Food Services Assistant

18 hours ago

Heidelberg, Australia Austin Health Full time

**Reference Number**:3916

**Category**:Management & Administration

**Department**:Support Services

**_Are you a current Austin Health employee?_**

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

**About Food Service Department**

The Austin Health Food Services Department is an in-house service which consists of the following two business units:

- Patient Food Services: provides patient meals for all Austin Health campus’ as well as providing a patient meals service to Royal Women’s Hospital. Currently the Austin Health Patient Food Services Department is plating approximately 2700 cook/chill meals each day. Food Services has 138 staff.
- Medi-Chef: is located on the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital (HRH) campus. Medi-Chef produces cook/chill (short shelf life and long shelf life) meal components for both Austin Health and other clients. Medi-Chef has 25 staff and currently produces 128,000 meals components per week.

**About the role**

The Food Services Assistant supports the preparation and portioning of meals in Austin Health’s central food production kitchen. In this role you will ensure meals are produced safely, accurately, and efficiently according to dietary requirements, food safety standards, and production schedules. Working as part of a team, you will help to produce high-quality, nutritious meals, contributing to patient care and service excellence.

A regular day will see you:

- Prepare meal as per the production plan.
- Dishwashing, general, and specific cleaning duties.
- Receive and store incoming goods as per the Food Safety plan.
- Assist cooks as and when required.

**About you**

As the Casual Food Services Assistant, you will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work, and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.

To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:

- Completion of Year 10 or equivalent.
- Current Food Handling and Hygiene Certificate.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced team environment with good time management skills.
- Knowledge of dietary requirements, including allergen management and cross-contamination prevention.

**Our benefits**

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
- Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
- Mentoring and career development opportunities.

**Work with us**

**Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the**position description**for further details.**

**Application closing date: Friday 12 September 2025

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