Food Services Assistant

St Vincent's Health Australia; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 53,000 - 56,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Accrued Day Off (monthly)

Fitness Passport

Salary Packaging

Wellbeing initiatives

Professional development

Job summary

St Vincent’s Health Australia in Melbourne is seeking a Food Services Assistant to join a permanent part-time team on the AM shift (32 hours per week). You will prepare short-order meals and drinks, handle patient meal trays, and work within the food safety plan to meet production schedules.

You will help maintain kitchen hygiene, monitor waste, stock levels, and assist with sandwiches and salads on weekends.

Qualifications

• Food Safety Certificate HLTFSE001
• Experience in a commercial kitchen
• Aged care experience desirable
• Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check or willingness to obtain

Responsibilities

• Make and prepare short order foods and drinks (including modified fluids).
• Clean and dishwash patient meal trays.
• Work in the relevant kitchen area per the food safety plan and production schedules.
• Monitor waste and maintain kitchen hygiene and sanitation standards.
• Inform coordinators of stock levels; prepare sandwiches & salads on weekends.

Skills

Food Safety Certificate HLTFSE001

Commercial kitchen experience

Aged care experience desirable

Job description

Job Description

Friendly and dynamic team AM shifts available Permanent, Part Time 32 hours per week

About the Role

We are currently seeking a Food Services Assistant (FSA) to join the team on a permanent part time basis on the AM shift.

• You will be responsible for the making and preparing all short order food and drinks (including modified fluids), cleaning and dishwashing patient meal trays.
• You will also be responsible for the relevant working area in accordance with the food safety plan and all production schedules and demands.
• Prepare short order food/beverages as required.
• Monitor waste management.
• Ensure kitchen hygiene, Food Safety and cleanliness standards are adhered too, including thorough kitchen cleaning and sanitizing.
• Inform coordinators of required food stock levels.
• Prepare sandwiches & salads on weekends.

Salary and Classification

Classifications for this position will range from IN13 - IN14 ($53,284 - $55, 648 per annum pro rata)

Your Contribution

• Food Safety Certificate HLTFSE001
• Previous experience in a commercial kitchen
• Previous experience in an Aged Care environment (desirable)
• A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check, or willing to obtain

What We Offer

• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
• A healthy work/life balance encouraged.
• Full time employment comes with a monthly Accrued Day Off (additional day off per month!)
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
• Culture of continuous improvement

About the Team

St George’s Health Service, located in Kew, provides a comprehensive aged care service, including inpatient care, evaluation and management, residential aged care, rehabilitation, acute psychiatry, as well as a broad range of community-based assessment and treatment services. Support Services provides all Environmental & Food Services to the hospital. Working at St Vincent’s St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

St Vincent’s Health Australia has been serving Australians with compassionate health and aged care since our first hospital was established in Sydney in 1857. Founded by the Sisters of Charity more than 180 years ago, St Vincent’s is a clinical, research and education leader delivering private hospital, public hospital and aged care services across NSW, VIC and QLD. Our founder, Mary Aikenhead’s vision, commitment and inspiration lives on in us and the work we do. From modest beginnings, St Vincent’s Health Australia is today the nation’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, offering services in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, including public and private hospitals and aged care facilities. The St Vincent’s family comprises 22,000 outstanding nurses, researchers, cooks, doctors, executives, administrators, cleaners, volunteers and more.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities.

Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Reconciliation Action Plan: At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [e-mail]

You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).

Closing Date: 29 October 2026 11:59pm