Job Requisition ID: 5939
Legal Entity: Monash Health
Location:
Heatherton, VIC, AU, 3202
Employment Type: Part Time
Posting Date: 12 Oct 2025
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About the Role
The Food Service Assistant will be committed to work in a team environment with the ability to prioritise your tasks to prepare and provide meals, and delivering outstanding customer services. Reporting to the Food Services Supervisor, Working as part of the Food Services team at Kingston Hospital, the main focus for a Food Services Assistant is on delivering an exceptional patient meal experience and willing to work within the values of Monash Health.
As an experienced Food Services Assistant, you'll be responsible for the preparation, regeneration, plating, delivery and collection of meals throughout the day. Other key duties include:
* Assist in the preparation of meals
* Accurately assembling tray supplies and food on tray line
* Clean Kitchen and equipment
* Deliver, distribute and collect all meal requirements
* Strip, sort, sanitise and clean all trays, cutlery and utensils
* Completing all food safety documentation in a timely manner
Shifts Available
Join our team as a Food Service Assistant on a Part time ongoing basis, 24 hrs per fortnight. Based at Kingston Centre.
This role is designed to cover vacant shifts over Morning, afternoon and evening time periods Monday to Sunday, depending on business requirements. Please note these are not weekly set shifts.
The role of the Pool position is for the FSA team member to provide coverage for vacant shifts across all three time periods.
About Us
Our Support Services team provides a range of essential non-clinical services that help our hospitals run. We provide food services, central production kitchen, patient support, porters, cleaning, linen, pest control, waste management, car parking, hygiene services and some retail services.
About You:
To ensure your success in this role, you will bring experience in food services within a hospital, aged care, or hospitality setting with strong demonstrated knowledge of food safety standards and hygiene standards. You have a passion for patient care and nutrition, ensuring patients are treated with respect and empathy. You are a reliable and punctual team member with great verbal and written communication skills; and intermediate computer skills. Whether you work independently or as part of a team; you always follow manual handling, safety protocols, and procedural instructions. It would be an advantage if you also have comprehensive understanding of diet codes, texture modified foods and fluids, food allergies and intolerances.
You are also required to hold basic food safety qualification in food handing:
HLTFSE001: Follow basic food safety practices or SITXFSA001: Use hygienic practices for food safety
In Return:
As an FSA, you will play a vital role in supporting patient care while working within a supportive and inclusive team culture. Monash Health offers ongoing opportunities for professional development and leadership training. FSAs benefit from job stability within Victoria's largest public health service, along with clear career pathways across support services. As a Monash Health employee you will enjoy a variety of benefits, such as:
* Salary packaging options to increase your take-home pay
* Novated leasing for vehicle options
* Full-time employees accrue 5 week's annual leave (pro rata for part-time employees)
* Free annual flu vaccinations
* Uniform and laundry allowance
About Us:
Our Food Services Team plays a vital role in supporting Monash Health's mission to provide safe, high-quality food to patients. We are a diverse and dedicated group committed to food safety, maintaining hygiene and resident health and wellbeing.
Site Summaries:
About Kingston Centre:
The Kingston Centre in Heatherton is a Monash Health facility specialising in aged care, rehabilitation, and mental health services. It provides inpatient and community programs and is currently expanding with a new 150-bed residential aged care facility opening in 2025.
For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Chris Markovic on
Position Description can befound here
We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards.
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How to Apply
Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the 'Application Guide'
Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.
Applications close: 27 October 2025