Multiple Opportunities Available
* 2 × Permanent part‐time
* 1 × Fixed‐term part‐time
* 3 × Casual
About The Role
Join the Meal Support Services (MSS) team at Grampians Health Ballarat and help support patient care through high‐quality food and menu services. As a Menu Monitor, you'll work directly with patients to manage meal selections that meet clinical and dietary needs, while supporting ward food supplies and completing related administrative tasks. This is a hands‐on, patient‐facing role in a fast‐paced health environment, operating across acute and sub‐acute settings.
Shifts are predominantly 8 hours, commencing from 6:00am. MSS operates seven days a week, with weekend availability required.
Key Responsibilities
* Support patients with menu selection and dietary needs
* Enter meal orders and complete related administration
* Maintain ward food supplies and stock levels
* Prepare supplementary meal and nourishment items
* Communicate effectively with patients and care teams
* Deliver a respectful, person‐centred food service
Skills & Experience
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills
* Knowledge of special diets or willingness to learn
* Empathy and a client‐centred approach
* Ability to work independently and in a team
* Basic Food Handling Certificate (HLTFSE001)
Job Applications Close
7 June 2026
Culture & Benefits
* Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
* Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
* Access to Fitness Passport membership
* Staff rewards and recognition programs
Diversity and Inclusion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.
All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role dependent.
Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.
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