SSD – TACS Kitchenhand ATSI – 1.1-2.1 PFT

Position Summary

Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation (TCAC) is a community controlled Public Benevolent Institution delivering human services and social enterprise activities for the benefit of Aboriginal people from the Alice Springs Town Camps, urban Alice Springs, and Central Australia.

Tangentyere Aged & Community Services (TACS) is part of the Social Services Division, which aims to improve the quality of life of Central Australian Aboriginal people and the wider community through providing innovative, responsive, and culturally safe services. TACS provide CHSP, HCP & NDIS home care & centre-based services to an extremely diverse and vulnerable cohort of people, where health is more than often secondary to other social determinants. With more than 7 languages spoken and over 100 clients, TACS continues to uphold quality service provision and maintains its strong ties with members of the Alice Springs and wider community.

TACS provide home care & centre-based services to an extremely diverse and vulnerable cohort of people, where health is more than often secondary to other social determinants.  Within the TACS program, support is provided to frail & aged people, people living with disability and people living with chronic illnesses.With more than 7 languages spoken and over 100 clients, TACS continues to uphold quality service provision and maintains its strong ties with community members of Alice Springs Town Camps and the wider community.

This position is responsible for supporting the TACS Cook to ensure the smooth delivery of the meals on wheels (MOW) and food box program by preparing, cooking, and delivering meals to older people among other related tasks such as ordering, purchasing and cleaning.

As part of your role, you will be working with children, people with a disability and people who are vulnerable. It is your obligation to always ensure their safety and report any concerns in line with our duty of care obligations. We have zero tolerance when it comes to abuse of any kind and will take disciplinary action, including and up to termination of employment, should we determine that abuse has taken place or there has been a failure to report any suspected or alleged abuse.

Responsibilities

• ·Prepare and cook all meals and Food Boxes for the program.
• ·Coordinate delivery of the meals on wheels (MOW) and food box program.
• ·Arrange ordering and purchasing of all food and supplies.
• ·Ensure the kitchen is kept clean and safe.
• ·Ensure reporting requirements are met.
• ·Adherence to Tangentyere Council policies and procedures.
• ·Assist with achieving quality management objectives across the organisation.
• ·Assist with achieving safeguarding objectives across the organisation.
• ·Assist with achieving compliance objectives across the organisation.
• ·Other reasonable duties as required.

Qualifications and Selection Criteria

Required

• ·Experience in food and meal preparation.
• ·Basic literacy, numeracy, and administration skills.
• ·Ability to prioritise and organise workload.
• ·First Aid Certificate (or willingness to obtain).
• ·Current NT Drivers Licence, NT Working with Children (Ochre) Card, and satisfactory Police Check.
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Desired

• ·Previous experience supporting people with disabilities or older people.
• ·Food Safety & Handling certificate (and willingness to obtain).
• ·Ability to understand or speak one or more Aboriginal languages.
• ·An understanding of Aboriginal culture as well as a broad range of contemporary issues affecting Central Australian Aboriginal people.