
• Maintain best practices in health, hygiene, sustainability, and safety within the kitchen and service.
• Drive the Uniting catering van to pick up and drop off key food deliveries when required.

Skills

Hospitality experience

Certificate III in Hospitality

Food Safety Certificate

Australian Driver Licence

Food handling knowledge

Aged care experience

Empathetic & adaptable

Values alignment (Uniting)

Education

Certificate III in Hospitality

Food Safety Certification

Job description

Uniting Farmborough Unanderra is a compassionate aged care provider serving residents across multiple households. The Catering Assistant role focuses on timely catering, meeting dietary needs, and delivering person-centred service.

Responsibilities include communicating with residents, supporting texture-modified meals, maintaining hygiene and safety, and driving the catering van for deliveries. A Certificate III in Hospitality and Food Safety are desirable; a valid NSW driver licence is