Part-Time Catering Assistant – Aged Care | Ballina

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Description:
About the role:
Cater Care is seeking a reliable Catering Assistant to support daily food service operations at an aged care facility in Ballina. This role focuses on assisting with meal service while helping create a positive, welcoming dining experience for residents.

What this role involves:

• Assisting with food preparation, including salads, sandwiches, and texture-modified meals
• Customer service - serving our residents meals and snacks
• Re-stocking as required, and after meal periods
• Dishwashing and cleaning kitchen & dining areas
• Setting tables, plating meals, and supporting the chef with general kitchen duties

Skills and Experiences:
The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience assisting in kitchens, food preparation and/or customer service
• Work effectively as part of a team to meet resident needs and service expectations
• Previous experience in aged care (preferred but not essential)
• Maintaining food hygiene and safety practices

Perks & benefits:

• Award pay + super
• Uniform provided
• Staff benefits and retail discounts (450+ stores nationwide!)
• Training and support for further skills
• Access to EAP services via Acacia Connection

Who we are:
Cater Care is a leading, 100% Australian owned contract catering service provider, operating across multiple sectors (Aged care, Education, Retirement, Retail and Remote services).

Through our values of Care, Pride and Community, we pride ourselves on diversity, work/life balance, providing excellent career opportunities to our employees. We encourage First Nations people to consider a career with us.

The next step:
Please click “Apply for this job”. If your work history aligns with the key selection criteria for the role, one of our recruitment coordinators will be in touch. Please, no agencies.

Please note:
As a result of revised standards around health & well-being in the aged care industry, all applicants must have a current year flu vaccination and undertake a National Criminal History Check.

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