Food Service Assistant

Mercy Health Australia; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercy Health Australia in Wyndham is seeking a compassionate casual staff member to support nutrition needs for residents and enhance dining experiences. You will join a multidisciplinary team delivering patient-centered care in a community-focused setting.

The role requires resilience and a caring approach, with evidence of relevant food handling knowledge; training and on-site support are provided.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of different diets and fluid textures.
• Ideally holds Food Handling and Food Safety Certificate.
• Knowledge of infection control.

Responsibilities

• Work with a multidisciplinary team to provide good nutrition to residents and elevate dining experience.

Job description

Employment Type: Casual

Location: Mercy Place Wyndham

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Contact: Kristin Chiong | [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 this, 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

Work with a multidisciplinary team in proving good nutrition to residents and elevated dining experience

What you'll bring

You're resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• To have good knowledge on different diet and fluid texture


• To ideally have Food Handling and Food Safety Certificate


• Know about infection control

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

• A current Police Record Check and NDIS check


• Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people's lives - and your career.

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 acknowledgment 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.