Kitchen Hand & Cleaners - Casual

St. Elizabeth Home is a residential aged care facility established by the Hungarian Catholic Community, located in Dean Park on beautifully spacious landscaped grounds. We provide quality accommodation and care services with Christian values for residents, primarily of Hungarian background. Our Home has 102 beds, including a 20-bed secure memory support unit.

We are currently seeking reliable, caring and motivated people to join our Hospitality Services team in the roles of Kitchen Hand and Cleaner.

About the opportunity

These roles play an important part in supporting the comfort, safety, dignity and wellbeing of our residents. Working as part of our hospitality team, you will help maintain a clean, safe and welcoming environment and support the delivery of quality catering and cleaning services across the Home.

Applicants may apply for the Kitchen Hand role, the Cleaner role, or may express interest in both roles.

Kitchen Hand

The Kitchen Hand supports the Cook and Chef Manager in the daily operation of the kitchen and meal service.

Key duties include:

• Assisting with the preparation of meals, fluids, morning tea and afternoon tea

• Assisting with plating and serving meals in an attractive and respectful manner

• Supporting residents’ nutrition and hydration needs in line with their preferences and assessed requirements

• Washing dishes, trays, utensils and kitchen equipment after meals

• Setting up trays, tables and meal service areas

• Maintaining the kitchen, floors, equipment and work areas to a high standard of cleanliness

• Following food safety, infection control and WHS requirements

• Completing documentation as directed by the Cook or Chef Manager

Cleaner

The Cleaner supports the Hospitality Services Manager by providing high-quality cleaning services across the Home.

Key duties include:

• Providing efficient and high-quality cleaning services in accordance with cleaning schedules and duty statements

• Cleaning resident rooms, common areas, work areas and other areas as directed

• Responding respectfully and appropriately to residents’ requests

• Taking care with residents’ personal belongings and maintaining their dignity and privacy

• Using cleaning chemicals, cleaning agents and equipment safely

• Maintaining high standards of hygiene and infection control, including hand hygiene and standard precautions

• Ensuring utility rooms, equipment and work areas are left clean and tidy

• Reporting equipment faults, hazards, incidents or maintenance issues to the appropriate supervisor

• Working independently while contributing to the cleaning and hospitality team

• Following WHS, infection control and organisational policies and procedures

About you

We are looking for people who are respectful, reliable, caring and willing to contribute to a positive aged care environment.

To be successful, you will have:

• Experience in aged care, hospitality, cleaning, catering or a commercial kitchen environment

• A genuine caring and empathetic approach to older people

• A positive attitude towards working in aged care

• Good verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds

• Ability to work as part of a team and follow reasonable instructions

• Commitment to infection control, WHS, quality improvement and safe work practices

• Good personal presentation and hygiene standards

• Willingness to complete mandatory training and ongoing professional development

• Current National Police Check, or willingness to obtain one

What we offer

• Not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 plus an additional $2,650 annually, helping reduce your tax and increase your take-home pay

• A friendly team environment

• Meaningful work supporting older people in residential aged care

• Training and development opportunities

How to apply

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your experience and availability via seek only.

Please clearly indicate whether you are applying for:

Kitchen Hand
Cleaner
Both Kitchen Hand and Cleaner

Applications from candidates with aged care, hospitality, cleaning or catering experience are encouraged.

For more information or if you have any question please feel free to write to ••••@sehacf.com.au