Food Services Assistant

## Job Description:* Berengarra Aged Care - Kew location* Part time, permanent position available 16 hours per week on the PM shift* Challenging and rewarding work environment within one of Australia’s leading hospital groups**About the Role**You will provide a range of support services for our aged care residents, working as part of a team to deliver best practice care. We provide a customer focused model, and you will assist with food preparation, dishwashing and cleaning services as well as food transport. You have a passion for positively impacting people’s lives, providing assistance and support with services in line with our resident’s needs, abilities and choices.* Assist in preparing short order meals for residents, and coordinate and prepare their daily menu and beverage choices* Wash kitchen trays and ensure the kitchen, pantry and all kitchen equipment, including refrigerators/ ovens and benches, are kept clean.* Sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, scrubbing, detail dusting, glass cleaning are all part of kitchen cleaning to support the comfort of our residents* Continued compliance to Infection Control procedures* Assist the Laundry team by taking the trolleys to the laundry, washing, drying, pressing, folding and return of residents laundry to their roomClassifications for this position will range from IN13 - IN14 ($49,145 - $53,508 per annum pro rata)**Your Contribution*** Food Handling Certificate (essential) HLTFSE001* Experience in cleaning, and food and beverage handling/preparation (preferably in an aged care setting)* Demonstrated ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team* Highly developed communication skills* Previous experience in a hospital and/or residential facility would be highly desirable* Current NDIS Check, or willing to obtain**What We Offer*** A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs* Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling* A healthy work/life balance encouraged.* Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities* Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay* Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation* Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals* Culture of continuous improvement**About Berengarra**Berengarra, a new multi storey 90 bed state of the art residential aged care facility comprises 60 mainstream and 30 Aged Persons’ Mental Health (APMH) beds designed to deliver contemporary best practice person centered care. Berengarra compliments a suite of existing St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne’s residential facilities. You will be a part of a dedicated, dynamic and forward thinking team that comes together for a common goal, the care of our residents.Berengarra welcomed its first residents in March 2021**Working at St Vincent’s** St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.**Application*** Please attach your resume and cover letter to your applicationShortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.**We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.**Please visit our website, for further information regarding ourSVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).## Closing Date:10 January 2026 11:59pm## Reconciliation Action Plan:*At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.**For further information, visit https or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au*## Code of Conduct:St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a Catholic not-for-profit healthcare provider with a reputation for compassionate care and world-leading innovation. Part of the St Vincent’s Health Australia group, we are a leading tertiary teaching hospital providing a comprehensive suite of services including acute medical and surgical services, emergency and critical care, aged care, diagnostics, rehabilitation, allied health, mental health, palliative and residential care.Operating from 18 sites across greater Melbourne, this includes a major teaching, academic research and tertiary referral centre situated in Fitzroy, a soon to be established Rapid Access Hub at St Vincent’s Hospital on The Park, St George’s Health Service Kew, palliative care at Caritas Christi Hospice, as well as aged care, correctional health, mental health and community centres, pathology collection centres, general practice services and dialysis satellite centres. We continue to be at the forefront of care for Victoria’s most in-need communities.Employing more than 7,000 staff and with over 880 beds in daily use, the core aim of SVHM is to improve the patient experience through better access, superior outcomes and a more efficient and responsive health service.
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