Food Distribution Facilitator

Description:

Job Description:

• Role Title: Food Distribution Facilitator
• Role Type: Permanent Part time
• Department and Location: Food Services, The Mater hospital, North Sydney
• Salary: 29.36 – 39.24 AUD base per hour.

Better and fairer care. Always.

We are St Vincent’s Health Australia, Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services.

Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857, our +30,000 healthcare superheroes operate public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programs.

About The Role:

• The Facilitator role serves as the ‘lead’ service person verifying tray accuracy and prompt delivery. The Facilitator must have a demonstrated familiarity with food operations and a working knowledge of patient diets.
• This position is responsible to maintain a clean, safe, sanitary work environment.
• This position functions as part of a team that ensures delivery of food to patients within 45 minutes of the order being placed.
• The Facilitator will also be responsible for assigning the starter/mid facilitator to perform meal tray sweeps to pick up dirty patient tray trolleys from the soiled utility rooms on the floors as appropriate, during quieter periods.
• The Facilitator acts a “team leader” because he/she regulates the flow of trays and the speed of the cooks’ side and to create a smoothly flowing workload balance.

About You:

• Good understanding of Food safety and HACCP procedures.
• Good organizational and time management skills.
• Able to work in a busy fast paced environment.
• Excellent skills in using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.
• Good understanding of hospital operations.
• Good communications skills, hard-working and a “can do” attitude.

Why Work at St Vincent’s?

• Join us on our mission to provide care to all, including the most at-risk people in our community
• Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport
• Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank
• Access to a government salary sacrifice program. Make a proportion of your salary tax-free
• Committed to financial support for educational development, scholarship programs, paid study leave

About The Mater:

In this role you will be based at the Mater hospital, North Sydney.

• One of Sydney’s premier private hospitals.
• Close by to train stations at North Sydney, St Leonards, and Crows Nest, and buses on Pacific Highway.
• The only Australian hospital that is a member of the International Society of Orthopaedic Centres.
• Core specialties include Obstetrics, Orthopaedics including hip and knee joint replacements, bone and sports injuries, cardiology, cancer care and surgery, lung and vascular medicine, ear, nose and throat surgery, urology, endocrine surgery, and neurosurgery.

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia:

Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.

Pre-Employment Checks:

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.

Equal Opportunity:

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

How To Apply:

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest, skills, and experience align with the role.

The closing date for applications is 14th Mar 2025 .

Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.

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Reconciliation Action Plan:

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 indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

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