Food Services Supervisor

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Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the North East of Melbourne and state-wide. We are world-renowned for its research and specialist work in cancer, liver transplantation, spinal cord injuries, neurology, endocrinology, mental health and

rehabilitation.  We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About Food Services

The Food Services Department is an in-house service, which provides patient meals for all campuses of Austin Health, as well as providing a patient meals service to Royal Women’s Hospital

About the role

The Food Services Supervisor is required to oversee the production, plating and delivering of nutritious high-quality meals in line with our Food Safety Program at Austin Hospital, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Hospitals. The role is responsible to liaise with other day Supervisors in ensuring the daily requirements are met, to discuss annual leave plans, utilisation of casual staff, etc. The role also entails liaising with the Menu Monitors in ensuring that the correct dietary information is supplied, meal demand numbers and patient movement information is provided.

To be successful in this role you must:

Have prior experience as either a Food Services Supervisor/Team Leader or other relevant Hospital Food Service and Hospitality experience.

Our benefits:

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day.  Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Mentoring and career development opportunities
• Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists  
• Five weeks annual leave, plus purchased leave options 

Inclusion at Austin

We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies and abilities.  We welcome and support applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, physically or culturally diverse, LGBTQIA+, and people of any age.

Work with us!

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Scott Ng, scott.ng@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.

Application closing date: 29th November 2024