Food Services Assistant

1 week ago


Coburg, Victoria, Australia Merri-bek City Council Full time

Part time permanent role (based on 35 hours per week):


  • Monday to Friday 30 hrs per week:
-
Salary: $66k - $67k + Super (pro-rata):


  • Ability to transfer or take LSL (Long Service Leave) within Local Government

About Merri-bek City Council:

Merri-bek City Council is a progressive council of 175,000 residents: one community, proudly diverse.

Our council area sits within the banks of the Merri Creek and the Moonee Ponds Creek, and includes Brunswick, Coburg, Fawkner, Glenroy, Gowanbrae, Hadfield, Oak Park and Pascoe Vale.

Our city is vibrant and energetic, known for its active community, cultural diversity, creative industries and the arts. Our long-term vision has ambitious goals for environmental sustainability, social justice, community wellbeing, and creating great places.

With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne's CBD, there are excellent public transport options and great food and cafés right at the doorstep.


Merri-bek Council strives to be a contemporary, innovative and collaborative organisation with a deep commitment to engaging and supporting the Merri-bek community.

Our organisational vision is to be one team, brave and diverse, making a difference.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and welcoming workplace. We offer flexible and hybrid work options and genuinely care about providing our staff work/life balance.

With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne's CBD, there are excellent public transport options and great food, cafés, parks and a cinema right at the doorstep.

Merri-bek is a great place to live, work and play.

About the role:


The Bob Hawke Community Centre is looking a food services assistant to work as part of our delivered meals production team.

The food services assistant plays a vital role in helping produce packaged meals for our clients. Reporting to the senior food services assistant your duties include food portioning and plating, assembling of sandwiches and salads. Packing of meals reading for distribution to the delivered meals drivers. Wash dishes, utensils and kitchen equipment to maintain a clean and hygienic work environment. Assist in stock replenishing and cleaning of stores, cool, freezer rooms.

Skills and experience require to perform the role:

  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders and effectively partnering to influence decision-making
  • Food Safety Certificate HLTFSE00
  • Willingness to learn
  • Previous experience in a commercial kitchen
  • Team player with excellent customer service and communication skills
  • Understanding of food safety handling, storage regulations and OHS practices
  • Ability to follow work procedures and be willing to embrace changes and prioritise workloads

What the role can offer:

  • Extensive opportunities for training & career development
  • Salary sacrifice options
  • A real sense of worklife balance & flexible work options
  • Employersupported study assistance schemes
  • Wellness programs

Further support offered for our staff:

  • Up to 20 weeks primary & up to 5 weeks secondary parental leave
  • Purchase leave
  • Ceremonial leave
  • Gender affirmation leave
  • Family violence leave

Applications close: 11:30pm, Tuesday, 4 June 2024.

How to apply:

  • Please note that some documents relating to this position may reference Moreland City Council. We are in the process of updating the councils new name of Merribek City Council.
Merri-bek is focused on diverse representation of the community we serve.

With this we value lived experience that could contribute to the shaping of this role and in turn will continue to provide representation and growth of safe and inclusive work culture.


Our Commitment:


In May 2021, Merri-bek Council adopted a revised Statement of Commitment to Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung People and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of the municipality.

The statement recognises the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as the traditional owners of the lands and waterways of our municipality.

Merri-bek City Council is committed to being a Child Safe Organisation and has zero tolerance for child abuse.

We believe children and young people have the right to be and feel safe and that their safety and wellbeing is the responsibility of everyone.

You can read more about our Child Safety Commitment Statement on our website.

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