Casual Catering Assistant

5 days ago

Newcastle, Australia Cater Care Group Full time

Casual Catering Assistant - Aged Care | Taree

Posted: 20/10/2025

Closing Date: 20/11/2025

Job Type: Casual

Location: NSW: Central Coast

Job Description

The role:

Cater Care seeks to appoint a Casual Catering Assistant at one of our key aged care residences in Taree.

This role plays a vital part in ensuring our residents enjoy nutritious, well-presented meals in a caring and supportive environment.

Roster: Various days and hours

What this role involves:

- Assisting with food preparation, including salads, sandwiches, and texture-modified meals

- Customer service - serving our residents meals and snacks

- Re-stocking as required, and after meal periods

- Dishwashing and cleaning kitchen & dining areas

- Setting tables, plating meals, and supporting the chef with general kitchen duties

Desired Skills and Experience

The ideal candidate will have:

- Experience assisting in kitchens, food preparation and/or customer service

- Work effectively as part of a team to meet resident needs and service expectations.

- Previous experience in aged care (preferred but not essential)

- Maintaining food hygiene and safety practices

- A reliable individual who has a genuine interest in working in aged care

What we offer:

- $25.85 base per hour, plus casual rates applicable weekend penalty rates

- Uniform provided

- Great range of staff benefits including discounts for 450+ retailers nationwide for you and your family

- Support around further training, licensing and accreditations

- Access to EAP services with Acacia Connection

Who we are:

Cater Care is a leading, 100% Australian owned contract catering service provider, operating across multiple sectors (Aged care, Education, Retirement, Retail and Remote services).

Through our values of Care, Pride and Community, we pride ourselves on diversity, work/life balance, providing excellent career opportunities to our employees. We encourage First Nations people to consider a career with us.

The next step:

Please click “Apply for this job”. If your work history aligns with the key selection criteria for the role, one of our recruitment coordinators will be in touch. Please, no agencies.

Please note:

As a result of revised standards around health & well-being in the aged care industry, all applicants must have a current year flu vaccination and undertake a National Criminal History Check.

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