Food Service Assistant

🥗 About the Role

As a Food Services Assistant, you’ll play a key role in supporting our residents, families, and staff by helping deliver high‑quality meal services in line with food safety standards and aged care quality requirements.

Salary- $29.78 per hour + 25% casual loading + NFP benefits

Casual role with 5+ day availability, weekdays preferred.

Your day‑to‑day will include:

• Delivering meals across dining areas within the residence
• Supporting basic food preparation when required
• Assisting with planning and delivery of functions and special events
• Following catering schedules and food safety programs
• Supporting residents with service delivery aligned to Aged Care Quality Standards
• Upholding safe food handling and hygiene practices across the catering team

👋 About You

You’re someone who brings warmth, reliability, and a positive attitude to everything you do.

You will have:

• A caring and compassionate approach
• Strong listening skills and the ability to understand residents’ needs
• Availability to work across a 7‑day rotating roster
• Food Handling & Hygiene Certificate (required)
• Previous experience in aged care or commercial catering (highly regarded)
• Knowledge of Food Safety and HACCP compliance

💙 What’s in It for You?

• Competitive hourly rate + 25% casual loading
• Increase your take home pay – NFP benefits up to $18,550
• National organisation supporting 38,000+ Australians
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Employee wellbeing support (EAP)

📌 Ready to Apply?

Click ‘Apply Now’ to submit your application.

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
• Applicants must have the right to work in Australia
• Appointment is subject to a National Criminal History Check
• A medical assessment will be required to confirm role capability

🌟 About Us

BaptistCare is a leading purpose-led care organisation, guided by our Christian identity and serving people and communities across Australia for more than 110 years. We support people to live better through aged care, home care, retirement living, community services, disability support and housing.

We know that life’s challenges can make our world feel smaller. With the right people alongside us, it can feel more connected, supported and hopeful again.

That’s what we work towards every day - enriching lives through communities of care. Today, more than 70,000 customers, 12,000 employees and close to 2,000 volunteers are part of our communities across Australia.

Apply today!! – applications will be reviewed as they are received.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Mitchell Kitanovski at talent@BaptistCare.org.au

BaptistCare – Inspired by Jesus to champion care for all.

Please note that applications must be submitted through our online system, as we are unable to accept applications via email. We kindly request that recruitment agencies refrain from contacting us or submitting candidates for this position. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.