Food Services Assistant / Food Delivery Van Driver

• Be the difference. Enjoy great rewards and benefits.
• Permanent Part Time Position

WEEK 1 Tuesday 1500-2000 Monday 1500-1900 WEEK 2 Tuesday 1500-2000 Monday 1500-1900

• Bupa Health Insurance & Goodlife Health Club discounts
• Salary Packaging benefits up to $15,900 annually to maximise your take home pay

Our Bucklands and Pines Lodge Care teams are seeking for one dedicated Food Services Assistant to work across the sites to provide high quality, person centred Food Services to our residents.
About the role
In this position you will work as part of a cohesive team, undertaking general catering duties for the provision of high quality catering services.
Daily duties include but are not limited to:

• assisting in the preparation, cooking, distribution and serving of all types of meals principally for residents but also for visitors, staff and for functions
• observing food safety, HACCP, quality and hygiene standards as well as adhering to SCC policies and procedures
• maintaining accurate relevant catering records including the monitoring

and recording of food temperatures * reporting any feedback from residents’ on their satisfaction or otherwise
for meals provided * Working positively and collaboratively with other staff to provide person centred Food Services and supports that is safe and effective

• Supporting each resident make their own food decisions, in conjunction with Nursing staff, to enable them to feel socially connected

This role also includes the allocated task of stacking food boxes into the Delivery Van and driving between sites and to our Independent Living Units to deliver food. Therefore, candidates must have a SA Drivers Licence and be comfortable driving a van. You must also be prepared to stack, unpack and deliver large food boxes.
For further details regarding the scope of the role, please refer to our website or the attached position description.
About you
We are looking for people who will be the difference in the lives of our residents and clients.
The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• Previous experience in a food handling role
• Sound best practice food handling skills as appropriate to the role
• Adequate communication skills and a good level of English literacy
• Ability to speak in a manner that older people can understand
• Sound manual handling skills
• Good time management in order to manage own workload without direct supervision, to complete tasks within the allocated time
• Basic understanding of the requirements to support residents living with dementia including those who display challenging behaviours
• Current and unrestricted South Australian driver's licence

About us
Southern Cross Care is one of Australia’s leading charitable aged care and retirement living service providers. We value the diversity in our team, live and breathe our values and offer salary packaging benefits to maximise your take-home pay.
When you work for us, we value you as an individual, care for your well-being and develop your skills to help you build your career. We reward creativity and provide the stability and flexibility you need. When you work for us, you work better for life.
Enquiries: claire.ward@southerncrosscare.com.au
Applications close: 2pm on Wednesday, 17th of January 2024.