UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families – Buderim QLD
29d ago, from UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families
Employment Term: Casual Opportunity Available
Remuneration: $29.02 - $31.15 per hour + Casual Loading + 12% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances
Make a meaningful difference with Buderim Private Hospital
As one of the Sunshine Coast’s largest hospitals, we provide a comprehensive range of surgical and medical services using the latest technology. This includes emergency, maternity, intensive care, cardiovascular, obstetric and gynaecology, urology, cancer care, general medicine, renal and respiratory services, orthopaedic and mental health care, among many others. With a deep connection to the Sunshine Coast that’s 40 years in the making, Buderim Private Hospital partners with our patients to deliver personalised one‑on‑one care from the heart and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives.
As part of our Food Services team, you will be responsible for providing high‑quality service delivery to all customers including patients, staff and visitors. You will handle basic meal preparation, portioning and serving of hot and cold meals, meal delivery and distribution, and cleaning. In addition to this you will:
Your part in our Buderim Hospital team
- Provide high‑quality service delivery to all customers, including basic meal preparation, portioning, serving hot and cold meals, meal delivery and distribution, and cleaning.
- Assist with the timely assembly, delivery and collection of meals to patients and work collaboratively with clinical staff to ensure all patients with special dietary requirements/changes are addressed and met.
- Act as quality control to ensure all meals are presented to a high standard and are appropriate for each patient, escalating issues where required.
- Ensure a high standard of hygiene and safety throughout the food services department that complies with the hospital food safety programme.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of HACCP principles in accordance with the hospital’s food safety programme.
What makes a difference for us?
- Flexibility to work across all shifts – mornings, afternoons, evenings, and weekends.
- Previous experience in a food service or hospitality team environment, preferably within a healthcare industry.
- Demonstrated understanding and competencies in manual handling training, chemical use, hand hygiene and food safety.
- Ability to work well in a team and support a positive team environment.
- Basic numeracy, literacy, verbal communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to read, measure accurately and perform basic math skills.
- Willingness to obtain required vaccinations in line with hospital infection control requirements.
What makes a difference for you?
- NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take‑home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: SalaryPackagingExplained.
- Flexible work arrangements to support work‑life balance.
- A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programmes.
- 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme.
- Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar Recent Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events.
- Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference.
- A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others.
We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family. By joining our Hospitals, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second‑largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not‑for‑profit with more than 17,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and we have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.
Child safe, Child friendly.
UnitingCare week Wat. provide welcoming, protected and nurturing services for children. Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services and appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur.
Diversity & Inclusion
Our approach is simple– everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long‑term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.
We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.
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