Catering Assistant

Your role at St John of God Burwood

We are seeking applications for a Catering Assistant to join our Burwood Catering team on a casual basis.

Working as a Catering Assistant you will be primarily responsible for assisting the Chefs in the day to day running of the kitchen, preparing and serving food to patients, visitors and caregivers, and general cleaning & ordering of food/stick on a weekly basis.

Applicants must be available to work am & pm shifts from Monday to Sunday.

The Position

• To help prepare food and serve meals for patients, visitors and staff.

• Maintains work practice according to hospital policies, procedures and standards.

• Participates in Departmental Quality Assurance and Continuous Quality Improvement projects

• Demonstrates safe food practices as per HACCP guidelines.

• Demonstrates ability to prioritise situations as they occur in the course of the shift.

• Manages own workload and complete agreed upon duty statement for that area/section by the completion of each shift.

You will have an understanding of the NSW Health & Food Safety requirements, experience in food preparation and excellent communication & customer service skills.

Successful applicants will have experience working with Cold Larders, salads and preparing sandwiches. You will also be well-presented, meet all hygiene requirements particularly with regards to infection control principles.

Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you

• Salary: $33.73 (Inclusive of 25% loading) plus 12% Superannuation

• Casual position

• As a casual employee, you can salary package a percentage of your earnings each pay period

• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs

• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance

For all enquiries contact Joseph Koyappillil, Head Chef on 0413 996 728.

If suitable applicants are identified advertisement may close prior to listed date and screening/interviews may commence throughout the advertising process.

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.

All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.