Kitchen Hand

5 days ago


Brisbane, Queensland, Australia UnitingCare Queensland Full time $59,400 - $72,900 per year

Kitchen Hand - The Wesley Hospital

Employment Term: Casual Opportunities 
Remuneration: $29.02 p/h + Casual Loading + 12 % Super + Penalties/Allowances
Location: Auchenflower, The Wesley Hospital is just 5 mins from Toowong Shopping Village and 10 mins from Brisbane City
Applications Close: 26th of September 2025

Make a meaningful difference with The Wesley Private Hospital 

The Wesley Hospital is one of Australia's iconic and largest private not-for-profit hospitals. From the heart of Brisbane, more than 800 Visiting Medical Practitioners and 2,000 staff deliver personalised care through life's journey making a meaningful difference in the lives of generations of Queenslanders.  We offer comprehensive care across a wide range of acute tertiary-level medical and surgical services with a particular focus on cancer care, cardiac care, women's and children's care, and complex surgical care. This includes the busiest robotic surgery program and the first Robotic Surgery Centre of Excellence accredited in Australia. 

An integral part of our team, as a Kitchen Hand in Food Services, you'll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.  Let's make a meaningful difference, together  

Your part in The Wesley Hospital team

The Kitchen Hand position is responsible for supporting the day-to-day operation of the main kitchen through food preparation, dishwashing and support other basic food service functions as required that comply with the hospital's food safety program. This position performs a wide range of tasks in a fast-paced kitchen environment to maintain adequate levels of clean equipment, utensils and crockery in order to provide our customers with a high-quality hospitality experience. Please note full availability is essential in these roles. This position is required to work across a roster spanning Monday to Sunday (inclusive), between the hours of 5:30am and 9:30pm, on a 7-day rotating roster.

What makes a difference for us?

  • Previous Kitchen Hand experience in a food service health or hospitality team environment
  • Demonstrated understanding and competencies in manual handling training, chemical use, hand hygiene and food safety
  • A professional attitude with excellent personal presentation, communication and customer service skills.
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Be proficient in all aspects of food safety.
  • Ability to read, measure accurately and perform basic math skills
  • Availability to work AM and PM shifts within the Food Services operation (between the hours of 5.30am - 9.30pm on a 7-day rotating roster).
  • Willingness to obtain required vaccinations in line with hospitals infection control requirements 

These roles require a degree of physical fitness as you will be working on your feet all day. This may include lifting kitchen equipment and/or pushing heavy trolleys throughout the kitchen and hospital environment.

What makes a difference for you? 

  • NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: Salary Packaging Explained

  • Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance 

  • A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs  

  • 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme  

  • Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events  

  • Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference   

  • A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others 

We'd love you to be part of our UnitingCare family   

By joining our Hospitals, you'll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we're a proud not-for-profit with more than 17,500 staff and 9, 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen's Hospital, and St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness. 

Child safe, Child friendly 

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:  

  • provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children  

  • implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services 

  • appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur 

Diversity & Inclusion   

Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here.  At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.   

Safe workplace   

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.   


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