Food Service Assistant

Fronditha Care; Newcastle City Council; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above award pay

Salary packaging benefits

Meal and entertainment benefits

Superannuation partner benefits

Paid parental leave

Additional annual leave options

Enhanced leave entitlements

Learning and development programs

Health and wellbeing program

Job summary

Fronditha Care, a not-for-profit aged care provider in Newcastle, is seeking multiple casual Food Services Assistants to join our team. You will plan, prepare and serve nutritious meals that celebrate residents' cultural traditions, while maintaining hygiene and safety standards across facilities and dining areas.

The role requires up-to-date food handling certification, good communication, teamwork, and the ability to work occasional weekends.

Qualifications

• Food handling certificate is essential.
• Previous experience with food handling and cleaning.
• Minimum 1 year experience in the Aged Care Sector preferred.
• Proven infection control and safe food handling.
• Proficiency in communication and teamwork.
• NSW Food Safety Supervisor.
• Cert III in Commercial Cookery.
• Need to be able to work occasional weekends.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare and cook meals for care recipients in Fronditha Care facilities.
• Loading and pushing food trolleys.
• Loading and unloading dishwashers.
• Loading and unloading food in and out of commercial ovens.
• Transferring large cooking pots from oven to bench and sink.
• Maintain high standards of hygiene and comply with food safety regulations.
• Set and arrange tables and chairs as per procedures.
• Wash dishes, clean workbenches and maintain a tidy kitchen and dining area.
• Report any faulty kitchen equipment and maintain compliance with safety standards.
• Oversee documentation related to food safety, meals records and stock levels.
• Participate in Fronditha Care's continuous improvement processes to enhance service quality.

Skills

Food handling

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Cert III in Commercial Cookery

NSW Food Safety Supervisor

Food handling certificate

Job description

Fronditha Care is an award-winning not-for-profit aged care provider, specialising in providing culturally sensitive, aged care for people of all backgrounds since 1977. We provide a wide range of aged care services and programs to support elders and their families.

Through our core values of Respect, Do Right, Bring Joy and Inspire Better, we deliver a Bounty of Care that provides for the cultural, spiritual and health needs the elders in our care. More than 1000 people choose to work at Fronditha Care, caring for elders across our 5 residential facilities in Melbourne and Newcastle, in their homes and in the community, across metropolitan Melbourne.

About the Opportunity

We're excited to offer multiple casual opportunities for passionate Food Services Assistants to join our Fronditha Care team in Newcastle. In this hands-on role, you'll help prepare and serve nutritious, well-presented meals that celebrate our residents' cultural traditions and create a warm, homelike dining experience every day.

The day-to-day responsibilities

• Plan, prepare and cook meals for care recipients in Fronditha Care facilities
• Loading and pushing food trolleys
• Loading and unloading dishwashers
• Loading and unloading food in and out of commercial ovens
• Transferring large cooking pots from oven to bench and sink.
• Maintain high standards of hygiene and comply with food safety regulations.
• Set and arrange tables and chairs as per procedures.
• Wash dishes, clean workbenches and maintain a tidy kitchen and dining area.
• Report any faulty kitchen equipment and maintain compliance with safety standards.
• Oversee documentation related to food safety, meals records and stock levels.
• Participate in Fronditha Care's continuous improvement processes to enhance service quality.

Physical Requirements of the Role

Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to walk, stand and sit for prolonged periods of time; to frequently push, pull, stretch, bend, reach, carry and squat.

About you

• Food handling certificate is essential but not limited to.
• Previous experience with food handling and cleaning.
• Minimum 1 year experience in the Aged Care Sector preferred.
• Proven skills around infection control and safe food handling.
• Proficiency in communication and teamwork.
• NSW Food Safety Supervisor.
• Cert III in Commercial Cookery but not limited to.
• Need to be able to work occasional weekends

OH&S Responsibility

• To always observe and abide by all OH&S and WorkSafe regulations.
• To report any potential hazards or breaches to Direct Management immediately.
• Take any or all appropriate action that is safe to do so to remove or reduce hazards or risks.
• Report any observed breaches of OH&S policies and/or regulations by other staff members to Senior Management immediately.

Why choose Fronditha Care?

Fronditha Care is driven by our ethos of providing a Bounty of Care that extends to our clients and employees. We are committed to creating a safe, inclusive workplace that sets our people up for success and helps them grow in the workplace and in life.

• Above award pay with annual pay increases under respective Enterprise Agreements.
• Salary packaging up to $15,900 per annum of pre-tax income.
• Meal and entertainment benefits up to $2,650 per annum.
• Benefits available through Fronditha Care's superannuation partner.
• Gender neutral paid parental leave of 6 weeks.
• Ability to purchase additional annual leave.
• Enhanced leave entitlements for employees covered by respective Enterprise Agreements.
• Learning and development, career pathway opportunities, communities of practice and other learning programs.
• Access to our health and wellbeing program including EAP support for personal and professional assistance.

If you are looking for a rewarding career and for a role where you can make a positive impact in people's lives, then we’d love to hear from you.

The successful applicant will also be required to undergo a current Police Check.