Job Description

Your Opportunity:

Imagine a supportive employer that fosters work-life balance, and the opportunity to make a difference in your community. As a dedicated member of the Nutrition and Food Services (NFS) team, you have the opportunity to have a significant role in providing nutritious, healthy, high quality meal service to patients, residents, and the community. Make a significant impact on patient and resident focused health care as a Nutrition Food Service Worker. This position will be accountable for performing a variety of tasks to ensure a quality patient, resident and customer experience. Under the general supervision of a Supervisor, you will be responsible to use strong customer service, teamwork and organizational skills to prepare, handle, portion and package food and beverages, assemble trays. Serve meals in a dining room setting, provide patient meal delivery and pick up. Order and put away unit supplies. Safely operate and clean industrial food service equipment, adhere to safety, sanitation, and food preparation standards in accordance with AHS policies and guidelines. Complete other food service duties as assigned. The successful candidate will be able to work in a fast paced environment with speed and accuracy, work under pressure in high stress situations. Communicate effectively in English with patients, co-workers, and other hospital departments on matters related to patient meals, snacks, nourishment supplies. Work as an effective, professional team member. Demonstrate a patient first approach. Perform basic math functions to measure out food portions. In addition to a competitive rate of pay, AHS currently has a Remote Retention Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $3,000. This allowance is non-pensionable and is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay.

Description:

As a Food Service I, you will be responsible for performing a variety of routine tasks associated with basic food preparation in accordance with AHS standards and procedures. Your typical duties may include packaging and portioning food items, preparing food according to set guidelines and menus, serving meals to patients and customers and cleaning and sanitizing equipment, dishes, tables and serving areas.

• Classification: Food Service I
• Union: AUPE GSS
• Unit and Program: Patient Food Services
• Primary Location: Grande Prairie QE II Hsp/Mac
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.00
• Posting End Date: 03-MAY-2023
• Employee Class: Casual/Relief
• Date Available: 13-MAY-2023
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
• Shifts per cycle: Varies
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
• Days Off: Other
• Minimum Salary: $17.78
• Maximum Salary: $19.39
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of Grade 10 or equivalent. Physically capable to lift food, supplies and equipment up to 46lbs and must be able to push/pull meal carts up to 250lbs. This position requires you to walk and stand on your feet for the duration of your shift. Additional Required Qualifications:

Food Safe Certificate or equivalent. Experience in operating a computer (Microsoft Office programs or other computer programs). Able to provide two work related references from direct report or manager. Preferred Qualifications:

Food/Customer service experience preferred. Experience in inventory management; receiving deliveries, managing expiry dates & minimizing waste, utilizing \xe2\x80\x9cFirst in- First Out "an asset. Experience in a hospital or long term care environment. Experience with Industrial Food Service Equipment. WHIMIS training highly preferred.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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Communities. Together.

We\'re passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care every day, all across Alberta.

Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it\'s about putting patients\' and families\' experiences, priorities and trust first.

We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Alberta Health Services