Team Leader Food Services

1 week ago


Brisbane, Queensland, Australia UnitingCare Queensland Full time $43,200 - $86,400 per year

Food Services Team Leader | St Andrews Hospital  

  • Employment Term: Permanent Part Time - 60 hours per fortnight
  • Location: Spring Hill – Brisbane
  • Remuneration: $35.32 p/hr + 12% Super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay) + Penalties & Allowances
  • Reports To: Food Service Manager and Head Chef
  • Applications Close: 21st of September 2025

Make a meaningful difference with St Andrews Private Hospital 

At St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital, we offer world-class health care to families across Queensland and from interstate and are leaders in Cardiac services, Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery (including deep brain stimulation), Vascular surgery and Rehabilitation. By bringing together the finest medical experts, care and technology, we're able to deliver personalised care, world-class results and make a meaningful difference in people's lives. 

An integral part of our team, as a Team Leader 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 our St Andrews Hospital team  

The Team Leader position is responsible for the efficient delivery and supervision of all front of house activities in the food services department. You will be responsible for basic meal preparation, portioning and serving of hot and cold meals including dishwashing, assembly, distribution and collection of meal trays to customers.


• As a hands-on-leader you will supervise and coordinate all front of house activities to achieve a high standard and optimise customer hospitality experience


• Ensure a high standard of hygiene and safety throughout the food services department that complies with the hospital food safety program


• Ensure all rostered staff are present and leave is replaced to ensure full coverage


• Work as a team member and provide flexibility to rotate through all shifts and areas in the role of Team Leader

What makes a difference for us? 

  • Previous experience in a supervisory role in a food service and/or hospitality environment providing customer service
  • Demonstrated understanding and competencies in manual handling training, chemical use, hand hygiene and food safety
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills that demonstrate ability to communicate (written and verbally) effectively within a team environment
  • Demonstrated ability to manage several tasks at a time, using initiative and flexibility
  • Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to work well within a team
  • Ability to read, measure accurately and perform basic math skills
  • Basic computer/keyboard and telephone etiquette skills
  • Basic computer literacy in Microsoft Office
  • 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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