
Food Service Assistant
5 days ago
Location: Melbourne | Parkville
Job type: Part time
Organisation: The Royal Children's Hospital
**Salary**: $23 - $26
Occupation: Medical and Nursing
Reference: 12549
**About the Role**
The Food Service Assistant works as part of a team in the Food Service Department assisting with many of the activities involved with food and/or formula production, distribution and food storage to ensure patients receive high quality meals and feeds in a timely and accurate manner. The position involves being cross-trained across a variety of roles within food services including assisting with patient meal set-up, delivering patient meals to the bedside, collecting patient meal trays and dish-washing, and may also include duties in the central formula room including bottle washing and preparation of infant formula/enteral feeds.
Classification for this position will range from IN13 - IN14, Food and Domestic Assistant Grade 1 to Food and Domestic Assistant Grade 2 (base hourly rate of $23.07 to $25.72 + penalty rates + superannuation)
**What you’ll achieve**:
- Work as part of a team to achieve high quality patient service
- Comply with the principles of food safety and the RCH Food Safety Program to ensure feeds are handled safely at all times
- Comply with all hospital and departmental policies and procedures
- Willingness to undertake a variety of tasks as needed
**Your skills and experience**:
- Previous experience in health or hospitality setting in a similar role an advantage
- Ability to read & write English, sufficient to understand verbal & written instructions and communicate with other staff and with families
- High standard of personal presentation and hygiene
- Good literacy and numeracy skills
- Food Allergy Training Certificate
- Food Handling Certificate Level 1 (Basic Food Safety)
If this sounds like you, click **here** to view the position description.
**About the Nutrition and Food Services Department**
The Department of Nutrition and Food Services at The Royal Children's Hospital incorporates the clinical dietetic service, the Main Kitchen that caters for inpatient meals and the Central Formula Room that produces formula,
enteral feeds and fortifies expressed breast milk to meet the nutritional needs of patients.
**What we offer**:
- Staff Wellbeing Hub
- Discounted on-site car parking
**Other Requirements**:
- Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
- Valid Working with Children Check
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willing to obtain
- Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure
**Application process**
To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.
**Why work at the RCH?**
RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.
We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.
It is a requirement of your employment that you be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information. It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption.
**Are you ready to join our team?**
Applications close **1 December 2024
-
Food And Domestic Services Assistant
14 hours ago
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Maryborough District Health Service Full timePermanent Part-Time - 48 hours per fortnight/casual engagement could be consideredFor further information about this role, Please contact Andrew Dexter - Environmental Services Coordinator via email Food & Domestic Service Assistant We are seeking a Food & Domestic Assistant to join our team at the Maryborough Campus of Maryborough District Health Service.In...
-
Food Services Assistant
2 weeks ago
Melbourne, Australia Austin Health Full timeLocation: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan Job type: Part time Organisation: Austin Health **Salary**: Salary not specified Occupation: Health and Allied Health Reference: 46257 Food Services Assistant Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across 3 campuses in the northeast of...
-
Food Service Assistant
17 hours ago
Melbourne, Australia NurseLink Healthcare Full time**About NurseLink Healthcare** NurseLink Healthcare is a trusted healthcare staffing agency, ISO 9001:2015 certified, providing high-quality, person-centred services to aged care homes, private hospitals, and healthcare settings across Australia. Our team includes Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, Personal Care Assistants, FSAs, Chefs, and Cleaners who...
-
Food Services Assistant
1 week ago
Melbourne, Australia Northpark Private Hospital Full time**Food Services Assistant - multiple casual roles** - **Northpark Private Hospital** - **Supportive Team Environment** **_ Casual positions_** Northpark Private Hospital is seeking Food Services Assistants to join our Catering team on a casual basis. In this fast paced and varied environment you will take pride in your work, have a friendly and positive...
-
Food Services Assistant
6 days ago
Melbourne, Australia Austin Health Full timeLocation: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan Job type: Casual Organisation: Austin Health **Salary**: Salary not specified Occupation: Health and Allied Health Reference: 50663 - Casual - Medi Chef, Austin Health Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the...
-
Food Service Assistant
1 week ago
Melbourne, Australia Victorian Government Full time**Overview**: **Work Type**:Part-time **Salary**: $24 - $27 **Grade**:Grade not specified **Occupation**:Medicine, nursing and midwifery **Location**:Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs **Reference**:13544 **Food Services Assistant** - Part time Ongoing role - 0.37 EFT at 57 hours (9 shifts) / 4 week period - Mix of weekdays and weekends **About...
-
Food Services Assistant
2 weeks ago
Melbourne, Australia Ramsay Health Care Full time**Food Services Assistant** We are seeking a positive, hard-working Catering team members to join our team at Frances Perry House in this Casual opportunity! **About the Role** As a Food Services Assistant, you will be responsible for taking meal orders, preparing patient food trays, beverages and basic food preparation. This also includes preparation of...
-
Food Services Assistant
16 hours ago
Melbourne, Australia Ramsay Health Care Full time**Food Services Assistant** We are seeking a positive, hard-working Catering team members to join our team at Frances Perry House in this Casual opportunity! **About the Role** As a Food Services Assistant, you will be responsible for the distribution and collection of all customer menus, food trays and beverages, and basic food preparation. This also...
-
Food Service Assistant
5 days ago
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia St John of God Health Care Full time $31 - $33Your role at St John of God Berwick Hospital You will assist other members of the Food Services Department in providing high quality product and service to all customers, such as patients, caregiver and others.Responsibilities include efficient delivery of service, clearing and assisting with the plating of meals and cleaning of all areas associated with...
-
Food Service Assistant
7 days ago
Melbourne, Australia Ramsay Health Care Full time**Multiple Casual Positions**: - **Availability for AM shifts (6 AM to 3 PM) and PM shifts (1 PM to 10 PM)**: - **Flexible work practices to best match your work/life balance** **About The Role** Our Peninsula Private Hospital is seeking for positive, hard-working Casual Food Services Assistants to join our Food Services team that is located in the...