Catering Assistants - Casual - Make Every Meal Matter

If you love creating positive experiences through food, enjoy working in a friendly team, and want a role with real purpose, we'd love to hear from you.

At BallyCara, we believe food is much more than nourishment—it's connection, comfort, celebration, and one of the highlights of our residents' day.

When you join BallyCara, you’re joining more than a workplace—you’re becoming part of a values-led community built on relationships, respect, and purpose. We support you to do meaningful work while growing in a way that suits you.

BallyCara is an established charitable organisation that offers a wellness-focused lifestyle for our clients to facilitate independent living, health, and happiness.

We inspire healthy and happy living through our SONA® (Happiness) values and enhance our employee's wellness through the following employee benefits:

• Emotional Wellness: Enhance your happiness. Enjoy a wellness day off each year to take on your birthday, for your family, or just for you because you are worth it. 
• Physical Wellness: Improve your health and wellbeing with a fitness allowance for remedial massage, outdoor wellness gear, yoga, pilates, swimming, or gym plus access to an online fitness portal LIFT Fitness!
• Professional Wellness: Enhance your career with two days of paid study leave combined with yearly study assistance!
• Financial Wellness: Access not-for-profit salary packaging up to $18,550, receive 17.5% annual leave loading, and up to $1,892 per annum in financial discounts from our TELUS Health EAP and wellbeing portal! 

About the Role

Every day is different, but every day you'll make a difference.

Working alongside our welcoming catering team, you'll help deliver delicious meals and outstanding customer service to our residents and visitors.

Your day may include:

• Preparing and presenting meals with care
• Serving residents in a warm and friendly manner
• Assisting with meal service in dining areas
• Maintaining exceptional food safety and hygiene standards
• Cleaning kitchen and dining areas
• Supporting the kitchen team during busy service periods
• Helping create an enjoyable dining experience for every customer

We'd Love to Hear From You If You:

• Have great availability
• Enjoy working in hospitality or food service
• Love providing exceptional customer service
• Have a positive, can-do attitude
• Thrive in a fast-paced team environment
• Take pride in maintaining high standards
• Want to make a genuine difference in people's lives

Availability

We're looking for team members who can work across a variety of casual shifts.

Availability across weekdays, weekends and public holidays will be highly regarded.

Experience We're Looking For

While not essential, we'd love to hear from applicants with experience in:

• Aged Care, Retirement Living or Healthcare
• Hospitality, cafés or food service
• Food handling or commercial kitchens
• Barista experience
• Food Safety or Food Handling Certificate

Requirements

• Current National Police Check (or willingness to obtain one through BallyCara)
• Australian working rights
• COVID-19 and Influenza vaccinations are highly recommended

More Than a Casual Job

This is your opportunity to work in a role where your smile, your service and your care genuinely brighten someone's day.

If you're looking for flexible work with purpose, supportive colleagues and an organisation that truly values its people, we'd love to welcome you to the BallyCara family.

Apply today and help us inspire healthy and happy living.

Please Note

Applications must be submitted through our recruitment portal. Applications received via recruitment agencies or other channels will not be accepted.

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

We sincerely thank all applicants for their interest in joining BallyCara.