Catering Assistant

Your role at St John of God Burwood Hospital

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

You will be primarily responsible for supporting all areas of the Catering Department, including the preparation, production and service of meals for patients, caregivers and visitors. You will assist with cleaning, general kitchen duties and stock movement, while ensuring food service areas are maintained to a high standard of cleanliness and presentation at all times.

The role is offered on a Permanent Part Time basis, working 22 hours per week Monday to Sunday am & pm shifts.

The Position:

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

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

• Participate in Departmental Quality Assurance and Continuous Quality Improvement projects

• Demonstrate safe food practices as per HACCP guidelines.

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

• Manage 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 preferably have experience working in a café environment, including cold larder preparation, salad preparation and sandwich making. They will also be well presented, maintain high standards of personal hygiene, and demonstrate a strong understanding of infection prevention and control principles, ensuring compliance with all relevant hygiene requirements.

We can offer you

• Salary: $53,483 per annum (pro rata for part time), plus 12% superannuation

• A permanent part time position

• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:

  • Novated leasing 

  • work related expenses

  • self-education and

  • additional superannuation

• 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

• Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

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

Please note: If suitable candidates are identified, shortlisting and interviews may begin before the advertisement closes.

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.