Job opportunity

CRVCID 725186

Join Our Team as a Food Service Attendant at FSH!
Are you passionate about providing exceptional food service and ensuring high standards of food production and safe food hygiene? We are looking for dedicated Food Service Attendants to join our Patient Support Services team at FSH.

This is where jobs become careers, passion finds its purpose, and your voice finds its place. Are you ready to dive headfirst into the community taking excellent health care where it's needed? Then South Metropolitan Health Service is the perfect place to start!

This is for Permanent Part - Time and Permanent Full - Time appointments.

There are currently Permanent Part - Time positions available for Ward Food Service Attendants within the Hospitality Team.

There are currently Permanent Part - Time and Permanent Full - Time positions available for Kitchen Food Service Attendants within the Patient Catering Team.

Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) is a 783-bed tertiary hospital offering a range of health services including the State Rehabilitation Service, a comprehensive cancer centre, purpose-built mental health unit, maternity, paediatric and neonatal services, and the State Adult Burns Service. FSH also delivers specialised services such as heart and lung transplantations and hyperbaric medicine.

SMHS delivers quality, safe and effective hospital and health services within a catchment area stretching more than 3300 square kilometres across the southern half of Perth.

Our vision is Excellent health care, every time. You can read more about SMHS in our Strategic Plan here.

Our Values guide our work in every action, and that includes recruitment and employment! SMHS encourages Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or LGBTI communities, and people with disability to work with us. Whatever your age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and family/carer responsibilities are, we ask that you consider bringing your expertise to our workforce.

Want to know more? We encourage you to contact Refeea Naboulsi, FSH Hospitality Coordinator - Patient Support Services, on 08 6152 2776 or email at refeea.naboulsi@health.wa.gov.au

If you are ready to partner with us see the application instructions below:

It is a mandatory requirement for this role to complete 3 weeks of Full Time training (Monday to Friday) regardless of your contract type. If you are unable to complete the training, then you will be ineligible for this position.

If you are invited to the assessment stage of this process, you will be required to bring photo identification with you.

Your application should include:

1. A copy of your current CV and a Cover Letter
2. The names and contact details of two (2) current referees who can attest to your suitability for this role.
3. Evidence of your working rights in Australia
4. A statement addressing the Essential Criteria 1, Essential Criteria 3 and Essential Criteria 6 in no more than 1-2 pages. If you do not address these 3 selection criteria, then your application may not be considered.

These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you allow enough time to complete the online application process as you will be required to answer various questions and attach your documentation.

If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours.

Employee Benefits

Our employees enjoy a range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements):     

• Professional Development Opportunities and Study leave/assistance      
• Flexible working arrangements      
• Flexible leave arrangements      
• Other professional and location-based allowances
• For further information click here. 

Eligibility

Are you eligible? To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have a valid working visa (for fixed term appointments) or be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live and work indefinitely in Australia (for permanent appointments).

WA Health embraces diversity and is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We are committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy and as a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position.  Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply.

WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process.

This vacancy is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at:
https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other "similar" vacancies throughout the health service. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted. 
 
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.