Food Services Attendant

Tom Fitzgerald Home – Shepparton VIC

Casual Basis

• Work with a rapidly growing not-for-profit that makes a difference and is committed to social justice
• Competitive pay rates: $30.04 - $30.82/hr depending on qualifications and experience + 25% casual loading
• Casual Basis allowing for flexibility
• Based at our Tom Fitzgerald Residential Aged Care Home in Shepparton(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

Our Tom Fitzgerald Aged Care Home offers affordable, high-quality accommodation and care to people aged 50 years and over.  We provide a safe, flexible and caring family-style environment, which allows residents to maintain their chosen lifestyles, habits and activities and to be as independent as they choose to be.

Your new role

Wintringham is currently seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Food Services Attendant to join our Food Services Team on a Casual basis. This role will undertake a range of general kitchen duties such as meal distribution to our residential homes, food preparation, plating and service of food, ensuring that meals are nutritious and well presented. Your fortnightly roster will be determined by ad hoc opportunities to provide relief to the team.

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 Position Description here 

Applications can be directed to Silpa Thomas and submitted via our website

Please upload your documents in PDF Format

Applications close on Wednesday 18^th of March 2026 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 one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine before commencing employment and must provide evidence.