Retail Food Service Assistant (Grade 2), Food Services

• Develop your hospitality and food service skills with ongoing training, hands-on experience, and opportunities to work within a respected healthcare organisation. 
• Join a supportive and collaborative team environment where you can make a meaningful difference to patients, staff, and visitors every day.
• Permanent part time opportunity | salary packaging | salary review period 

 

About the role 

As a Food Services Assistant, you will deliver high-quality hospitality and food services to patients, residents and visitors in a timely, courteous and hygienic manner. Working within dietary requirements and individual food preferences, you will support safe and efficient meal service while ensuring compliance with the Barwon Health Food Safety Plan, the Food Safety Act, and National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards. 

  

Key Responsibilities 

• Prepare and serve meals, beverages, and snacks in a fast-paced environment, including basic food preparation and reheating menu items
• Deliver and distribute meals to patients, staff, and service areas while ensuring orders are accurate and dietary requirements are met
• Operate café and retail equipment including coffee machines, Point of Sale (POS), EFTPOS, dishwashing, and hot holding units
• Maintain high standards of food safety, infection control, cleanliness, and waste management across food preparation and dining areas
• Support daily foodservice operations through stock replenishment, function setup, team collaboration, and assisting with training new staff members

 

What we’re looking for 

• Recent Food Handling competency training, with the ability to follow established food safety, hygiene, and workplace procedures
• Previous experience in food service, healthcare, or aged care environments, with strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively both independently and within a team
• Physically capable of undertaking foodservice duties in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to engage respectfully with people from diverse backgrounds

  

Position Description 

Please note Barwon Health will only contact you via our official email and never use unconventional means, such as text messaging or other services. 

  

Barwon Health staff benefits 

• Excellent working conditions and a strong sense of job satisfaction 

• A vibrant staff wellbeing program and access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program 

• Extensive professional development opportunities 

• Attractive salary packaging benefits 

  • Living expenses capped at $9,010 

  • Meals and entertainment capped at $2,650 

  

For more information about working at Barwon Health, please click Here 

 

Diversity and Inclusion 

Barwon Health is an inclusive and welcoming employer, committed to reflecting the diverse communities we serve. We value and celebrate people of all genders, sexual orientations, cultural backgrounds, faiths, abilities, family structures, and identities, and encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and members of the LGBTIQA+ community. 

  

Child Safety 

We are strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Click here for further information on the Victorian Government’s Child Safe Standards: About Child Safe Standards | Victorian Government (www.vic.gov.au) 

  

Additional information 

If you need adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at peopleassist@barwonhealth.org.au 

  

All appointments are subject to: 

• Satisfactory Police Record Check 

• Immunisation Status Clearance 

• Working with Children Check (if applicable) 

  

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description. Please note: We do not accept resumes via email.