Kitchen and Laundry Assistant
Job No:
SHM1011
Location:
St. Kilda
Your future workplace
Sacred Heart Mission is a community of dedicated people working together to end homelessness and disadvantage. Our strength lies in our shared purpose and values. We welcome individuality and support each other to bring our best and whole selves to the work we do each day.
Join us in making a meaningful difference in a fun and friendly organisation with a big heart.
Your new role
If you're looking for a role where no two days are the same, and you can make a difference, then this is the role for you!
Sacred Heart Community creates a home for life, providing security and safety for residents until the end of their lives.
Working casually from Monday - Sunday servicing our residents at our state-of-the-art facility in St Kilda, in this dual role as Kitchen and Laundry Assistant you will work across the kitchen and laundry functions of our facility, gaining great training and experience in both areas.
In your kitchen duties, you will be providing residents with a dining experience which is one of welcome, safety and comfort, ensuring compliance with food safety regulations and a high standard of cleanliness of the kitchen and food service areas. You will also have the opportunity to be trained in our facility's laundry procedures, maintaining effective laundry services.
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Your day-to-day
- Creating a welcoming and resident focused dining experience.
- Ensuring residents’ individual dietary needs are met.
- Ascertain paperwork related to food safety is maintained at all times.
- Processing laundry according to procedures.
- Monitoring the condition of residents clothing and notifying management if replacement clothing is required.
- Ensure residents laundry is returned promptly and in a presentable manner.
We're looking for
- Experience in kitchen and laundry duties, will help you hit the ground running in this role, but it will ultimately be your initiative and enthusiasm which will allow you to thrive.
- Current Food Safe Certificate together with a Manual Handling Certificates, both of which are mandatory requirements for this role.
- A high level of empathy and understanding for people from various backgrounds will be crucial to your success.
- Most importantly, you will need to be a clear communicator who can maintain a calm and upbeat manner throughout a busy workday. You will be someone, residents can chat with and feel comfortable around.
You can look forward to
- Helping some of the most disadvantaged and most vulnerable people in our community.
- Being and working in the heart of St Kilda in a unique award-winning facility.
- Working in a supportive team and having the opportunity to develop professional skills.
- Salary package expenses like your rent, holiday accommodation and dining out: up to $15,990 pre-tax.
- Completing your workday knowing you have made a meaningful difference to our resident’s lives.
Come and Work with us
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For more information about the role, contact Thilanka Amarasinghe, 0438 176 693.