Kitchen Hand

St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba; Sydney; On-site; AUD 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,990

Novated leasing

Meals and Entertainment card

Free annual flu vaccination

Employee Assistance Program

Fitness Passport

Job summary

St Vincent’s Care Services Yennora is seeking a dedicated Kitchen Hand to join a compassionate team delivering high-quality food services for residents. You’ll help in kitchen operations, serving, wash-up duties and may assist laundry/maintenance as needed, supporting the facility’s mission and person-centred care.

We value certificates in hospitality or food preparation, Food Safety Supervisor credentials, and experience in hospitality, aged care or hospital environments.

Qualifications

• Cert III in Hospitality or Food Preparation desirable.
• Food Safety Supervisor Certificate essential or willing to obtain.
• Experience in Hospitality, Aged Care, Hospital environment or related field.
• Ability to work in kitchen or serving, including wash-up duties.
• Willingness to support laundry and maintenance tasks.
• Commitment to high-quality food services for residents, staff and visitors.
• Strong customer service, communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality food service for residents.
• Work in kitchen or serving areas and wash-up duties.
• Willingness to support laundry and maintenance activities when required.
• Deliver compassionate, person-centred care and service.

Skills

Hospitality

Aged Care

Customer service

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Cert III in Hospitality

Food Preparation Certificate

Tools

Food Safety Supervisor Certificate

Job description

Reconciliation Action Plan

Job Description:

We are looking for a special kind of person – a St Vincent’s kind of person. Someone who puts compassion, connection and caring for other people at the heart of everything they do.

As a Kitchen Hand,you’ll be part of an experienced, engaged and dedicated team helping to create a welcoming, professional and supportive care experience for the residents of St Vincent’s Care Services Yennora.

St Vincent's Care Services Yennora (locally known as Rosary Village) is a 141-bed facility located approximately 29km from Sydney's CBD.

At St Vincent’s Care, our Heartprint model ensures compassionate, holistic, person-centred care that empowers residents and fosters a sense of belonging, independence, and cultural respect, creating a life filled with purpose and wellbeing.

We are seeking people who are passionate about providing care that is sensitive to resident’s individualised needs, preferences and choices and are committed to building strong, meaningful connections with residents.

What’s on your CV is important, but what’s in your heart matters more.

Because at St Vincent’s, kindness works for us.

We have the below openings-

1x Permanent Full-time - Mon to Fri 8am to 4pm.

2x Permanent Part-time - Min. 3 days a week, 4pm to 8pm.

Things that work for us:

• Cert III in Hospitality and/or Food Preparation Certificate desirable
• Food Safety Supervisor Certificate essential or willing to obtain.
• Experience in Hospitality, Aged Care, Hospital environment and/or related field ideal
• Providing services that support high quality food services outcomes for residents, customers and staff of the Facility
• Ability to work in the kitchen or on serving, completing wash-up duties &/or whatever is required to provide an excellent food service for our residents.
• Willingness to support the laundry and maintenance team when required with duties like - unloading deliveries, moving furniture to facilitate repairs/ maintenance work.
• An ability to provide catering/ kitchen, laundry and maintenance services that is consistent with the mission and philosophy of our organisation, and food safety standards
• High level of customer service skills
• Strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills
• Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (within the last 6 months)
• NDIS Worker Screening Check will be a requirement of this role.

Things that work for you:

• Competitive salary packaging options up to $15,990, Novated leasing, plus an optional Meals and Entertainment card up to $2,650 per annum
• Opportunity to work for the nation’s largest Catholic not-for-profit health and aged care provider, with a rapidly growing and progressive vision
• Friendly team environment with a great community care spirit
• Ability to visibly see your impact on the business and its service
• No cost uniforms and training
• Free annual flu vaccination
• Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families
• Access to the Fitness Passport (FP)

Why become part of the St Vincent’s Care family?

Because you’re like us, you believe that every act of kindness makes the world a better place. Better for everyone who lives in the 20+ facilities and locations we operate in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. Better for all our staff and employees, who work tirelessly to provide the highest levels of care and quality of life for our clients. And better support for the local communities we play an important role in and continue to support.

For more than 175 years, St Vincent’s Care Services (SVCS) has been a leading Catholic provider of Aged Care Services in Australia and the legacy of compassion, justice, integrity and excellence entrusted to us by the Sisters of Charity and their Founder Mary Aitkenhead continues to inspire our work today.

Our spiritual and hospital-based heritage has taught us that wellness is about more than medical needs. It’s about building a true partnership around trust and respect. That’s why we take a person-centred approach – delivering holistic, individual care that achieves wellbeing for mind, body and spirit.

At St Vincent’s we value inclusivity and diversity and acknowledge the important of creating a work environment that is welcome, safe, fair and impartial and invite people from all backgrounds to join our caring family.

Reconciliation Action Plan

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 http://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at ***************@svha.org.au

Availability to work Monday to Friday between 8am - 4pm

Closing Date:

7 October 2026 11:59pm

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 ***************@svha.org.au

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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