* Dual role
* Garden Suburb location
* Permanent part-time work - weekdays & weekends
We are seeking to find an experienced aged care kitchen assistant and cook for this unique dual role working at our beautiful Garden Suburb facility for up to 60 hours per fortnight. Applicants must be able to also work weekends.
About our facility
Uniting Garden Suburb has 3 separate households, each with between 25–30 residents, including a secure household for people living with dementia or mental health illness. Your Uniting Homemaker ensures that the community is thriving and doing things that are meaningful and enjoyable.
Kitchen Hand duties
* Provide quality, timely and effective hotel service such as catering.
* Complete documentation in the Food Safety Program and the information management system, coaching the Food Services Team to undertake the same.
* Work for the continuous improvement of our service to ensure it’s the best it can be, in line with Aged Care Accreditation Standards.
* Handle queries and complaints from clients, families, co-workers, and other service providers confidentially and in a timely manner, in collaboration with your supervisor.
* While providing effective and timely hotel services, treat our clients with respect and recognize their abilities, preferences, and decision-making capacity.
Cook Duties
* Facilitate and oversee the quality, timely and effective preparation of food in line with the unique needs of clients in an environment where dietary requirements can change rapidly.
* Prepare and cook all daily meals and maintain the storage and protection of food and catering supplies for optimum use.
* Ensure all food preparation and catering practices adhere to hygiene and safety principles and are free of any hazards.
What We’re Looking For
* Ideally, you have a Certificate II in Hospitality or an equivalent qualification and/or
* Certificate III in Hospitality – Commercial Cookery or similar, or demonstrated competence in the provision of catering services.
* Previous experience in similar roles (catering, kitchen hand) within aged care.
* You’re empathetic, adaptable, resourceful, and align with Uniting’s core values of compassion, respect, boldness, and creativity.
What We Offer You
* A rewarding career with a leading human services organisation.
* Up to $18,550 NFP salary packaging available.
* Access to our U rewards program with exclusive discounts.
* Access to Fitness Passport – Live your best life.
* A supportive, inclusive, and collaborative work environment.
* A commitment to offer opportunities to grow your career.
* Purchase of additional leave.
Click here to learn more about our great benefits: Benefits of working at Uniting
Who is Uniting?
When you’re part of Uniting NSW.ACT, you’re part of a diverse, purpose-led team of people who are really making a difference to the world around them. We contribute to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services, and spiritual care.
Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities, and confront injustice. Uniting leaders and employees work together to create a culture that is safe, inclusive, and person-centred, bringing this to life every day through our values: compassionate, respectful, imaginative, and bold.
Uniting acknowledges the continuing sovereignty and rich cultural diversity of Australia’s First Peoples. We pay our respects to all Elders – past, present, and emerging – and to all First Peoples on whose lands we live and work.
Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing, and inclusion of children and young people.
How to apply
If this opportunity is of interest, then we’d love to hear from you. Just click on the ‘Apply’ button in this ad, fill out your details, and submit. We encourage applications from people who identify as a part of the Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community.
What to expect
Please know that employment with Uniting will require a National Police Check and Reference Checks.
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