Career Opportunities

We are seeking a reliable and enthusiastic Home Style Kitchen Attendant to join our team. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working in a warm, home-style kitchen environment and takes pride in providing quality meal service while maintaining high standards of cleanliness and food safety.

As part of our kitchen team, you will assist with meal preparation, meal service, kitchen cleaning, and creating a positive dining experience for residents.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting with the preparation of meals and snacks
• Supporting the Cook or Chef in preparing simple home-style meals
• Follow food safety and hygiene standards at all times
• Assist in serving meals to residents during breakfast, lunch, and dinner services.
• Ensuring residents receive meals that meet their dietary requirements.
• Prepare the dining areas before meal service, ensuring a welcoming and comfortable dining environment
• Maintain cleanliness throughout the kitchen and dining areas, including benches, food preparation areas and equipment
• Follow infection control, hygiene, and workplace safety procedures
• Engage with residents in a friendly, respectful, and courteous manner, and contribute to a positive dining experience

About You

The successful applicant will have:

• A positive attitude and strong work ethic.
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• A commitment to cleanliness, food safety, and quality service.
• Previous kitchen, hospitality, aged care, or food service experience (desirable but not essential).
• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks.

You can join a team that is passionate and positive and where you feel satisfaction in what you do again while you become a part of the rich life stories of older Australians.

We are a not-for-profit organisation, but more importantly, we are like one big family and treat each of our residents, families, and team members with the same levels of passion, care, and respect.

We are hoping you will join our fantastic Whiddon family at Redhead, in the Hunter region, on a Casual basis.

WHAT WE OFFER

At Whiddon, we provide our people with benefits that will enhance their experience and provide them with things they actually want and will use. Our benefits are centred around ‘Five Pillars’ – mind, body, financial, social and career.

• Employee Assistance Program for when you need extra support
• Work/life balance. Options to work morning, afternoon or night shifts
• Salary Packaging options so you can keep more of your pay. Did you know that by salary packaging, you can increase your hourly rate by more than $2? This is how:
  • Up to $611.53 per fortnight to pay your mortgage, rent, school fees, etc.
  • Up to $101.92 per fortnight to pay entertainment activities like cafes, restaurants, etc.
  • Remote living options including rent and mortgage packaging, utilities and holiday transport.
  • Novated leasing, a financial wellness program, a personal car buying service and a rewards program through our partners.
• Quarterly gifts, including Cost of living voucher, ACE Day, Christmas gifting and other ad-hoc gifts from time to time.
• Access to retail benefits and perks, including great discounts, and passes to the cinema, tickets to concerts or sports events, food vouchers, and more!
• Employee Referral Program. Get paid up to $500 to refer our next Whiddon star.
• Learning, learning, learning. Whiddon Scholarships Programs, Leadership Development Programs, Traineeships and more… we want to support your educational journey!
• Get recognised for your great work! Just in Time Recognition, Milestone Celebrations, Everyday Heroes, Annual Awards night and more.
• Recognition for successfully completing your probation period.
• Locations across NSW and QLD. If you need to relocate or wish to transfer between our Homes

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for this position, please submit a copy of your resume addressing the above criteria. To find out more about this position and the benefits of a career at Whiddon then visit our website https://www.whiddon.com.au/careers/ or contact.

Please note all successful candidates are required to provide evidence of NDIS Workers Check.