Food Services Assistant

Westmead Private Hospital; Sydney; On-site; AUD 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible rostering

Career development programs

Staff discounts

Job summary

Westmead Private Hospital is seeking a reliable team member for a casual Patient Catering role. You will prepare patient meal trays, take meal orders, and assist with food preparation tasks in a busy hospital kitchen.

Join Ramsay Health Care's Patient Catering Team and help deliver meals that meet dietary requirements while maintaining high hygiene and safety standards. Flexibility to work across a 7-day roster is required.

Qualifications

• Experience in a prep kitchen or hospital setting is desirable.
• Understanding of food safety and hygiene principles.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with customer focus.
• Compliance with HACCP and workplace safety.
• Willingness to promote Ramsay’s core values.
• Flexibility to work across a 7-day roster.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve meals and beverages in line with dietary requirements and hospital standards.
• Maintain a clean, hygienic, and safe working environment at all times.
• Assist the broader catering team with daily operations and special requirements.
• Monitor and manage stock levels to ensure efficient service delivery.

Skills

Food safety

Hygiene

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Customer focus

Education

Certificate II or III in Hospitality

Job description

Westmead Private Hospital has an exciting casual position available. As a valued member of our Patient Catering Team, you will play an important role in delivering exceptional food service by preparing patient meal trays, taking meal orders, and assisting with food preparation tasks.

In this hands-on role, you will be responsible for:

• Preparing and serving meals and beverages in line with dietary requirements and hospital standards.
• Maintaining a clean, hygienic, and safe working environment at all times.
• Assisting the broader catering team with daily operations and special requirements.
• Monitoring and managing stock levels to ensure efficient service delivery.

About You

To succeed in this role, you will be a reliable team player who thrives in a busy environment.

You will also demonstrate:

• Previous experience in a prep kitchen or hospital environment (highly desirable)
• Understanding of food safety and hygiene principles
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a strong customer focus
• Compliance with HACCP, Food Safety and Workplace and Health and Safety
• Certificate II or Certificate III in Hospitality (desirable)
• Willingness to accept and promote Ramsay’s core values
• Flexibility to work across a 7-day roster

What’s in it for You:

At Ramsay, we care for our people by offering benefits that truly support your career, wellbeing and lifestyle, including:

Grow your careerwith recognition programs, employee referral bonuses, scholarships, free access to LinkedIn Learning and the Ramsay Leadership Academy

Save more every daywith Ramsay Rewards, giving you exclusive deals at 100+ retailers, restaurants, travel providers and more

Enjoy peace of mindwith lower hospital cover costs and higher extras limits on services like General and Major Dental, plus pharmacy and allied health discounts

Find balancethrough flexible rostering options, flexible leave and access to free, confidential counselling and wellbeing support 24/7

Increase your take-home paythrough salary packaging and novated leasing, plus discounts on leisure travel, gyms and lifestyle services.

Why Join Ramsay:

At Ramsay Health Care, “people caring for people” is at the heart of everything we do. We are:

Australia’s largest private hospital operator, with over 74 sites and 35,000 staff

A values-led workplace where you’ll be supported personally and professionally

A place with flexible, permanent and career-growth opportunities nationwide.