Position Details


Reference Number 164275
Position Title Food Service Assistant
Employment Status Permanent Part Time
Program People & Culture
Location University Hospital Geelong
Salary $0.00
Hours Per Fortnight 30
Position Summary
  • Permanent Part Time – 30 hrs per fortnight.
  • Build your career at the largest organisation in the Geelong region today!
  • Ongoing training and professional development in a supported work environment.

About the Service

Barwon Health's Food Service is a large department across two sites, The University Hospital and the McKellar Centre. Our Food Services provides over 3000 meals per day to residents, clients and patients seven days a week. Our Cafeteria service to staff and visitors is open 7 days a week and require a variety of duties by our large team.

About the role

Barwon Health is looking to appoint Food Service Assistants located at the Cafeteria University Geelong Hospital. We are looking for people who can plate, serve meals, prepare hot and cold food items, beverage and always has the consumer at the forefront with all service provided. You should already have, or be willing to obtain a Food Handlers Certificate and Responsible Serving of Alcohol (RSA). Previous experience in providing exceptional customer service, well developed interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to work in a multi-discipline team is essential as well as having previous experience working in a Cafe environment as a barista.

About the culture

No day is the same, we are a team that embraces change and are looking for innovative ideas to improve our team and organisation.

Barwon Health staff benefits

  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Professional development
  • Access to employee wellness facility
  • Salary packaging
  • Social club

Diversity and Inclusion
At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

At Barwon Health we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.

We at Barwon Health strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles.

If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Talent Acquisition team via email at talent.acquisition@barwonhealth.org.au noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.

We Barwon Health are proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

 #Geelong, Victoria

Selection Criteria Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: Food Safety Certificate
Desirable: Previous experience in providing exceptional customer service.
Desirable: Previous experience working in a retail café environment
Desirable: Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills, and ability to function effectively in a multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable: An interest in the preparation and service of an array of food.
Contact Person Rosa Marino 
Contact Person Job Title  
Contact Number (03) 421 50961 
Closing Date 06/12/2020
Position Description
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Please note that this position will close at 11:45pm on closing date. Please ensure your application is added before then as we do not accept late applications.