Food Service Assistant

**Food and Domestic Services Assistant**
**Casual**
**$24.13 per hour**

**About Grampians Health**

Grampians Health was established 1 November 2021, bringing together Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital, Stawell Regional Health, Wimmera Health Care Group and Ballarat Health Services to deliver safe, sustainable, healthcare tailored to changing workforce and community needs, for the long term.

This partnership follows years of strong collaboration and close partnerships between the four health services. Together, we will deliver better healthcare, enhance services and advance careers, closer to home, now and into the future.

A career with Grampians Health means you are connected and are part of a team providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Our communities are diverse, as is our workforce, with expert clinical staff from across the world choosing to live and work in our beautiful region.

Grampians Health provides acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care, administration and support services. This means your career will be as diverse and rewarding as you strive to be.

**About the role**

The Food Service Assistant role entails the preparation and plating of food items in a hygienic and efficient manner, with a focus on both core business and commercial operations.

**Key Responsibilities**
- **Timely Task Completion**: Execute tasks in an organised and timely manner.
- **Food Presentation**: Ensure food preparation is presented with pride and attention to detail.
- **Temperature Recording**: Maintain accurate records of food temperatures to ensure safety standards.
- **Ongoing Training**: Participate actively in continuous training activities.
- **Positive Team Influence**: Positively influence fellow team members.
- **Customer Communication**: Maintain effective communication with both in-house and commercial customers.

**Skills and experience**
- Experience in previous Food Services role or willing to learn
- Food Handling Certificate (HLTFS207C - Follow Basic Food Safety Practices). - Mandatory

**Grampians Health Culture & Benefits**

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.
- Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
- Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
- Discounted on-site parking
- Access to discounted health club membership
- Staff rewards and recognition programs

**Ballarat Region**
- Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the states fastest growing inland city. Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes.

**How to apply**
Click **APPLY** or contact Donna McDonald, Plating Supervisor, on 5320 3650 for a confidential discussion.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.
- Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people._

**Selection Criteria**
- Essential : Do you hold HLTFSE001 Food Handling Certificate? If not, are you willing to undertake?
- Essential : Have you received three doses of a COVID19 vaccine? If no, please provide further detail regarding doses received, booking dates and/or other relevant information.