Food Services Assistant
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01-10-2025
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Job Summary
Employment Term: Casual Opportunity Available
Location: Buderim Private Hospital Sunshine Coast
Remuneration: $29.02 - $31.15 per hour Casual Loading 12% Super Not for Profit Salary Packaging Penalties & Allowances
Make a meaningful difference with Buderim Private Hospital
As one of the Sunshine Coasts largest hospitals we provide a comprehensive range of surgical and medical services using the latest technology. This includes emergency maternity intensive care cardiovascular obstetric and gynaecology urology cancer care general medicine renal and respiratory services orthopaedic and mental health care among many others. With a deep connection to the Sunshine Coast thats 40 years in the making Buderim Private Hospital partners with our patients to deliver personalised one-on-one care from the heart and make a meaningful difference in peoples lives.
An integral part of our team as a Patient Services Assistant youll be encouraged to grow develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about. Lets make a meaningful difference together!
Your part in our Buderim Hospital team
As part of our Food Services team you will be responsible for providing high-quality service delivery to all customers including patients staff and visitors. You will be responsible for basic meal preparation portioning and serving of hot and cold meals meal delivery and distribution and cleaning. In addition to this you will:
Assist with the timely assembly delivery and collection of meals to patients and work collaboratively with clinical staff to ensure all patients with special dietary requirements/changes are addressed and met
Act as quality control to ensure all meals are presented to a high standard and are appropriate for each patient escalating issues where
Ensure a high standard of hygiene and safety throughout the food services department that complies with the hospital food safety program
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of HACCP principles in accordance with the hospitals food safety program
Demonstrate a passion for customer service and recognise the importance your role plays in providing an exceptional customer experience
What makes a difference for us
Flexibility to work across all shifts - mornings afternoons evenings and weekends
Previous experience in a food service or hospitality team environment preferably within a Healthcare industry.
Demonstrated understanding and competencies in manual handling training chemical use handhygiene and food safety
Ability to work well in a team and support a positive team environment
Basic numeracy literacy verbal communication and interpersonal skills including ability to read measure accurately and perform basic math skills
Willingness to obtain required vaccinations in line with hospitals infection control requirements
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 $15900) and meal entertainment (up to $2650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: SalaryPackagingExplained
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 opportunitiesto 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
Wed love you to be part of our UnitingCare family
By joining our Hospitals youll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer were a proud not-for-profit with more than 17500 staff and 9 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare Lifeline ARRCS The Wesley Hospital Buderim Private Hospital St Stephens Hospital and St Andrews 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 iswelcome here. At UnitingCare diversity is at the core of our who we are our mission and our are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex race culture sexual orientation disability or gender 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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About Company
UnitingCare provides aged care, disability support, crisis support and health care across Queensland through a range of services. Learn more about what we do.
