Food Services Assistant

Work Initiatives; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercy Health in Melbourne is hiring a Food Services Assistant for our aged care team. This casual role covers AM and PM shifts at MP East Melbourne, and involves helping deliver nutritious meals and providing friendly, person-centred service in a welcoming environment.

You will assist with meal preparation, plating, service, and dining room setup while supporting residents' dietary requirements and working closely with hospitality and care teams to promote resident wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to work in a team and follow food safety guidelines.
• Strong organisational skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in hospitality, food service or aged care is desirable.
• Commitment to Mercy Health values.

Responsibilities

• Assist with meal preparation, plating, service and dining room set up per food safety standards.
• Support residents' dietary requirements and provide respectful service.
• Contribute to a positive dining experience and team collaboration.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Food safety & hygiene

Organisational skills

Hospitality/aged care experience

Job description

Employment Type: Casual
Hours: AM and PM
Location: MP East Melbourne
Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, police check and all relevant qualifications
Contact: Lan Ni Chiu ( @mercy.com.au)

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

Join our dedicated aged care team as a Food Services Assistant, where you will play an important role in enhancing the dining experience and wellbeing of our residents. Working closely with the hospitality and care teams, you will help deliver nutritious meals and excellent customer service in a welcoming and person-centred environment.

• Assist with meal preparation, plating, service and dining room set up in accordance with food safety standards.
• Support residents' dietary requirements and preferences while providing respectful and compassionate service.
• Contribute to a positive dining experience and work collaboratively with the broader aged care team to promote resident wellbeing.

What you'll bring

You're reliable, compassionate and committed to providing exceptional service to older people. Most importantly, you value dignity, respect and person-centred care.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• Excellent communication and customer service skills with a friendly and positive approach.
• The ability to work effectively in a team and follow food safety and hygiene requirements.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Previous hospitality, food service or aged care experience (desirable but not essential).
• A commitment to Mercy Health's values of compassion, hospitality, respect, innovation, stewardship and teamwork.

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

• Evidence of current influenza vaccination and other vaccinations.
• The right to work in Australia.

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.