Food and Domestic Services Assistant – Meals on Wheels
Stawell
Permanent Full Time 80 hrs per fortnight, including monthly ADO
We are seeking applications for a Food and Domestic Services Assistant specialising in Meals on Wheels as well as working in our kitchen alongside our Support Services team.
This position is available within the Grampians Health Stawell Support Services Department to provide an effective and efficient cleaning and catering program to the patients, residents, clients and staff of Grampians Health.
Skills and Experience
Applicants should have a strong work ethic, good communication skills and demonstrate a positive and approachable manner. Time management with previous experience in a similar role are desirable.
- Demonstrate willingness to commit to the mission, philosophy and values of Grampians Health Stawell
- Relevant qualifications in Food Safety Cleaning Standards, equivalent experience or demonstrated ability to grasp and learn these skills.
- Demonstrate the ability to achieve a high level of attention to detail and accuracy of work, particularly in the processing and recording of clerical information and data.
- Demonstrated ability for effective time-management, planning and organisational skills and an understanding of how to meet deadlines.
- Demonstrate possession of positive interpersonal skills and a team-work approach, including the ability to communicate with a broad range of people.
- Demonstrate a willingness to develop knowledge of the Support Service work environment and the role it plays in the delivery of services to patient, residents and clients of Grampians Health Stawell.
- HLTFSE001 - Follow Basic Food Safety Practices
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell.
Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.
Stawell Region
Stawell is a small town, with a big heart. Life is lived here at a slower pace, it’s perfect for people who are wanting to get away from big cities and unwind. We have beautiful wildlife and numerous hiking trails, you will never outgrow this place and its wonders. Stawell is only a 45-minute drive to Horsham, where you can have the opportunity to dine from restaurants, farm gates and cellar doors of some of Australia’s best and most awarded venues.
If you are dreaming of a career change with country lifestyle and want to sway expensive urban dwelling for stunning natural landscapes, Stawell is the place for you.
How to apply
Click APPLY or contact Fiona Bottomley – Support Services Manager on 5358 6559 for a confidential discussion.
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.
All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.
Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.
Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.
Selection Criteria
- Essential : Have you received three doses of a COVID19 vaccine? If no, please provide further detail regarding doses received, booking dates and/or other relevant information.
- Essential : The successful candidate must hold, or be prepared to undergo, an employee Working with Children Check (WWCC). Please advise if you currently hold an employee WWCC, if not are you willing to undergo one?
- Essential : Have you successfully attained HLTFSE001 - Follow Basic Food Safety Practices? Please attach a copy of your qualification with your application
- Essential : Tell me what each of the following values mean to you and how you demonstrate each value at work? Collaboration, Accountability, Innovation, Respect and Compassion.
Closing Date
Position Description
PD - Food and Domestic Assistant MOW.pdf
Application Guide
Please note that this position will close at 11:45pm on the closing date.
Please ensure your application is added before this time as we do not accept late applications.