Food Service Assistant

6 days ago


Sydney, Australia Design & Communication Full time

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.

**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
- Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: $24.95 - $37.28 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Childcare assistance
- Housing provided
- Professional development assistance
- Unlimited annual leave

Schedule:

- Shift work
- Weekend availability

Supplementary Pay:

- Overtime pay

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (preferred)

Work Location: In person



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