Food Services Assistant

**Coorparoo Aged Care** are currently seeking **Food Service Assistant** to join our team on a Part-time basis.

**About Us**

Coorparoo Aged Care offers permanent residential accommodation, respite and aged care for seniors who are no longer able to stay in their home.

The home is a safe, nurturing and engaging environment where residents will be able to enjoy feeling part of a community and the companionship of others.

We provide a comfortable and homely setting so that residents feel at home and have the confidence to simply be themselves.

Our aim is to look after resident's care needs so they can enjoy quality of life and their family members have peace of mind

**About the Role**

An exciting opportunity exists for an individual seeking a role with a lot of variety to join our friendly team at Coorparoo Aged care in the role of Food Service Assistant on a part-time basis.

Responsibilities include but not limited to the following:

- Preparation, serving, presentation and delivery of food and beverages.
- Ensuring that the correct food and beverages are served to each resident, in a timely manner and according to their dietary/specialised nutritional requirements and/or known food allergens and tolerances.
- Provide assistance to residents when requested and refer any complaints or concerns to the Head Chef/ Clinical Care Coordinator/RN/EN or Facility Manager.
- Ensure that the clearing of dining rooms, removal of food trays from residents’ rooms, and the washing of dishes and cleaning are in accordance with Kewarra Aged Care Food Safety Program policy and procedure.
- Effectively manage own time to ensure all cleaning duties are completed within the required timeframe.
- Ensure that all cleaning tasks are completed on the daily tasks list and to a high standard.
- Maintain confidentiality of resident information.
- Ensure a high standard of customer service including presenting in a professional manner at all times when interacting with residents during meal services.
- Communicate effectively with residents, resident representatives and staff.

**About you**
- Hospitality front of house experience desirable
- Certificate in Food Handling desirable
- Basic kitchen knowledge and experience
- Ability to read and interpret dietary information
- Experience in Aged Care food service and/or cleaning desirable
- Current First Aid certificate and CPR desirable
- Excellent communication skills
- Exceptional customer service skills
- Demonstrated organisational and time management skills with the ability to multitask
- Ability to comply with safe work practices and food handling practices
- Must have a current police clearance certificate or willingness to obtain same.

**Job Type**: Part-time

**Salary**: $22.00 - $26.00 per hour

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Morning shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Coorparoo, QLD 4504: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (preferred)