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Berengarra Aged Care - Kew location
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Permanent Part time position 21hrs per week with ability to work across the roster
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Challenging and rewarding work environment within one of Australia’s leading hospital groups
About the Role
You will provide a range of support services for our aged persons residents, working as part of a team to deliver best practice care. We provide a customer focused model, and you will assist with food preparation, cleaning and laundry tasks. You have a passion for positively impacting people’s lives, providing assistance and support with services in line with our resident’s needs, abilities and choices.
Assist in preparing short order meals for residents, and coordinate and prepare their daily menu and beverage choices. Provide full meal service to residents
Wash residents’ meal plates/ kitchen trays and ensure the kitchen, pantry and all kitchen equipment, including refrigerators/ ovens and benches, are kept clean.
Assist the cleaning team with the facility, including resident rooms/ bathrooms / living areas/ dining areas and staff and public areas
Sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, scrubbing, detail dusting, glass cleaning , resident bed making and kitchen cleaning to support the comfort of our residents
Continued compliance to Infection Control procedures
Assist the Laundry team by taking the trolleys to the laundry, washing, drying, pressing, folding and return of residents laundry to their room
The classification for this position will be PS21 ($57,002 per annum pro rata)
Your Contribution
Food Handling Certificate (essential)
Experience in cleaning, and food and beverage handling/preparation (preferably in an aged care setting)
Demonstrated ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team
Highly developed communication skills
Previous experience in a hospital and/or residential facility would be highly desirable
Current NDIS Check, or willing to obtain
What We Offer
A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
A healthy work/life balance encouraged.
Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
Culture of continuous improvement
About Berengarra
Berengarra, a new multi storey 90 bed state of the art residential aged care facility comprises 60 mainstream and 30 Aged Persons’ Mental Health (APMH) beds designed to deliver contemporary best practice person centered care. Berengarra compliments a suite of existing St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne’s residential facilities. You will be a part of a dedicated, dynamic and forward thinking team that comes together for a common goal, the care of our residents.
Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.
Application
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.
Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM
SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
30 August 2026 11:59pm
At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]
