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Join a supportive and friendly team working together to make a real difference not only for the people we care for, but also each other.

Southern Cross Care QLD have an exciting opportunity for a casual Catering Assistant to join the team working across our Residential Aged Care Homes in beautiful Allora.

What can Southern Cross Care Queensland offer you?

• Competitive pay rates with the benefit of Not-for-Profit salary sacrifice options to take home more.
• We have various shifts available across a 14-day roster to suit your lifestyle. 
• Ongoing individualised training.
• Employee Assistance Program for employees and their families and support programs like Thrive (access 50% of your earned wages early).
• Supportive purpose driven organisation.
• Great team culture.
• To promote flexibility, variety and to allow you the opportunity to gain experience across multiple roles in the organisation, there may be an opportunity for you to work in other Aged Care Worker roles. Any additional role/s will be subject to appropriate training, and any request will be considered based on relative business needs. Additional roles may include Lifestyle, Personal Carer or Domestic Assistant.

What are the key responsibilities?

As a Catering assistant we are seeking someone who is able to assist in preparation of meals at the highest standard in food handling and meal preparation for our residents while embodying our values to meet our mission to support people in their choice of health, wellbeing and lifestyle, and our vision to value and respect human life.  You will work as part of a team to prepare and deliver nutritious meals for our residents in accordance with the requirements of the Food Safety Program.

Duties may include but not be limited to:

• Food handling and preparation.
• Cooking and presentation of food and ensuring on time delivery of quality meals.
• Kitchen cleaning and Maintenance.
• Basic record keeping (e.g. number of meals per day, missed meals) in consultation with the Chief Cook.
• Stock control, ordering (e.g. food, cleaning products), receiving, checking, weighing and storing.
• Complying with Workplace Health and Safety policies and procedures at all times.

What will you bring to the role?

• You will demonstrate compassion, sensitivity and maturity to provide high quality meals.
• Attention to detail and ability to follow both verbal and written instructions.
• Experience working in commercial kitchen.
• Good knowledge of food safety (preferable HACCP).
• Must be flexible with start time and days (including weekends).
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and to manage your time effectively.

What will you bring to the role?

• Experience working in Aged Care/Hospital commercial kitchen (desired).
• Previous hotel services experience (desired).
• You will demonstrate compassion, sensitivity and maturity to provide high quality meals.
• Attention to detail and ability to follow both verbal and written instructions.
• Must be flexible with start time and days (including weekends).
• Good knowledge of food safety (preferable HACCP).
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and to manage your time effectively.

Who is Southern Cross Care Queensland?

Southern Cross Care Queensland (SCCQ) is a Catholic not-for-profit organisation established by the Knights of the Southern Cross, more than 40 years ago. They saw a need to provide compassionate care and inclusive service to some of the most vulnerable, the ageing population, in the community.

Since then, SCCQ has grown to employ over 1700 staff caring for and supporting more than 2000 people across 17 residential aged care homes, 8 retirement villages, 28 social houses, the National Disability and Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and home care services in metropolitan and regional Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.

We are passionate about growing communities where best lives are lived, and serving the needs of our residents and clients with compassion and care is, as always, at the heart of what we do.

At SCCQ, we are just as focused on creating a culture where every person matters. Our culture program Known & Loved is unique to Southern Cross Care Queensland, enabling staff to build genuine community connections with each other and those we serve.
  
How can you apply? 

If you think you have the experience to fill this role and are ready to make a difference and help us grow communities where best lives are lived, then we'd love to hear from you. Apply today!

If you have any queries around Southern Cross Care QLD ‘s recruitment process or about the role, please contact us at employment@sccqld.com.au
  
Southern Cross Care Queensland is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate the diversity across our entire team and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply.  Please note that all employment offers will be conditional upon a satisfactory NDIS workers screen, the right to work in Australia and maintaining an up-to-date flu vaccination status.

Our Mission: Inspired by Catholic moral and social teachings which value and respect human life and the dignity of the individual, we will provide a quality of care and accommodation to meet the needs of all who place their trust in us.

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