Food & Domestic Assistant

Food & Domestic Assistant

Part-Time positions available.

Yarrawonga Health is currently seeking dedicated and compassionate Food and Domestic Assistants to join our healthcare team. If you have a passion for delivering exceptional service in a healthcare environment, we invite you to apply.

About the role:

At Yarrawonga Health our Food & Domestic Assistant works as part of a team in the Food Service Department assisting with many of the activities involved with food distribution and food storage to ensure patients and residents receive high quality meals and feeds in a timely and accurate manner. The position involves being cross-trained across a variety of roles within food services including assisting with patient meal set-up, delivering patient meals to the bedside, collecting patient meal trays and dish-washing, and may also include duties in the central formula room including bottle washing and preparation of infant formula/enteral feeds.

Please review Position Description for full details on position requirements.

About you

We are looking for individuals who are dedicated, reliable, and possess a genuine passion for helping others. The ideal candidate will exhibit:

• Respect We are accepting and inclusive of the needs, expectations, beliefs and confidentiality of all people..
• Excellence We strive to deliver the highest standards and best outcomes, every time.
• Integrity We are open, honest and transparent, and accountable for our actions.
• Compassion We are empathetic and responsive to the individual needs of every consumer and their families.
• Collaboration We work as one team to deliver the best health outcomes for all consumers
• Our staff have access to supportive mentoring, education and development programs. Salary Packaging is available for all staff. The successful applicant will be required to provide a current satisfactory police check prior to commencement.

Key Selection Criteria:

• Must be able to work all shifts, weekly, afternoon and weekends including public holidays
• Computer skills at a basic level;
• Understanding of confidentiality;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organisation skills;
• Ability to work with a wide variety of people;
• Self-motivated with a high level of communication and organisational skills demonstrated ability to work alone.

Desirable:

• Previous experience in cleaning, preferably in a healthcare setting.
• Knowledge of infection control practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of proper handling and disposal of biohazardous materials.

Skills and Abilities:

• Attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining high cleanliness standards.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Physical stamina to perform cleaning tasks, including lifting and moving equipment.

About Us:

Will you join us? Yarrawonga Health is progressive and innovative health service. With your skills and experience, you will deliver safe, reliable and responsive patient care. Better yet, it is also a great career move as you join a thriving organisation guided by its mission to provide and improve sustainable health and education services for our communities in partnership with them.

Situated on the heart of the Murray River, Yarrawonga Health provides acute, surgical, community and aged care support for the region. We're only a few hours from Melbourne and you'll be enjoying all the region has to offer - from wineries and snow fields to water and boating activities on the Murray River, you'll never be bored!

More Information:

For more information regarding the role contact: Jane McMahon, Support Services Manager via email Jane.McMahon@yh.org.au

All employment with Yarrawonga Health is subject to and conditional upon a satisfactory Police Check, NDIS Worker Screening Check and Victorian 'Employee' Working with Children's Check.

YH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and follows Equal Employment Opportunity Principles. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with a disability.

All healthcare workers are required to have mandatory COVID-19 vaccination and evidence of vaccination will be required prior to commencement.

Application Process:

All applications are to be submitted via Yarrawonga Health's website Yarrawonga Health Careers.

Please submit your application including a cover letter, resume, and responses to the key selection criteria found in the position description.

Please refer to the attached position description for full details of the role.

Applications close midnight Sunday 22nd December 2024.

*Interviews may be conducted prior to closing date.