Description:
Are you passionate about making a real difference in healthcare? South West Healthcare (SWH) is excited to welcome an enthusiastic and reliable team member to our Food Services Department. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to patient care by ensuring the delivery of nutritious, high-quality meals that support recovery and wellbeing.
About the Role:
As a Catering Services Assistant, you will:
- Plate, present, and distribute meals with care
- Provide patients with water/fluid jugs
- Transport food trolleys efficiently
- Stock ward areas with food service supplies
- Wash and clean equipment related to food and beverage distribution
- Serve in our onsite cafés
Position Overview:
- Ongoing hours available (32 hours per fortnight)
- Rotating roster, including weekends
- Core shifts between 6:30 am and 7:15 pm
- Warrnambool Campus
- Salary Classification: Domestic Assistant Grade 2
Salary Range: $49,145 -$53,508 pro rata + superannuation
What You Bring:
- The successful applicants must be able to work as part of an effective team, have excellent verbal communication and time management skills.
- It would be advantageous but not essential to have customer service experience in a café environment or similar, and some formal Barista training or qualification.
- Holding a certificate HLTFS207C ‘Follow basic food safety practices or equivalent would be beneficial, but not compulsory for this position.
Join us and be a part of a team that makes a difference every day!
What we offer
You will enjoy benefits such as:
- Excellent salary packaging options including meals & entertainment, novated leasing and additional superannuation contributions
- Internal and external professional development opportunities
- A range of internal development opportunities focusing on personal development such as resilience and mentoring workshops and comprehensive leadership programs
- Excellent terms and conditions of employment
Who we are
As an organisation SWH prides themselves on their values; Care, Respect, Excellence, Integrity and Leadership and their overall dedication to the local community. Learn more about SWH here.
SWH respects all individuals and promote equity and inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people of all genders, sexual orientations, abilities, ages, racial, cultural and religious backgrounds and socio- economic status.
SWH is the major specialist referral centre for the Barwon South West sub-region, and provides a comprehensive range of acute, sub-acute, specialist, community, mental health and aged services.
With a population of 39,000 and a catchment of 100,000 Warrnambool is the regional centre to Victoria's Great South Coast.
To learn about the vibrant town and region please visit: http://www.warrnambool.com/
How to apply
Submit your application by selecting the Apply button and include a cover letter and resume by Sunday, 18 August 2025. Please ensure you address the selection criteria as outlined in the position description and your availability.
Employment Terms and Conditions will be in line with the Health and Allied Services, Manager and Administrative Workers (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2021 - 2025, with the appropriate classification Food and Domestic Assistant Grade 2.
The successful applicant will be required to be eligible for and undergo the following:
- Police Record Check
- Employee Working with Children's Check
- Current Immunisation status
Note: If you experience any difficulties with this website, please email: humanresources@swh.NET.au