About Us

For over 40 years, CraigCare has been delivering clinical and relationship-based care that connects and enriches the lives of all of our residents, every single day.

Our Vision is for older people to be connected to their community through wellness and excellent customer service.

Our Mission is to care for our residents in a manner which enhances their quality of life within the community that they belong. We achieve this by providing the highest standard of aged care at all times which is delivered with honesty, warmth and respect.

Our values guide everything we do on a daily basis and it is these values that makes CraigCare the trusted aged care provider it is today.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an energetic and enthusiastic Food Service Assistant to joinat our Ascot Home on a permanent full-time basis.

About the role

As a Food Service Assistant you will be responsible for assisting with food preparation, presentation, serving and clean-up of meals to our residents.

You will bring a strong commitment to customer service, food safety, and an understanding of special dietary requirements that will have a positive impact on the wellbeing of our residents.

What You Will Do

• Assist with monitoring and recording requirements of the Food Safety Program
• Contribute to a clean and safe working environment to ensure the safety of our residents, visitors and staff
• Ensure all Kitchen cleaning tasks meet CraigCare standards
• Understanding residents special dietary requirements
• Contribute to a clean and safe working environment to ensure the safety of our residents, visitors and staff
• Understand and execute infection control initiatives
• Ensure all cleaning tasks meet CraigCare Standards

 What You Will Bring

• Demonstrated experience in a similar role (medium to large Kitchen)
• Excellent communication skills and be a team player
• Flexibility to work varied shifts across any day of the week
• Previous Aged Care experience in Kitchen operations
• Sound knowledge of Food Safety Standards
• Provide NDIS clearance, Rights to Work and up to date COVID & Flu vaccinations 
• Experience as a Cook is highly desirable
• Flexibility to work across any day of the week
• Previous Aged Care experience in kitchens 
• Sound knowledge of Food Safety

Culture and Benefits 

Learning & development. With over 40 years’ experience, we have created a culture and environment for our staff to learn and grow with opportunity of ongoing professional development.

Wellness Program. This includes a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program, free to all employees and their families. 

Retail discounts. You can also take advantage of financial discount across major retail, hospitality and health outlets.

 At CraigCare, we understand the immense value a diverse workforce brings to our organisation. We believe in creating an environment where individuals can feel comfortable being their authentic selves, and where everyone is respected and celebrated equally. We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all ages, genders, abilities, cultural backgrounds, and linguistic backgrounds, as well as from Indigenous Australians.

Free Parking. There is free parking in our secure undercover carpark.

Care to Join Us?

Please apply now by clicking the "Apply for this job" button.

Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.