Kitchen Hand - School Nutrition Program, Alice Springs

About the role

ARRCS are actively sourcing an experienced Kitchen Hand to join their School Nutrition Program on a permanent, part-time basis. Located in Alice Springs, this role will see you working 2 days per week from 8am – 1pm with ad hoc additional shifts available to cover other staff.  This role attracts an hourly rate of $27.94 - $29.88 / hour.

This rewarding role will also see you providing support in the prior preparation of meals and snacks, dishwashing and appropriate food storage and labelling and, when required, assisting in the delivery to the participating schools.

You will find yourself working in a positive and engaged team who have a team focused and ‘hands on’ approach to tasks to ensure that the deliverables of the program are met.

Benefits of working for us

ARRCS is the largest Aged Care Provider in the NT - your career can take you all over the NT including Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Katherine or if you relocate interstate ARRCS are a pathway to Uniting Care QLD.

• Attractive above award rates. 
• 4.5% annual salary increases - Working in accordance to ARRCS current Enterprise Agreement. 
• Salary Packaging through Eziway. 
• Access to 70,000 Training and Development Courses through our Learning Platform
• Telus Employee Wellbeing & Emotional Support

About the business

Australian Regional and Remote Community Services (ARRCS) is not-for-profit aged care and community service provider that provide services including Residential Care, Home Care and School Nutrition programs in the Northern Territory and South Australia. 

Our Vision is passionately pursuing new ways to care where people and communities flourish and lead meaningful lives. ARRCS provides regional care and support to people and their communities throughout the Northern Territory from Darwin to Docker River with our purpose is to genuinely connect with the communities we serve, and enable our clients with agency, pride and dignity.

Our people are at the centre of our organisation and ensuring we have the right people in the right roles is the key to the success of our Consumer Centered Service Delivery.

Skills & experience

To be considered for this role, we will be looking at the following experience and qualifications: 

• Previous experience in a similar role where you have prepared meals for 3rd party clients, ideally within a commercial setting.
• Prior experience working in a commercial kitchen and either developed or provided input into the development of menus’ and working with multiple dietary requirements.
• Knowledge of health and safety legislation in response to food preparation, food handling and storage.
• Demonstrated ability to respond and adapt to competing priorities whilst working unsupervised.

Mandatory requirements:

All ARRCS employees are required to have the following mandatory checks. These are not required at time of job application, however, must be lodged and or received prior to commencement with the organisation.  

• Hold or have lodged a National Police Check within the last 3 months 
• Current Influenza Vaccination.
• Current (in date) NT Working with Children Card.
• Currently holds or ability to obtain a Food Handlers Certificate to the standard of 3.2.2A

Our staff and volunteers are compassionate and knowledgeable members of the local community, who are committed to providing personalised care and support. More than a service provider, we understand that we are an important part of the regional and remote communities we work in and acknowledge our responsibility to ensure our people are connected to those communities, people and cultures. 

So why not join our team today to benefit the local community that you work in! 

To discuss this opportunity further, please contact our Talent Acquisition team via people@arrcs.org.au or phone 08 8982 5200.