Food Service Assistant

Job Description:

We are looking for a special kind of person a St Vincents kind of person. Someone who puts compassion connection and caring for other people at the heart of everything they do.

As a Food Services Assistant youll be part of an experienced engaged and dedicated team helping to create a welcoming professional and supportive care experience for the residents of our Eltham facility.

St Vincents Care Eltham is just 20 kilometres northeast of Melbournes city centre and is well known for its vast amount of green space. We provide a welcoming and inclusive community where our residents enjoy the comfort of a relaxed lifestyle.

At St Vincents Care our Heartprint model ensures compassionate holistic personcentred care that empowers residents and fosters a sense of belonging independence and cultural respect creating a life filled with purpose and wellbeing.

We are seeking people who are passionate about providing care that is sensitive to residents individualised needs preferences and choices and are committed to building strong meaningful connections with residents.

Whats on your CV is important but whats in your heart matters more

Because at St Vincents kindness works for us.

Things that work for us:

• An ability to provide a catering and kitchen service that is consistent with the mission and philosophy of our organisation
• Experience in hospitality an aged care facility hospital environment and/or related field ideal
• Providing services that support high quality food services outcomes for residents customers and staff of the Facility
• Ability to work a rotating roster flexible
• High level of customer service skills
• Strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills
• Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check
• NDIS Worker Screening Check may be a requirement of this role.

Things that work for you:

• Competitive salary packaging options up to $15990 Novated leasing plus an optional Meals and Entertainment card up to $2650 per annum
• Opportunity to work for the nations largest Catholic notforprofit health and aged care provider with a rapidly growing and progressive vision
• Friendly team environment with a great community care spirit
• Ability to visibly see your impact on the business and its service
• No cost uniforms and training
• Free annual flu vaccination
• Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families
• Access to the Fitness Passport (FP)

Why become part of the St Vincents Care family

Because youre like us you believe that every act of kindness makes the world a better place. Better for everyone who lives in the 20 facilities and locations we operate in Queensland New South Wales and Victoria. Better for all our staff and employees who work tirelessly to provide the highest levels of care and quality of life for our clients. And better support for the local communities we play an important role in and continue to support.

For more than 175 years St Vincents Care Services (SVCS) has been a leading Catholic provider of Aged Care Services in Australia and the legacy of compassion justice integrity and excellence entrusted to us by the Sisters of Charity and their Founder Mary Aitkenhead continues to inspire our work today.

Our spiritual and hospitalbased heritage has taught us that wellness is about more than medical needs. Its about building a true partnership around trust and respect. Thats why we take a personcentred approach delivering holistic individual care that achieves wellbeing for mind body and spirit.

At St Vincents we value inclusivity and diversity and acknowledge the important of creating a work environment that is welcome safe fair and impartial and invite people from all backgrounds to join our caring family.

Reconciliation Action Plan

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