Food Services Assistant

7 days ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Medical And Aged Care Group Full time

**Residential Aged Care Home**:

- ** Friendly team and great working environment**:

- ** Education, training and career opportunities**:

- ** Staff reward and recognition programs**:

- ** Located in Boronia, Victoria**

**Excellent opportunity for enthusiastic and experienced aged care staff who have a can-do attitude, to join our team**

**About us...**

**Medical & Aged Care Group (MAACG)** is a family owned business. From humble beginnings in 1995, we've become one of Australia's leading privately owned companies providing aged care services. We have grown our business with a special focus on building relationships—both with our residents and their families, as well as staff. The result is a collection of homes within Victoria filled with vibrant and connected communities.

We are devoted to creating a warm and friendly environment, staff and residents alike share a strong sense of family.

**Boronia Residential Aged Care** has 60 aged care residential beds and is located in Boronia, Victoria. We pride ourselves on delivering the best care for our residents and firmly believe that happy staff equates to happy residents.

**This is a fabulous opportunity to work in our residential home with excellent support from management and high staff morale.**

**About the Role...**

**Food Services Assistant** are valued team members who report to the Cook/Chef and assist with preparation of food and hospitality services providing a high quality dining experience for our residents. This role will also back fill for the Cook/Chef as needed.

**Food Services Assistants** are responsible for providing a high standard of food safety in preparation and serving of meals and hospitality services in a residential aged care setting, including following directions from the Cook/Chef with kitchen cleaning, safe storage of foods, serving of meals to residents and assisting with preparation of specific dietary requirements for residents.

**We have casual bank shifts available, across a variety of (rostered) Monday to Sunday - AM, PM shifts.**

**About you...**

You are a highly organised, energetic and self-motivated individual - someone who can manage their time and be flexible to the need and priority. You'll have a high level of teamwork with colleagues, empathy and compassion too. Willing to learn and step up on occasion to the Cook/Chef position.

**To be successful in this role you would need to possess the following**:
Essential skills and competencies:

- A friendly and positive personality
- Effective communication skills
- Experience in hospitality, in aged care preferred
- A passion for working in aged care setting
- Food Safety Certificate
- Trade Certificate in Cookery
- Computer and documentation skills
- Understanding of Hygiene and Safety practices in aged care
- Current police check
- Evidence of Seasonal Influenza Vaccine
- Evidence of Covid vaccination

Desirable Experience and Qualifications:

- Work experience of 6 months or more in aged care or Hospitality
- Certificate II or III in Hospitality
- An understanding of Aged Care Standards, continuous improvement, accreditation in Aged Care and ACFI requirements
- An understanding of Food Safety and OH&S in aged care

**If you have proven experience within a residential aged care setting or hospital environment providing care to the elderly, we offer a great team to work with and a supportive working environment... and we want to hear from you**

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