Food Services Assistant

Kyabram District Health Service; Echuca; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite car parking

Professional Development opportunities

Salary Sacrifice/Packaging

Employee Assistance Program

Immediate Start option

Job summary

Kyabram District Health Service (KDHS) is seeking a part‑time Food Services Assistant to support meal preparation, plating and delivery to patients, residents and staff. The role includes maintaining a clean and safe kitchen environment in line with the food safety plan and schedules.

Vaccination against influenza is mandatory. Police check and a Commonwealth Statutory Declaration are required prior to commencement.

Qualifications

• Food Handlers safety certificate.
• Experience in the food service industry.
• Ability to work within aged care.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to work to time schedules.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food trolleys, plate and serve meals to patients, residents and staff.
• Deliver meals according to the food safety plan.
• Maintain a clean, safe and aesthetically pleasing kitchen environment according to cleaning schedules.

Skills

Food Handlers safety certificate

Experience in the food service

Team environment

Time management

Job description

Food Services Assistant

Corporate services - Support Services

Ongoing

Part Time - 60 hour fortnight

Flexible working arrangements

Kyabram District Health Service (KDHS) is a medium-sized rural health service that delivers a range of programs and services including acute, subacute, residential aged care and allied and primary health care services. KDHS has three campuses located in the townships of Kyabram, Stanhope and Tongala.

KDHS is a passionate inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We are a culturally diverse organisation with a wide variety of people from different races, cultures, age, gender, ethnicity, physical ability, sexual orientation, religious belief, work experience and education background. We believe diversity drives innovation and we will continue to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a reflex and where there is a deep sense of pride, passion and belonging that transcends any role.

About the Role

Food Services Assistants will be responsible for the preparation of food trolleys, plating and serving of food and delivery of meals to patients, residents and staff according to the food safety plan. You will also be responsible for ensuring the environment of the kitchen is clean, safe and aesthetically pleasing according to documented cleaning schedules.

About You

• Food Handlers safety certificate
• Experience in the food service industry
• Ability to work within aged care
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to work to time schedules

What KDHS Can Offer You

KDHS is a compassionate, family friendly employer where every employee is a valued team member.

• A dynamic workplace
• Free onsite car parking
• Professional Development opportunities
• Salary Sacrifice/Packaging
• Employee Assistance Program
• Immediate Start option

Vaccination against Influenza is a mandatory requirement for this role.

All appointments are made subject to satisfactory Police Check. Completion of a Commonwealth of Australia Statutory Declaration is required prior to commencement. KDHS is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.

KDHS would like to acknowledge that we operate on Yorta Yorta land and wish to pay our respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We recognise our First Peoples as the Oldest Living Culture on the Planet and their connection to our lands and waterways.