Senior Catering Assistant

Part Time Permanent
28 hours per week

Band 3 - Salary Range $69,868.79  - $73,702.23  per annum pro rata + 12% Super 

Why join Melton City Council?

Melton City Council is proud to serve one of Australia’s fastest-growing and most diverse communities. We are a forward-thinking local government committed to creating a city where everyone feels welcome, supported, and empowered.

As a Council, we are driven by innovation, inclusion, and excellence. We deliver high-quality services and infrastructure, promote lifelong learning, and champion health and wellbeing across our municipality. Our team plays a vital role in shaping a vibrant, sustainable future for our residents.

Working with us means being part of a collaborative and inclusive culture that values your growth. We offer:

• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Generous leave entitlements and flexible work arrangements
• A dynamic workplace close to home, surrounded by heritage charm, green spaces, and modern amenities

Join us and help build a city that thrives—where your work makes a real difference every day.

The Opportunity

The Catering Service fits within the Recreation, Facility Activation Business Unit reporting to the Coordinator Leisure Centres.  There are several catering sites between Caroline Springs and the Melton Township.

The objective of the role is to lead the delivery of Council’s catering service, support the catering team to provide a high level of customer service and to ensure Council’s catering service meets the requirements of the Food Safety Program.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible to ensure the day-to-day catering operations are maintained, including work efficiencies, food preparation, presentation and storage.
• Plan, order and distribute stock across the catering sites, to ensure quality and quantities of stock items are available for the daily operations.
• To ensure working conditions and practices are in accordance with Occupational Health and Safety systems and Food Safety Program.
• To support and instruct the catering staff in food preparation and sales and model the provision of high-quality customer service.
• Assist and support the coordinator in preparing and distributing staff rosters and supervising the performance of the team to achieve greed and clear outcomes.
• Ensure stock control and purchasing procedures are implemented, including regular stock takes and audits of catering sites.
• Develop work instructions and procedures that improve the operational efficiency of the service

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About you

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

• Trade cookery qualifications and/or relevant experience in front and back of house catering operations, with knowledge of the Food Safety Program.
• Experience in Point of Sales systems and Microsoft programs.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a number of tasks and organise work within specific guidelines.
• Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.
• Must hold or be able to obtain an Employee Working with Children Check.

Culture and Values

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:

• Motivate
• Empower
• Lead
• Trust
• Open
• Nurture 

Benefits

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council: 

Staff Benefits | Melton City Council

• 5 weeks annual leave*
• Genuine Flexible work options
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• Access to the Local Government Employee Health Plan (GMHBA) with exclusive benefits
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave)* 
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave*
• Wellbeing initiatives

*These benefits are pro rata. 

How To Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Trudy Martin Coordinator Leisure Centres on 03 9747 5320

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise. 

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any public health orders applicable to local government. 

We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.

Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.

 Applications close 11:59pm Tuesday 13th October 2026