Food Services Assistant
Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & VIC) Inc.
Mount Barker, Adelaide Hills & Barossa, SA
Kitchen & Sandwich Hands (Hospitality & Tourism)
Part-time, full-time
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Do you have a passion for helping older adults with their daily living needs through a healthy and balanced diet? If so, come and join our dedicated Oakfield Lodge residential care team in Mount Barker.
Be the difference. Enjoy great rewards and benefits
Permanent part-time position available—various AM and PM shifts
Salary packaging to maximise your take-home pay
You will have the opportunity to be the difference whilst enjoying great rewards, including salary packaging benefits, Bupa Health Insurance discounts, discounted gym memberships, and much more.
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-centered 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
We are looking for people who will be the difference in the lives of our residents and clients.
The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience:
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 one's own workload without direct supervision and 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
Southern Cross Care is one of Australia’s leading charitable aged care, health, and retirement living service providers. We value the diversity in our team, live and breathe our values of service, courage, and compassion, and offer salary packaging benefits to maximize your take-home pay.
When you work for us, we value you as an individual, care for your well-being, and develop your skills to help you build your career. We reward creativity and provide the stability and flexibility you need. When you work for us, you work better for life.
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Enquiries: sandra.hawke@southerncrosscare.com.au