HLTSS00061 - Food safety supervision skill set - for community services and health industries

This Skill Set applies to individuals who work as Food Safety Supervisors (Level 1 & 2 combined) responsible for overseeing the day-to-day implementation of the food safety program across the entire organisation, process or food handling area in the Community and Health Service sector. 

This course provides the skills and knowledge to control food safety in the workplace and support colleagues to implement the food safety program in their roles. It covers the basics such as personal health and hygiene requirements, critical temperatures and time limits to keep food safe, cleaning and sanitising procedures and safe food handling techniques from receipt of goods through to food service. Students will also learn how to monitor food safety requirements, develop, revise and implement procedures to support food safety control and prevent breaches. Students will also learn to report and investigate food recalls or complaints relating to food safety and take corrective action when required, especially in the community and health sector.

This Skill Set is particularly designed for workers that supervise food preparation and meal distribution to vulnerable people such as the elderly, children and babies, pregnant women, people with medication conditions, immune deficiencies and/or allergies primarily. These staff often work in Early Childhood, Aged Care, Disability Support, Respite Care, Community and Home Care, Meals on Wheels, Maternity hospitals, Psychiatric hospitals, Same day establishments for chemotherapy and rental dialysis services and Hospital Catering. The legislation states: 

“Food businesses that process or serve potentially hazardous food for hospital patients, aged care recipients, children in child care centres and vulnerable people receiving other services will generally fall within the requirements of this Standard, provided the food is intended for six or more vulnerable persons.  This Standard also applies to delivered meals organisations that process potentially hazardous meals intended for six or more vulnerable persons.”

The HLTSS00061 Food safety supervision skill set – for community and health industries stands alone and incorporates the content of the following units:

• HLTFSE001 Follow basic food safety practices
• HLTFSE005 Apply and monitor food safety requirements
• HLTFSE007 Oversee the day-to-day implementation of food safety in the workplace  

*IMPORTANT: A NSW FSS certificate will not be issued upon completion of this Skill Set. If you work in NSW and require a NSW FSS Certificate, we recommend you complete the NSW Food Safety Supervisor course.