Food Services Attendant

Port Melbourne Hostel

Part Time Basis

• Work with a rapidly growing not-for-profit organisation committed to social justice
• Base pay rate: $28.95 - $29.70 per hour + superannuation + leave loading
• Access to salary packaging
• Wintringham promotes ongoing training and professional excellence
• Part Time Basis – 8 days per fortnight
• Based at our Port Melbourne Hostel in Port Melbourne (VIC)

About us

Wintringham is a specialised non-religious not-for-profit welfare organisation. We are committed to providing older people who are at risk or have experienced homelessness with a range of high-quality care, housing and services. We employ more than 1,000 staff across Victoria and Tasmania.

Your new role

Wintringham is currently seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Food Services Assistant to join our Port Melbourne Food Services Team on a Part Time basis to work a variety of available weekend and weekday shifts. This role will undertake a range of general kitchen duties such as meal distribution to our other residential homes, food preparation, plating and service of food, ensuring that meals are nutritious and well presented. 

Your fortnightly roster will be as below:

Week 1: Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday (1000 – 1800)

Week 2: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday (1000 – 1800)

Your responsibilities and duties will include:

• Ensure meal distribution to all services is accurate and timely.
• Assists the Food Services Team to ensure to that the food services program complies with the food safety act.
• Assist Chefs in the preparation, cooking, serving, cross checking and packing of the meals for delivery.
• Undertake general kitchen duties that include cleaning, dishwashing and plating of meals.
• Ensure all meals produced are of a good visual and nutritional standard in quantities appropriate with resident’s needs.
• Ensure all special diets are correct in content.
• Assist in the development, review and maintenance of standard recipes for each menu item.

What is in it for you?

We are committed to offering an enjoyable, safe and flexible workplace that provides a work-life balance. When you are working with Wintringham, you will have access to the following benefits:

• Access to exclusive not-for-profit salary packaging: salary package your personal expenses up to the amount of $15,900.
• Continuous development: we believe in giving our staff the skills they need and will keep you up to date with yearly qualifications such as behaviour management, first aid, CPR and manual handling. We offer many growth opportunities and have a strong internal recruitment program.
• Free access to wellbeing services + discounts to retailers: When you are employed at Wintringham, you will have access to our Employee Assistance Program, Staff wellbeing portal as well as discounts to some of Australia’s leading retailers.

We are looking for candidates with the following:

• A current Food Handlers certificate preferred or a willingness to undertake Food Safety Training.
• Prior Food Services experience in Aged or Community Care (highly advantageous)
• Good understanding of Food Safety Requirements
• Ability to work within a team as well as autonomously
• Adaptability to changes in the environment.

This sounds great! How do I apply?

For more information about the role, you can download a copy of the Task Analysis here and of the Position Description here 

Applications can be directed to Vanessa Sloan and submitted via our website

Please upload your documents in PDF Format

Applications close on Thursday 1^st of May 2025 at 5pm.

We are committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity of backgrounds and differences, our Inclusion Statement may be accessed here. We encourage applications from First Nations people, people living with disability, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Please contact us if you require any adjustments to participate in the recruitment process at inclusion@wintringham.org.au

Successful applicants may be required to undergo a NDIS Worker Screening Check and Police Records check. Refusal to provide your information to both parties will prevent Wintringham from being able to continue with your application.

Applicants who have lived in a country other than Australia for a period longer than 12 months in the last 10 years may be required to undergo an International Police Check.

Successful candidates will be required to comply with the Wintringham Health and Immunisation policy including having three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine as well as the 2025 Influenza Immunisation before commencing employment, and must provide evidence.