Food Services Manager

Work in an environment that offers: 

• Generous annual leave entitlements
• An opportunity to make a real impact with a trusted name- Bendigo Health 
• Salary packaging to boost your take-home pay. 

The Position 

Job Reference: 3089

Position Title: Food Services Manager 
Classification: HS5 - HS32
Salary per hour (exc. super): $ $51.69
Hours per fortnight: 48
Employment Status: Ongoing Part Time 

Closing date: 27/10/2025

The Food Services Manager – Golden Oaks Complex is responsible for the leadership and operational management of food and environmental services across the Golden Oaks and Carshalton House sites. The role ensures that services are delivered in alignment with Aged Care Quality Standards, the Aged Care Act, and Bendigo Health's policies and procedures.

This position oversees the planning and delivery of safe, efficient, and consumer-focused food services that respond to the diverse cultural, medical, and personal needs of residents. It includes responsibility for managing budgets, resources, and multidisciplinary staff, while maintaining a high standard of service quality and compliance.

The role operates with a high level of independence in designing service programs, workforce planning, and allocating resources, ensuring continuous improvement and adherence to professional and organisational standards.

Working with Bendigo Health

Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.

Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.

Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including: 

• Staff health and wellbeing programs
• Career development and education opportunities
• Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

Your New Division

The Community and Continuing Care Division provides a broad range of high-quality, person-centred care programs and services to consumers in inpatient, outpatient, and community settings.  Each service within the division is designed to ensure holistic care and improve the overall well-being of our patients and communities. 

The Aged Care Residential Services team provides accommodation for 267 older residents of Bendigo and surrounding areas who require residential aged care in a nursing home. The Residential Services team provide high quality of care in all five of our facilities. Our homes care for some of the most vulnerable older people in our community. The team strives for service excellence through innovation and constantly monitoring our care standards and seeking to do things better. 

Bendigo Region

Bendigo is one of Victoria's largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region's population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

Interested?

We'd love to hear from you  Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.  

Need more information?  Please contact Ruth Ward, Director of Nursing on for a confidential discussion.  

Diversity and Inclusion

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

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