Please note: Only current Department of Health, including Tasmanian Health Service employees, are eligible to apply.

The Role

Manage the meal distribution and café of the Food Services Department, ensuring the service operates efficiently and effectively within, guidelines and procedures of the Royal Hobart Hospital.

Provide leadership, motivation, direction and training ensuring the highest quality service is delivered to patients, visitors and staff.

• Responsible for the daily activities and ongoing planning, coordination and support of all staff and material resources in the meal distribution and café, including processing time sheets and pay related queries, identifying vacancies, providing supervision and training, rostering and staff performance reviews in accordance with relevant legislation and codes of practice
• Maintain and monitor the cash handling process and procedures in accordance with the internal audit office directions.
• Overall responsibility for ensuring correct quality and quantity of meals is available for each day’s meal service within the nutrition guidelines and a high standard of food and delivery services is maintained at all times.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Details of Appointment

Fixed term full time, day worker position, working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing from as soon as possible until 19 November 2026.

Please note that hours may be negotiated with the successful applicant

Classification: General Stream, Band 4

Salary $81,915 - $94,263 per annum + 12% superannuation + access to salary packaging

• Salary range is in accordance with Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement 2022.

*Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar vacancies.

Statement of Duties and any associated documents

You are encouraged to speak with the contact person once you have familiarised yourself with the Statement of Duties and any associated documents.  This will assist you to prepare an application more aligned with our specific needs.

• 508023 Team Leader FS - Dstrbtn & Cafe band 4 (July 2023) CSU.docx

Applicant Guide

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.pdf
• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.docx

How to Apply

Apply Online.  Please click the "Apply" button on this screen.  This ensures important questions about you are answered. 

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Function Statement.

Please note that we do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties.

Please Note

• All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.

Contact Person

Brock Free
Manager Food and Retail Services
03 6166 7951
brock.free@ths.tas.gov.au 

The core purpose guiding the way in which we work across the Department of Health is to CARE for the health and wellbeing of all in Tasmania through our Values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. We are united by our shared purpose and model our CARE Values through our interactions with one another, our patients, our clients and the Tasmanian community.