Job Description

Your Opportunity:

Make a significant impact on patient and resident focused health care as a Nutrition Food Service (NFS) Worker. NFS is a provincial service that is committed to providing nutritious, healthy, high quality meal service to patients, residents, staff, visitors and the community. Located in the community of Ponoka, within the heart of Central Alberta, you will be integrated as part of a dynamic team of that includes other food service workers, cooks, supervisors, managers, and dietitians. You will have a unique opportunity, at the Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury (CCMHBI), to become a part of a multidisciplinary care and treatment team. CCMHBI is not a traditional hospital, but rather a facility that provides specialized mental health and brain injury treatment and care. Food Service I will be accountable for performing a variety of tasks to ensure a quality patient, resident and customer experience. Under the general supervision of a Food Services Supervisor, they will use strong customer service, teamwork and organizational skills to: Prepare, handle, portion and package food and beverages. Serve meals in a dining room setting. Order and put away unit supplies. Clean and sanitize dishes, tables and serving areas. Safely operate and clean industrial food services equipment. Adhere to safety, sanitation, and food preparation standards in accordance with AHS policies and guidelines. And 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 with patients, co-workers, and other hospital departments. Work as an effective, professional team member. Demonstrate a patient first approach as outlined in the AHS Foundational Strategies. Perform basic math functions to measure out food portions.

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: Nutrition and Food Services
• Primary Location: Cent. Ctr for MH and Brain Inj
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.40
• Posting End Date: 05-JUN-2023
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 12-JUN-2023
• Hours per Shift: 3.0, 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 4
• Shifts per cycle: 11
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends, On Call
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $18.00
• Maximum Salary: $19.63
• 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:

As Required. Preferred Qualifications:

Food service experience. Experience in a hospital or long-term care environment. Experience with inventory management; receiving deliveries, managing expiry dates and minimizing waste while utilizing \xe2\x80\x9cFirst In, First Out\xe2\x80\x9d procedures. Experience with Industrial Food Service Equipment. Food Safe Certificate or equivalent. WHMIS training.

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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