• Provide a high quality service within a fast paced and changing work environment
• Build your skills and knowledge of Food Services
• Ongoing training and professional development in a supported work environment

About the facility 

Barwon Health’s Food Service is a large department over 2 sites, University Hospital Geelong (UHG) and the McKellar Centre. Our Food services provide over 3000 meals per day to residents, clients and patients seven days a week. Our Cafeteria service to staff and visitors is open seven days a week and requires a variety of duties by our large team. 

About the role 

As the Meal Monitor, you will be responsible for facilitating and organising the process of patient meal selections from a menu cycle, ready for the tray line operation.

You will act as a team-member of the Department of Food Services in order to provide quality menu selection processing services to patients and residents of Barwon Health. You will work together with other Barwon Health staff (Nurses, PSAs, Food Services staff, Dietetics Department and Speech Pathologists), to support patients and residents in achieving optimal nutritional health by completing the following activities:

• Distributing, discussing and collecting patient food choices from selective menus, for meals.
• Entering menu data into computerised CBORD menu software system.
• Liaising with the Dietitians Assistants, regarding patient dietary requirements and to implement interventions as advised.
• Acting as a liaison between the patients, residents and Dietitians Assistants in order to monitor, and encourage patient dietary adequacy and dietary compliance

About the culture

We are a fun, passionate, supportive, energetic, driven team who works cohesively together. No day is the same; we are a team that embrace's change and are always looking for innovative ideas to improve our team and the organisation.

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 on (03) 4215 0520 or 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.

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