We are looking to hire a confident Food Services Assistant to join our vibrant team at Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & VIC) Inc in Mount Barker 5251, SA.
Growing your career as a Full Time Food Services Assistant is an amazing opportunity to develop relevant skills.
If you are strong in problem-solving, project management and have the right initiative for the job, then apply for the position of Food Services Assistant at Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & VIC) Inc today!
- Dynamic not-for-profit organisation
- 2 x Permanent Part Time positions available
- Salary Packaging advantages up to $15,900 annually to maximise your take home pay
- Bupa Health Insurance & Goodlife Health Club discounts
About the role
In this position you will work as part of a cohesive team, undertaking general catering duties for the provision of high quality catering services.
Daily duties include but are not limited to:
- assisting in the preparation, cooking, distribution and serving of all types of meals principally for residents but also for visitors, staff and for functions
- observing food safety, HACCP, quality and hygiene standards as well as adhering to SCC policies and procedures
- maintaining accurate relevant catering records including the monitoring
and recording of food temperatures
- reporting any feedback from residents’ on their satisfaction or otherwise
for meals provided
- Working positively and collaboratively with other staff to provide person centred food services and supports that is safe and effective
- Supporting each resident make their own food decisions, in conjunction with Nursing staff,
to enable them to feel socially connected
For further details regarding the scope of the role, please refer to our website or the attached position description.
About you
Successful candidates will have the following:
- Previous experience in a food handling role
- Sound best practice food handling skills as appropriate to the role
- Adequate communication skills and a good level of English literacy
- Ability to speak in a manner that older people can understand
- Sound manual handling skills
- Good time management in order to manage own workload without direct supervision, to complete tasks within the allocated time
- Basic understanding of the requirements to support residents living with dementia including those who display challenging behaviours
About us
For more than 50 years, Southern Cross Care has been providing quality aged care and retirement living services to our community. We're guided by our compassionate, capable, collaborative and creative values, and we want people who share these values to join our team.
If you want a rewarding job in an award-winning organisation that values you as an individual and offers great benefits and learning and development opportunities, there has never been a better time to join Southern Cross Care.
Apply online;
Enquiries; View email address on southerncrosscare.expr3ss.com
Applications close; 4pm on Monday, 30th of January 2023
Benefits of working as a Food Services Assistant in Mount Barker 5251, SA:
● Learning opportunities
● Opportunities to grow
● Advantageous package