Dining Specialist West Nsw

**About the opportunity**

The role is responsible for enhancing the overall dining experience for residents. This role will ensure that dining services are tailored to the individual needs, preferences and cultural backgrounds of older people, supporting social engagement, functional independence and quality of life. This role will also foster a sense of connection and belonging, ensuring that mealtime is a positive and enriching part of a residents day.

**Key responsibilities include**:

- Create Dementia-friendly/household dining experiences and support the creation of a welcoming and supportive dining environment for residents by influencing best practices and collaborating with car teams.
- Promote choice and independence: Encourage and support residents in making their own choices and maintaining independent dining mealtimes, while influencing staff training and dining protocols to prioritise resident autonomy.
- Support good nutrition and hydration: Ensure residents receive adequate nutrition and hydration by influencing dietary plans and hydration strategies, tailored to their individual needs.
- Safety: Adhering to food safety regulations and ensure compliance with health standards.

**Qualifications**, **skills & experience**
- Tertiary qualifications in an appropriate and relevant discipline or equivalent experience
- Recognised qualifications and/or experience in hospitality management

**Even better**
- Experience in hospitality, aged care, or customer service, with a focus on dining or food services.
- Strong interpersonal skills and a passion for enhancing the quality of life for older people.
- Knowledge of cultural and religious dietary requirements, with a commitment to providing inclusive meal services.
- Ability to lead and train staff, fostering a supportive and positive dining environment.
- Excellent communication skills and a resident-focused approach to problem-solving.

**Who is Uniting?**

When you’re part of Uniting NSW.ACT, you’re part of a diverse, purpose-led team of people who are really making a difference to the world around them.

We contribute to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

Uniting leaders and employees work together to create a culture that is safe, inclusive and person-centred. We bring this to life every day through our values: compassionate, respectful, imaginative and bold.

Uniting acknowledges the continuing sovereignty and rich cultural diversity of Australia’s First Peoples. We pay our respects to all Elders - past, present, and emerging - and to all First Peoples on whose lands we live and work.

Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people.

**How to apply**

**What to expect**

Please know that employment with Uniting will require a National Police Check, and Reference Checks.