Day Centre Cook / Community Care Worker

Day Centre Cook / Community Care Worker

Brunswick and Sunshine

Part-time, Fixed Term

Who are we?

PRONIA, meaning “to provide”, is an established community services agency with a rich 50-year history servicing the needs of the culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including the Australian-Greek community. We advocate for the vulnerable and provide innovative services to meet current and emerging multicultural community needs including: aged care, NDIS, early education, and family & community programs.

What you will be doing

We are looking for a Day Centre Cook/Community Care Worker. Your primary role will be as a Day Centre Cook within a small team, responsible for preparing and cooking food for our clients who attend our planned activity groups (PAG) in Brunswick (3 days) and Sunshine (1 day), with a focus on Greek cuisine. Additionally, you assist and support our clients during their time in the planned activity groups.

More information about the role is found in the position description.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Demonstrated cooking experience with a strong understanding of Greek cuisine

• Demonstrated ability to work with elderly from different cultural, linguistic, health and disability backgrounds

• Well-developed English written and oral skills

• Bilingual or Greek speaking - desirable

• Ability to work well in a team environment

Other requirements:

• Certificate III in Individual Support or equivalent, or willingness to undertake the course within 3 months of employment

• Current certificates in First Aid and CPR, or willingness to complete the course

• Current driver license and access to own insured and registered vehicle

• Safety check on vehicles yearly, meeting safety checklist requirements

• Undergo national police record check

What we offer:

• Part time (5 hours per day), Fixed-term until 30/06/2026 at our Brunswick and Sunshine PAG centres

• Training provided, including food safety certification

• Award pay rate according to the Social, Community, Home Care & Disability Industry Award 2010

• Salary Packaging is offered with this position

• Supportive team environment

How to apply

If you are interested in applying for this role, please submit your resume and a cover letter here, or via our careers page: https://jobs.employmenthero.com/jobs/organisations/61c77df3-7562-423c-a7ff-eb07b0503de7

Position Description

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16cryHaA8leOrrHlt8Pbo_gaO3CccCwsY/view?usp=sharing

For further information regarding this role, please contact Anna from People and Culture on (03) 9388 9*** or email **@pronia.com.au

Applications close April 19th 2024, unless filled prior

PRONIA is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. We require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment.

PRONIA, meaning “to provide” is an established community services agency with a rich 50-year history servicing the needs of the culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including the Australian-Greek community. We advocate for the vulnerable and provide innovative services to meet current and emerging multicultural community needs. PRONIA’s programs focus on providing direct services, including counselling, information provision, and crisis intervention, community education as well on the delivery of specialist services in aged care, disabilities, family and children’s programs. All services are delivered in a linguistically and culturally appropriate manner with a commitment to enhance individual’s capacity and build community capital. Website: https://pronia.com.au