Kitchen Hand

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Date: 29 Jan 2026

Location: 50 Flemington Rd, AU

Company: theroyalch

 

The Hospital:

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards. 

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

 

Kitchen Hand  

  • Work for Australia’s leading Children’s Hospital  

  • Friendly and supportive team environment 

  • Permanent Part Time and Casual roles available

 

About the Roles:

This is a permanent part time position at 44 hours per fortnight within the Nutrition and Food Services Department. Casual employment opportunities also available. 

You will be responsible for maintaining a high level of hygiene in all kitchen areas and support the department’s Food Safety Program. You will be responsible for kitchen cleaning and sanitising, dishwashing and pot-washing, waste management, salad and sandwich preparation, and assisting with belt set-up. Some manual labour is a requirement of this role.

 

Classification for this position will range from IN13 - IN14, Food and Domestic Assistant Grade 1 to Food and Domestic Assistant Grade 2 ($24.28-$27.08 per hour + superannuation).

 

What you’ll achieve:

  • Work as part of a team to achieve high quality patient meals service 

  • Comply with the principles of food safety and the RCH Food Safety Program  

  • Comply with all hospital and departmental policies and procedures 

 

Your skills and experience:

  • Ability to read and write English, sufficient to understand verbal and written instructions and communicate with other staff

  • High standard of personal presentation and hygiene 

  • Basic numeracy skills

 

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description. 

 

About the Department:

The Department of Nutrition and Food Services is a large department of around 120 staff incorporating the main kitchen, central formula room and the clinical dietetics service. 

The main kitchen provides 3 cook fresh meals and a mid-meals service for approximately 100 patients per day. The central formula room produces formula, enteral feeds and fortifies expressed breast milk for approximately 120 patients per day. This is a 7 day a week operation. 

 

What we offer: 

  • Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay! 

  • Staff Wellbeing Hub 

 

Other requirements: 

  • Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain 

  • Valid Working with Children Check 

  • Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure 

  

Application process:

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description. 

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced. 

For more information about this position please contact Andrei Kononov, Executive Chef Ph: 03 9345 5668  Email: SFRecruitment.NandFS@rch.org.au 

 

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital.  Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks. 

 

Are you ready to join our team? 

 Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button

Applications close 08 February, 2026.