Food Service Assistant

Mercy Health Australia; Colac; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercy Health in Colac is seeking a dedicated Food Service Assistant to support residents with meals, maintain hygiene, and assist with feeding as needed. This casual, on-site role focuses on delivering compassionate service in a caring aged care setting.

You will contribute to dietary safety, assist residents with eating, and monitor intake while working closely with nursing staff to ensure comfort and wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Experience in a food service role, preferably in an aged care or healthcare setting.
• A valid food safety handling certificate.
• Knowledge of dietary restrictions and how to accommodate these when preparing meals.
• Ability to communicate effectively with residents, staff, and family members.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation and serving of meals to residents, ensuring dietary needs and preferences are met.
• Adhere to food safety regulations, ensuring cleanliness and proper food handling practices in kitchen and dining areas.
• Help residents who require assistance with eating, offering support as necessary to ensure their comfort.
• Observe and record the food and fluid intake of residents, reporting any concerns to nursing staff.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Education

Food safety certificate

Job description

Employment Type: Casual

Hours: Casual hours, flexible times

Location: Mercy Place Colac

Upload with application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications

Contact: Grace Kadatuan I [e-mail]

Where there's life, there's Mercy.

Where there's care, there's You.

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in that, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that's gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you'll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it's all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

At Mercy Health, each moment, no matter how small, truly matters - and as a Food Service Assistant, you'll create cherished moments each day.

• Assist in the preparation and serving of meals to residents, ensuring that dietary needs and preferences are met.
• Adhere to food safety regulations, ensuring cleanliness and proper food handling practices in kitchen and dining areas.
• Help residents who require assistance with eating, offering support as necessary to ensure their comfort.
• Observe and record the food and fluid intake of residents, reporting any concerns to nursing staff.

What you'll bring

You're reliable, resilient and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are genuinely interested in supporting others and making a difference in your community.

• Experience in a food service role, preferably in an aged care or healthcare setting, is highly desirable.
• A valid food safety handling certificate
• Knowledge of common dietary restrictions (e.g., gluten-free, diabetic, low-sodium) and how to accommodate these when preparing meals.
• Ability to communicate effectively with residents, staff, and family members, demonstrating empathy and respect for elderly residents.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• Work rights in Australia

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgement to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.