Job Description:

• Work for one of Australia’s leading hospital groups
• Morning Day shifts
• Permanent, full time, 40 hours per week

About the Role

You will join a busy and high energy kitchen, providing supervision to our team of Food Services Assistants. You will provide a safe, first-rate service to our patients, ensuring commitment to excellence and satisfaction across the hospital.

This is a great next step in your career, an opportunity for leadership and professional development with one of Australia’s leading hospitals!

• Complete rosters and liaise with the Food Services Manager regarding the replacement of staff absences
• Introduce new employees to the work environment and provide training
• Ensure all staff, equipment and food items are ready for each meal service.
• Ensure a consistent high quality of meal service is provided to patients

The classification for this position will be FS1 ($73,502 per annum pro rata)

Your Contribution

• Current food handlers certificate required
• Strong organisational and interpersonal skills
• Ability to plan staff rosters and leave.
• Experience in high volume food service
• A focus on customer satisfaction
• Current National Criminal History Check, or willing to obtain

What We Offer

• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
• A healthy work/life balance encouraged. Full time employment comes with a monthly Accrued Day Off (additional day off per month!)
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
• Culture of continuous improvement

About the Food Services Team

St Vincent’s Fitzroy Food service department is a central production kitchen providing food for 11 sites and for St Vincent’s itself. We are fully functional kitchen operating 365 days of the year, producing approximately 2500 meals daily in accordance to the “cook-chill” methodology for all sites.

The department consists of over 85 employees, ranging from cooks/chefs, kitchen hands and food service assistants.

Working at St Vincent’s

St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Application

• Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities.  Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM

 SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).

Position Description and Critical Job Demands Checklist:

Contact Details:

Food Services Manager, Jose Quezada, [email protected]

Alternate Contact:

Executive Chef, Mustapha Elarafi, [email protected]

Closing Date:

9 September 2024 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's 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.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]

View Reconciliation Action Plan

Code of Conduct:

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