Food Service Manager

23 hours ago


Adelaide Lead, Victoria, Australia Women's and Children's Health Network Full time $108,000 - $116,000 per year
  • Women's and Children's Health Network, Food Services, Kaurna Land, North Adelaide (5006)
  • Salary – ASO7, $108,109 - $116, % Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
  • Employment: Full Time, Ongoing

About WCHN
Join the Women's and Children's Health Network (WCHN), South Australia's leading provider of care for women, babies, children and young people. We're shaping the future of healthcare through compassion, innovation and excellence — with our communities at the heart of everything we do.

What WCHN Can Offer You

  • Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities, groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal entertainment expenses.
  • Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
  • Free public transport to and from the Women's and Children's Hospital for SA Health metropolitan hospital staff (excludes network community sites). [remove for roles that are not at WCH]
  • Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
  • Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.

About The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to manage a large and dynamic Food Service at the Women's and Children's Hospital. The Food Services Manager is responsible for the strategic direction and operational leadership of the Food Services Department, catering to the needs of a vulnerable client base.

Key duties of the role

  • Manage in-patient food production and service delivery and retail operations
  • Manage Infant Nutrition Breast Milk Bank
  • Manage functions and vending machine supplies

Skills And Experience

  • Significant experience in leading and managing large food service program/s in a health care setting, including retail operations and in-patient service delivery.
  • Demonstrated experience in embedding systems and aligned workforce culture that ensures compliance with food safety and work health safety frameworks.
  • Significant experience in effectively planning and managing the effective utilisation of food service assets, consumables and workforce budget, ensuring cost-effective service delivery.
  • Experience in designing and planning menus that meet a wide range of nutritional needs within a clinical setting.

Enquiries can be directed to
Natalie Hood, Executive Director, Sub-Acute and Allied Health, or

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Requirements
To learn more about this role — including key selection criteria, special conditions and minimum requirements — please refer to the attached role description and the document checklists below:

  • ASO7 Manager Food Services, September
  • Immunisation Requirements Checklist
  • Applicant Documents Checklist

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role. Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Friday, 10 October 2025 (time 11:55PM)



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