We're excited to welcome a Patient Support Assistant to our Food Services team.
As a Patient Support Assistant, improving the patient's experience is the focus of your daily tasks, both directly and indirectly. You will take pride in the high quality and nutritional food and beverage service you deliver by preparing, plating and presenting meals for distribution. You will work as part of a dynamic team following procedures, maintaining a clean and safe environment and receiving, storing and rotating stock.
Operational Support Services includes Integrated Operational Support Services and Food Services. The Integrated Operational Support Services provides the resources to support cleaning, linen supply, waste collection and staff for patient movement (porterage). Food Services is specifically responsible for the production and delivery of meals including menu planning and management, the preparation of patient meals, stocking of unit pantries and beverage bays throughout the facility.
The Patient Support Assistant for Food Services reports to the Coordinator Patient Support Assistant.
Sunshine Coast Health is a values-based organisation. We are committed to the maintenance of a culture in which we treat our colleagues with respect as we do our patients, consumers and the community. We respect, protect and promote human rights in our decision-making and actions.
Key Responsibilities include:
Maintain a clean and safe environment and follow kitchen and personal hygiene standards.
Assist with stock receipt, storage and appropriate stock rotation.
Assist in the preparation of food items and prepare sandwiches and salads.
Plate and present meals and beverages for distribution from the kitchen to the inpatient units and residential units.
Salary between $63 807 - $68 075 p.a. (f/t), or salary rates: $32.18 - $34.33 p.h. (p/t), employer contribution to superannuation (12.75%) (OO2) (full time and part time positions available). Applications will remain current for 12 months . Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered).
Why work for us?
We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance. As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Sunshine Coast here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/careers
As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:
A wellness program;
Generous superannuation;
Flexible work arrangements;
Career training and development; and
Salary packaging.
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