Job Description

Employment Type: Casual

Hours: AM and PM

Location: MP East Melbourne

Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, police check and NDIS Worker Screening Check and all relevant qualifications

Contact: Lan Ni Chiu ( Lchiu@mercy.com.au)

Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.

Where there’s care, there’s You.

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us as at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

Join our dedicated aged care team as a Food Services Assistant, where you will play an important role in enhancing the dining experience and wellbeing of our residents. Working closely with the hospitality and care teams, you will help deliver nutritious meals and excellent customer service in a welcoming and person-centred environment.

• Assist with meal preparation, plating, service and dining room set up in accordance with food safety standards.
• Support residents' dietary requirements and preferences while providing respectful and compassionate service.
• Contribute to a positive dining experience and work collaboratively with the broader aged care team to promote resident wellbeing

What you’ll bring

You're reliable, compassionate and committed to providing exceptional service to older people. Most importantly, you value dignity, respect and person-centred care.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• Excellent communication and customer service skills with a friendly and positive approach.
• The ability to work effectively in a team and follow food safety and hygiene requirements.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Previous hospitality, food service or aged care experience (desirable but not essential).
• A commitment to Mercy Health's values of compassion, hospitality, respect, innovation, stewardship and teamwork.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current NDIS Worker Screening Check.
• Evidence of current influenza vaccination and other vaccinations
• The right to work in Australia

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.

Are you ready to apply for this role? Click Apply now

Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.