Food Service Assistant

**About Fronditha Care**

Fronditha Care is an award-winning not-for-profit aged care provider, specialising in providing culturally sensitive aged care for people of all backgrounds for more than 46 years. We provide a wide range of aged care services and programs to support elders and their families.

Through our core values of Respect, Do Right, Bring Joy and Inspire Better, we deliver a Bounty of Care that provides for the cultural, spiritual and health needs the elders in our care. More than 950 people choose to work at Fronditha Care, caring for elders across our 5 residential facilities in Melbourne and Newcastle, in their homes and in the community, across metropolitan Melbourne.

**About The Opportunity**

We are seeking a Cook or Casual Food Services Assistant's to join our team in delivering high-quality, nutritious and culturally relevant meals to elderly residents. This role is essential in maintaining food safety, hygiene and overall kitchen efficiency.

**The day-to-day responsibilities**
- Assist in preparing, storing, and serving meals according to residents' dietary needs and the food safety plan.
- Ensure meals meet nutritional and cultural preferences of residents.
- Maintain high standards of hygience and comply with food safety regulations.
- Set and arrange tables and chairs as per procedures.
- Wash dishes, clean workbenches and maintain a tidy kitchen and dining area.
- Assist with cleaning duties across the facility as required.
- Report any faulty kitchen equipment and maintain compliance with safety standards.
- Oversee documentation related to food safety, meals records and stock levels.
- Participate in Fronditha Care's continuous improvement processes to enhance service quality.

**What success looks like for this role**
- Food handling certificate is essential but not limited to.
- Previous experience with food handling and cleaning.
- Minimum 1 year experience in the Aged Care Sector.
- Proven skills around infection control and safe food handling.
- Proficiency in communication and teamwork.
- Preferred background in aged care or a related field.
- NSW Food Safety Supervisor.
- Cert III in Commercial Cookery but not limited to.
- Need to be able to work weekends and afternoon shifts.

**Why choose Fronditha Care?**

Fronditha Care is driven by our ethos of providing a Bounty of Care that extends to our clients and employees. We are committed to creating a safe, inclusive workplace that sets our people up for success and helps them grow in the workplace and in life.

**Our benefits**
- Above award pay with annual pay increases under respective Enterprise Agreements.
- Salary packaging up to $15,900 per annum of pre-tax income.
- Meal and entertainment benefits up to $2,650 per annum.
- Benefits available through Fronditha Care’s superannuation partner.
- Gender neutral paid parental leave of 6 weeks.
- Ability to purchase additional annual leave.
- Enhanced leave entitlements for employees covered by respective Enterprise Agreements.
- Learning and development, career pathway opportunities, communities of practice and other learning programs.
- Access to our health and wellbeing program including EAP support for personal and professional assistance.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Casual

Pay: $24.95 - $32.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Salary packaging

**Education**:

- High School (Year 9-11) (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Food handling: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Food Handling Certificate (preferred)
- Police Check (preferred)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (preferred)

**Location**:

- Mayfield East NSW 2304 (required)

Work Location: In person