Hospitality Officer

UnitingCare Health Pty Ltd.; Australia; On-site; AUD 39,000 - 44,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Employee discounts

Travel reimbursements (KM)

Not-for-profit salary packaging

Job summary

BlueCare, part of UnitingCare, seeks a Hospitality Officer to support residents in an Australian aged care facility. You will prepare, cook and deliver meals, adhere to food safety standards and dietary needs, and assist with daily operations including housekeeping and laundry while maintaining high hygiene standards.

NDIS screening or willingness to obtain, plus strong communication and attention to detail, are required.

Qualifications

• Prior hospitality experience in kitchen or cleaning.
• Enthusiasm and strong self-motivation.
• Great communication skills and excellent attention to detail.
• NDIS Workers Screening Clearance or willingness to obtain.
• Confidence to satisfy the relevant probity checks required by legislation or policies.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook and deliver food in adherence with Australian food safety standards and dietary requirements of our elderly residents.
• Be willing to support senior hospitality staff with daily operations including housekeeping and laundry services.
• Uphold impeccable hygiene standards.

Skills

Hospitality experience

Communication skills

Attention to detail

NDIS screening

Job description

Hospitality Officer | BlueCare | Location Employment Status: Permanent Part Time Location: Aged Care Facility Remuneration: $30.05 p/hr + Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging (Increases your take home pay) + Allowances & Travel Reimbursement (KM’s) + Employee discounts

BlueCare We’re looking for someone who wants to build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others -through small moments that leave big impacts.

About the role:

• As a Hospitality Officer, you will be driven, organised and take pride in your presentation and providing support to residents.
• Prepare, cook and deliver food in adherence with Australian food safety standards and dietary requirements of our elderly residents.
• Be willing to support senior hospitality staff members with daily operations which may include housekeeping and laundry services.
• Be required to uphold impeccable hygiene standards.

Role requirements:

• Prior hospitality experience in kitchen or cleaning.
• Enthusiasm and strong self-motivation.
• Great communication skills and excellent attention to detail.
• NDIS Workers Screening Clearance or willingness to obtain.
• Confidence to satisfy the relevant probity checks required by legislation or policies.

Employee Benefits:

• Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum.
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs.
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme.
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events.
• Career development opportunities with one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference.

Child safe, Child friendly

• UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:
• Provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children.
• Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services.
• Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur.
• Abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme.

Diversity & Inclusion

• Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values.
• We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.
• Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.
• For additional support and to meet our RAP Team, email [e-mail].

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.

UnitingCare is the second-largest Queensland employer, with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of UnitingCare, BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital. When you join the UnitingCare family, you are part of something bigger. We are a proud not-for-profit with a compassionate and inclusive team who are committed to the work we do. People who want to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts.

For more than 100 years we’ve been inspired by our mission to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities. www.unitingcareqld.com.au. We’re on a mission to make a meaningful difference every day, working with thousands of Australians to ensure they live life in all its fullness. We want people who are great as individuals, and even better in a team. People who stand up for what is right. Who are open to new ideas. Who champion innovation. Who lead through learning, and lead by example.

It's time you joined our UnitingCare family.