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Kitchen Assistant / Support Services Worker

Job No: S3560
Location: Anglicare SQ - St Martins Residential Aged Care - Taigum, QLD

About the Position

Nestled within our leafy campus at Taigum, north Brisbane, our fully accredited service of St Martin's features landscaped gardens and a range of recreational facilities. Extending across three integrated wings, St Martin's offers residential aged care focused on providing excellent 24 hour nursing and care assistance. The service also caters for our most physically frail and those requiring palliative care.

We are currently looking for casual Support Service Workers to join our kitchen team, covering both planned and unscheduled leave. This may include shifts at short notice and on weekends.

The overall purpose is to assist the cook/chef in the preparation and serving of meals for residents. This role is also responsible for the cleaning of designated kitchen utensils and areas, and, in conjunction with other roles in the facility, encourage physical and social independence; support a safe home-like environment and safeguard the dignity and privacy of residents.

 

About You

As a motivated and skilled Food Services Assistant/Kitchen Hand, you will offer the following abilities and experience:

  • Assisting with meal preparation and service
  • Keeping the kitchen clean and tidy and ensuring Food Safety Guidelines are adhered to
  • Support senior staff with special occasion requests including birthdays
  • Menu planning and commitment to dietary requirements
  • Operation of Food Service equipment in-line with instructions
  • Confident communicator who can maintain professional boundaries with clients and their families
  • Experience working within designated timeframes
  • An open and enthusiastic manner with a commitment to working with elderly people
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment

With a professional manner and friendly disposition, you must be willing and able to work all shifts as required, sometimes at short notice and on weekends.

The following will also be required of successful applicants:

  • Previous experience in food preparation within a Residential or Commercial environment
  • Understanding of Infection Control/Bacterial hazards and Safe Food Handling
  • Physical capability of meeting the requirements of the role
  • A current National Police Certificate
  • A Certificate II in Hospitality (Kitchen Operations) will be highly regarded

  

What We Offer

Anglicare is committed to building a highly skilled workforce, assisted by a dedicated management team. We support our staff with learning and development initiatives, an employee benefits program and progressive human resources management strategies, and are recognised as a leading employer in the non-profit sector. You will also enjoy:

  • A safe, professional environment with a dedicated team of management and staff
  • Consistent and ongoing opportunities to learn, grow and develop skills
  • Balance of work and other commitments with casual hours

 

Show Your Interest

Apply now and be rewarded with a position that directly and positively influences the quality of life for our clients; working within an organisation that values your professional contribution and personal well-being.

Anglicare is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, those from cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ communities, people with disabilities and people with a lived experience of mental health issues.  We promote a child-safe environment and are committed to providing on-going care and protection.

Position Description 

JOB NUMBER S3560

For further information please contact

Christine Ross on 07 3265 0900

 

Applications close Wednesday 15th August 2018

Shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a Pre-Employment Assessment that requires disclosure of pre-existing injuries, illnesses or conditions that could reasonably be aggravated by performing the duties of this position.

 

About Us

Every day the passionate staff and volunteers of Anglicare Southern Queensland are working to respond to growing community demand for our services. For over 140 years our staff have connected with people on every step of their life path, responding with compassion, creativity, commitment and courage to the needs of the members of our community who require support.

Whether it is providing nursing care and domestic assistance in the home, physiotherapy to enable the return of mobility, emergency accommodation for victims of domestic violence, working with foster carers in the care of vulnerable children, a safe caring environment for the elderly, skills training for young unemployed people or parental education and counselling, Anglicare is here, to offer the best quality support to enable you to live the life that you want.

Anglicare has a workforce of over 2500 people in Queensland across residential aged care, community care and a range of social services programs and is a proud member of the Anglicare Australia network. We provide the support in partnership with government and other support organisations in response to identified care needs throughout Southeast Queensland.

Anglicare Southern Queensland

Our Vision, Mission and Values

 

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