Food Services Manager

**Job no**: 894400
**Work type**: Full time
**Location**: Adelaide Metro Northern
**Categories**: Administration, Business and Management, Catering and Hospitality
- **Northern Adelaide Local Health Network - Lyell McEwin Hospital - Elizabeth Vale**:

- **Salary**: $98,478 - $104,165 p.a.** **plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits** **- ASO6**:

- **Ongoing Full-Time**

**About the Role**:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network is seeking an experienced Food Services Manager to join the motivated team within our Food Services Department.

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.

As the Food Services Manager, you will play a crucial role in overseeing the day-to-day operations of our food services department, ensuring the delivery of high-quality and nutritious meals to our patients, staff and visitors. Your responsibilities will include:

- managing and leading a team of dedicated food services staff, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment
- developing and implementing efficient systems and processes to ensure smooth operations and adherence to food safety and hygiene standards
- collaborating with clinical staff and dietitians to design and deliver nutritionally balanced menus that cater to diverse dietary requirements
- monitoring and controlling costs, inventory and budgets to ensure efficient resource utilisation
- ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, policies, and procedures

Exceptional organisational, communication and problem-solving skills are essential, coupled with a strong commitment to customer service and continuous improvement.

**About You**:
Are you dedicated, compassionate and enthusiastic looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.

**About Us**:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

**Benefits of working at NALHN**:
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

**Check(s)**:
**Immunisation Risk for this position is**-** Category B (indirect contact with blood or body substances)**

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. **Job Ref: 894400**

**Enquiries**:
Kylie Simmons

Corporate Operational Project Support Officer

Phone: (08) 7117 4705

**Application Closing Date**:
7 March 2025 **-** 11.55PM

**Role Description and Further Information**:
**Advertised**: 21 Feb 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 07 Mar 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time