Food and Beverage Attendant

Do you love to build genuine connections, nurture belonging and enhance life? At Aveo, you can do just that and more.

Join us and feel confident to embrace new challenges in our supportive culture. Bring your whole-self to work, grow as you learn new things and be rewarded through the joy of helping others. Together let's redefine retirement living for senior Australians.

**The Opportunity**

**Beachside Gardens Retirement Village (formerly known as Freedom Dromana)** is a friendly community set on well-maintained grounds and positioned near the sandy shores of Safety Beach on Melbourne's Mornington Peninsula and ideally located just minutes from wineries, cafes, shopping precincts and more. An incredible community in an idyllic location; close by are Arthurs Seat State Park, Beachside Doctors, Rosebud Hospital and Trofeo Estate.
As a Food & Beverage Attendant, you'll enjoy working in a fast-paced hospitality environment to deliver high-quality meals and service to the residents. You'll be a great communicator with a focus on delivering a high standard of customer service, and enjoy supporting the residents whilst providing a happy social environment. The residents are the heart of everything we do and the reason we come to work every day, their happiness is key to a successful overall operation and we are looking for someone who values this as much as we do. **Located in Beachside Gardens Retirement Village, **you will thrive in this highly customer-facing hospitality and customer service role

**This is a casual role, helping our team on an ad-hoc basis with covering leave or when we need an extra pair of hands**

**You will**
- Provide a high level of Customer Service to residents during lunch or dinner service times
- Assist in the daily preparation of meals
- Assist with the delivery of food & beverages
- Follow all kitchen and restaurant hygiene practices (which will include general cleaning and washing up)

**What you'll bring**
- A friendly and warm persona with a passion for building relationships and chatting with residents
- Experience in a fast-paced hospitality, restaurant or customer service environment (highly regarded)
- Current Police check (required, but we can complete for you)
- Minimum of two (2) COVID-19 Vaccinations (required)

**What we offer**
- **$31.16/hr** including casual loading + relevant Aged Care Award entitlements including penalty rates, overtime and allowances + superannuation
- A great place to start or further your hospitality career
- **Employee Referral Program, earning you up to $1000**:

- Further career development (e.g Certificate III in Commercial Cookery to develop into a qualified Chef)
- The opportunity to cross-train into other roles, boosting your current skill set.
- Be part of a friendly and supportive team in a role that offers genuine job satisfaction

**Who we are**

As a leader in retirement living, with 30 years' experience, Aveo provides the stability and confidence to try new things and keep innovating. Owned by Brookfield Asset Management, we're on an exciting journey of growth. Our in-house range of services is holistic, supporting our customers in their independence for as long as possible. This helps us deliver a seamless experience for our 12,000 residents across 90+ diverse communities nationwide.

We're a dedicated group of over 1900 caring, friendly team members; united with our core values; Kindness, Care and Respect. Together we create thriving communities that help retired Australians be their best selves.

**What's next?**
- Aveo is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, with a focus on hiring great people regardless of their race, gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, background, religion, age, or sexual orientation. We treasure skills, expertise, and commitment. Our goal is to attract, develop, motivate, reward, and retain the best talent in the industry. Diversity is essential to our success; we are committed to building an inclusive workplace where all our people feel comfortable being their authentic selves, and embraced for who they are._

**Job Types**: Permanent, Casual

**Salary**: $24.93 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Referral program

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Fixed shift
- No weekends
- Public holidays
- Rotating roster
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Penalty rates

Application Question(s):

- Aveo are formally requesting that all employees be vaccinated against COVID-19. Are you comfortable with meeting this expectation?
- Are you willing to undertake a pre-employment medical assessment as part of the recruitment process? This will be paid for by Aveo.
- Are you aware of any circumstance regarding your health or capacity to work, which may impact your ability to perform the duties of the position?
- What suburb are you living in?
- Have you ever been involved in any other criminal, civil or police action (pending or completed) or do you have a criminal charge, conviction or fin