Food Services Assistant

Job Description:

About the Opportunity:

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 Toowoomba facility.

St Vincents Care Services Toowoomba - (historically known as Lourdes Home for the Aged) our 162 bed facility features peaceful landscaped gardens and offers a range of comfortable accommodation options.

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

• High level of customer service skills

• Strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills

• Understanding of Aged Care and resident rights and responsibilities

• Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC)

• NDIS Worker Screening Check may be a requirement of this role.

Things that work for you:

• More take-home pay with competitive salary packaging options up to $15990 Novated leasing plus an optional Meals and Entertainment card up to $2650 per annum

• Better work-life balance with consistent fortnightly rosters patterns for permanent positions -no rotating rosters!

• Opportunity to work for the nations largest Catholic not-for-profit health and aged care provider with a rapidly growing and progressive vision

• Join an organisation where staff feedback largely indicates they are treated with respect are confident in their managements leadership and would stay if offered a similar job elsewhere

• Career development mentoring and leadership opportunities within St Vincents network

• Like-minded colleagues with a friendly team environment and a great community care spirit

• No cost uniforms and training

• No mandatory COVID vaccinations! Free annual flu vaccination (recommended).

• Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families

• Access to the Fitness Passport (FP)

Why become part of the St Vincents Care family

For more than 175 years St Vincents Care has been a leading Catholic provider of Aged Care Services in Australia upholding compassion justice integrity and excellence in all we do. St Vincents mission is to express the love of God and continue the healing ministry of Jesus through our work.

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

As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information visit Apply online today!

Respectfully no agencies please.

Closing Date:

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincents we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming safe equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

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