Food and Domestic Assistant

**Work in an environment that offers**:

- Support for career progression and development
- An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
- An ability to live and work in a vibrant regional setting

**The Position**

**Job Reference**: 1651

**Position Title**:Food and Domestic Services Assistant
**Classification**:IN13 - IN14
**Salary per hour (exc. super)**:$24.87 - $27.07
**Hours per fortnight**:up to 80 hours (includes an ADO every 4 weeks)
**Employment Status**:Ongoing Part Time

**Closing date**:**07/01/2025

The new EPC is a dedicated facility to support mothers, fathers, parents, carers, families and their children up to four years of age. EPCs deliver a suite of core services, through a nurse-led multidisciplinary care team. High quality and safe EPC service delivery is best achieved through a workforce built on a strong nursing leadership team, including Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Nurses, that provides leadership and clinical oversight and support for the multidisciplinary clinical team.

The primary focus of the role is to provide on-site services support, mainly all cleaning and washing services, for the EPC facilities inclusive of clinical and corporate services.

The scope of the role includes, food handling, cleaning, linen supply, laundry duties and room setups with the aim to:

- ensure high quality cleaning support services to clients and staff;
- support the smooth operation of EPC services through high quality customer service;
- foster and support a home like environment;
- practise compliant hygiene and infection control measures; and
- report any risks that would impact on the delivery of cleaning or catering services.

**Working with Bendigo Health**

Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.

Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.

Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.
- We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including: Staff health and wellbeing programs
- Career development and education opportunities
- Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

**Your New Division**

The Clinical Operations Division encompasses acute, allied health, cancer, dental and mental health services. We provide a wide range of general medical, surgical and specialty services including but not limited to; Oncology, Cardiology, Renal, Emergency, Women’s and Children’s, Critical Care, Specialist Clinics, Cancer Clinics and Mental Health Services. Our Allied Health teams provide a diverse range of programs and person centred care in inpatient, outpatient, community, home and residential care settings.

**Bendigo Region**

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

**Interested?**

We’d love to hear from you Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.

Need more information? Please contact **Jen Elliston** on **(03)** **5454 7902** for a confidential discussion.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.