Job Description

Description :Reporting to the Food Services Supervisor, the Food Services Worker is responsible, as part of a team, to assist with preparing meals for guests. The Food Services Worker will ensure all food deliveries from suppliers and donations are received, sorted, and stored in the most efficient manner. Maintaining the cleanliness of the kitchen and food service areas is also part of this role.Employment Type: Full time
Schedule: Wednesday to Sunday 10:00am to 6:00pm
Reporting to: Food Services Manager
City: Calgary
Number of Positions to Fill: 1
RFR #: 1105DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Receive, verify orders and store all purchased food and kitchen items
• Receive donated goods, sort and move to appropriate area(s)
• Place food on the giveaway carts during mealtimes
• Oversee stored food rotation
• Keep all food inventories up to date
• Greet and welcome all donors in a professional and respectful manner
• Assist cook with preparing and serving meals
• Maintain cleanliness of kitchen floors, countertops, walls
• Work in dish-pit cleaning cookware and dishes
• Work alongside volunteers
• Respect and follow necessary boundaries with coworkers, volunteers and guests
• Maintain Occupational Health & Safety Standards
• Follow the Alberta Health Services guidelines regarding how food is prepared, handled, and stored
• Abide by all Health & Safety protocols including completing a report for all incidents that occur, including near misses, in a timely manner.
• Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• A minimum of one (1) year experience working in the Food Service industry is preferred
• A valid Alberta Health Services Food Safe certificate
• Ability to successfully prepare food in a commercial kitchen for a large number of clients
• Willing to obtain the necessary training The Mustard Seed requires
• Customer service experience
• Ability to resolve conflicts as they arise

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Required to work weekdays and weekend shifts
• Fast-paced challenging work environment demanding
• Physical effort: moderate to significant amounts of walking, climbing, standing, sitting, lifting, carrying (must be able to lift up to 25 to 50 pounds)
• Mental effort: position often requires substantial mental effort to analyze information and problem solve
• Daily interactions with colleagues and guests required
• Employees are to be aware that many of our clients may experience difficulties or impairment at times, which could result in them uttering threats, discriminatory statements, and other insults at your person. This may be a raised voice, or in seeing unpredictable behaviour up to and including the possibility of them becoming aggressive.
• Training on how to respond is provided, but this is to be considered typical working conditions. Many of our clients are unaware of the impact of these comments.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• A satisfactory employment background check and vulnerable sector search is required
• As The Mustard Seed is a Christian ministry, we require our employees to agree to respect and not detract from The Mustard Seedxe2x80x99s Employment Values during their employment at The Mustard Seed.
• Must have legal authorization to work in Canada on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
The Mustard Seed offers a competitive compensation package including 100% employer paid extended health and dental benefits for staff and dependents, matching RRSP after one year of service, and wellness days.NOTE

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