Food Service Worker - Yarmouth Regional Hospital

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Req ID: 145196

Company: Nova Scotia Health

Location: Western Zone, Yarmouth Regional Hospital

Department: NFS Nutrition & Food Services YRH

Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)

Status: CUPE Support Position

Posting Closing Date: 4-Jan-23

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there’s a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with an Nova Scotia Health role means you’ll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

Responsibilities

Responsible to and under the direction of the Food Service Supervisor, the Food Service Worker is responsible for performing routine assigned duties in meal preparation, service and meal delivery, tray assembly, catering service, cafeteria service and cleaning related to providing quality, safe and nutritious food as per the Food Service Model to the patients/clients of the facility/community.

The Food Service Worker ensures that the principles and practices that guide the NSHA such as the mission, vision, values, expected behaviors, the leadership philosophy, organizational health, population health, ethics, safety, quality, partnerships and inter-professional collaboration are integrated within the services they provide and through the messages they deliver.

Duration of shifts range from four (4) hours to twelve (12) hours and will include weekends and holidays (including Christmas and New Year’s schedule)

Qualifications

• Grade 12 or equivalent
• Successful completion of a Food Handlers’ Course within the past 5 years.
• Recent previous work experience in a health care food service environment.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively interact with clients and staff.
• Proven ability to use sound professional judgment, initiative and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated judgment and decision making skills
• Demonstrated commitment to customer service
• Demonstrated communication and conflict resolution skills including the ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Demonstrated collaboration and teamwork skills
• Commitment to continuous improvement and innovation
• Demonstrated leadership abilities
• Demonstrated planning, organization and time management skills
• Commitment to promoting a culture that supports safety, ethical practices and organizational health
• Demonstrated good attendance in current and past employment
• Exemplary work history as demonstrated in current and past employment
• Physically able to perform job duties including:
  

oThe ability to lift in excess of 20 kg

oThe ability to withstand the demands of walking and standing most of the workday

oThe ability to work in an environment with high heat and temperature fluctuations

• Travel may be required
• Successful Applicants are required to provide a criminal record check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) to People Services before starting employment and assume any additional costs as a condition of employment.
  

Preferred (Considered An Asset)

• Training or experience in an institutional food service setting
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
  

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants will be screened on the above qualifications. Applicants must clearly demonstrate how they meet the knowledge and competencies in their cover letter and resume. Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application. Applicants will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or missing information.

Hours of Work

Permanent full-time position; 75 hours bi-weekly.

Salary Information

$19.16 - $19.93 hourly

Once You’ve Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Support bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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