Food Service Assistant

Gippsland Health Alliance; Traralgon; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $9,000 per year

Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,,

Job summary

Latrobe Regional Health is seeking a Casual Food Services Assistant to support meal plating, distribution, and kitchen cleanliness across the Gippsland region. You’ll help deliver nutritious meals and maintain food safety standards in a hospital setting.

The role emphasizes teamwork, reliability, and commitment to patient care, with opportunities for development within LRH’s supportive workplace culture.

Qualifications

• Accredited Safe Food Handling Course required.
• Strong customer service skills with patients and staff.
• Clear verbal and written communication abilities.
• Solid understanding of dietary requirements and safety standards under Victorian law.
• Experience in food services, hospitality or healthcare food service preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plate and distribute meals to patients according to dietary requirements.
• Perform kitchen cleaning duties and maintain hygiene.
• Deliver high-quality, customer-focused service to patients, staff and visitors.
• Comply with food safety, workplace safety and organisational policies.
• Support kitchen operations and service schedules as a flexible team member.

Skills

Customer service

Verbal communication

Written communication

Dietary knowledge

Food safety principles

Teamwork

Healthcare food service experience

Education

Safe Food Handling Certification

Job description

Latrobe Regional Health is a leading provider of health care services across the Gippsland Region

About the role

Are you seeking a rewarding and diverse Food Services Assistant role in a leading regional hospital? Join the Food Services team at Latrobe Regional Health, where we value our employees by providing a safe and supportive workplace culture that enables you to thrive.

Latrobe Regional Health is looking for Food Services Assistant to join our growing on a casual basis.

The Food Services Assistant is a valued member of the Food Services team at Latrobe Regional Health, supporting the delivery of high-quality meal services to patients across the organisation. This role is responsible for meal plating, meal distribution and maintaining a clean, safe and efficient kitchen environment that supports patient care and wellbeing.

Working as part of a collaborative team, you will help ensure patients receive nutritious meals and excellent service while maintaining food safety, hygiene and quality standards.

Working Together | We will respond to challenges together to create a safe, quality health service

The role of the Food Services Assistant is to:

• Plate and distribute meals to patients in accordance with dietary requirements and food service standards.
• Undertake kitchen cleaning duties including washing dishes, cleaning benches, floors and food service equipment.
• Deliver a high-quality, customer-focused service to patients, staff and visitors.
• Comply with food safety, workplace safety and organisational policies and procedures.
• Support kitchen operations through efficient task management and adherence to service schedules.
• Work collaboratively as a flexible and committed member of the Food Services team.

About you

Ideal candidates for this role will have:

• Successful completion of an accredited Safe Food Handling Course.
• Strong customer service skills with a commitment to meeting the needs of patients and consumers.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of people.
• A sound understanding of dietary requirements, food safety principles and responsibilities under the Victorian Food Act.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a team environment, prioritise tasks and work with minimal supervision.
• Previous experience in food services, hospitality or healthcare food service environments will be highly regarded.

Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits including:

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
• Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
• A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing
• Access to discounted gym membership and fitness services through Fitness Passport Services.

About us

Located in the picturesque region of Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) offers the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Enjoy easy access to Melbourne, stunning beaches, majestic mountains, and serene lakes. With flexible working hours, you can make the most of what Gippsland has to offer.

LRH cares for a population of about 300,000 and is the regional provider of specialist services. Our catchment covers 42,000 square kilometres, from Phillip Island to Mallacoota in the far east of Victoria. LRH offers cardiac care, surgery, medical, renal, emergency care, aged care, women's and children's services, pharmacy, allied health and rehabilitation. Medical and radiation oncology are offered by the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre.

Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with the $223.5 million expansion completed in March 2024, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increased medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

Diversity and inclusion

We embrace workforce diversity and actively encourage applications from across our community including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of all genders and gender identities and people with disabilities. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted via email: ***************@lrh.com.au

Before commencement, the successful applicant will

Provide evidence of an original and valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and a current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.