Closes: Nov 03, 2025
Dietary Care Assistant/ Food service Assistant - Residential aged care
- Work across 2 sites - Ballan and Canadian (Ballarat) Location
- Casual Position - Residential aged care
- Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging Options - increase your take home pay!
We’re looking for a dedicated Food Service Assistant to work across our Ballan and Ballarat locations. In this role, you’ll help prepare and serve meals to residents at mecwacare Wahroonga and Ballan aged care home. Your teamwork, efficiency, and ability to prioritise in a busy kitchen environment will set you up for success.
What you bring:
- Certificate in Food Handling: HLTFS207C.
- Experience in a commercial kitchen.
- Age Care experience an advantage.
- Experience in the preparation and presentation of food for large groups.
- Ability to provide a high standard of customer service.
- Understanding of and commitment to safe work and hygiene practices.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to understand and complete documentation in accordance with Food Safety Plan requirements.
- Ability to identify problems and a clear understanding of when to alert immediate supervisors.
- Pro-active and dedicated approach to position.
What we offer:
- Salary Packaging and Meals Card – NFP benefits
- Board Scholarships and Employee Awards
- Work Life Balance
- Employee Assistance Program
About us:
mecwacare is a leading not-for-profit organisation that has been supporting Victorians for more than. 65+ years. We are a values-based, care-driven organisation that provides residential, community and in-home nursing, care and support services for the elderly and people living with a disability. mecwacare supports more than 20,000 people each week across greater Melbourne and regional Victoria. We are a rapidly growing organisation with a diverse workforce of more than 3,500 employees and 500 volunteers, representing 89 nationalities and speaking 100 languages. We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all ages, genders, abilities, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, as well as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
To apply: Click apply and submit your CV. Successful candidate will have to have sufficient work rights in Australia and undergo a satisfactory Police Check.
