2500000857 - Dietary Aide

Lakeridge Health; Oshawa; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking enthusiastic Dietary Aides for part-time roles across various locations. This position involves meal delivery, food assembly, and maintaining a clean work environment, ensuring the safety and satisfaction of clients. Ideal candidates will possess a Food Handler's certification and have experience in food service. Join a team that values compassion, teamwork, and dedication to community health. This is a great opportunity to contribute to a respectful and inclusive workplace while making a positive impact on patient care.

Qualifications

• Food Handler's certification is required; previous food service experience is preferred.
• Must demonstrate effective communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and pick up meals and nourishment, ensuring safety and cleanliness.
• Adhere to safe food handling practices and sanitation protocols.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Manual dexterity

Teamwork

Flexibility

Education

Food Handler's training and certification

Previous food preparation and/or food service experience

Job description

CUPE

Job Title: Dietary Aide

Status: Temporary Part Time and Regular Part Time

Program: Food Services

4 and 8 Hour Shifts; Days, Evenings and Weekends Schedule (Subject to Change)

Location: Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Whitby, Bowmanville, Port Perry and Ajax-Pickering

Wage Schedule: $26.440 - $27.710 per hour

Posting Reference: 2500000857

We are currently hiring enthusiastic, skilled and hardworking Dietary Aides for regular part time and temporary part time positions at various Lakeridge Health sites.

Duties And Responsibilities

To provide and promote safety and well-being of clients, meeting or exceeding the patient's expectations in a service role. Responsibilities include:

1. Meal and nourishment delivery and pick up
2. Food assembly
3. Ware washing
4. Cleaning and sanitizing of work area and equipment
5. Adhering to safe food handling and sanitation practices
6. Storing supplies through established procedures
7. Working effectively on a team
8. Other related duties as required

Qualifications

• Food Handler's training and certification is required;
• Previous food preparation and/or food service experience;
• Proven working knowledge of safe food handling practices and sanitation;
• Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills enabling you to effectively interact with all levels of staff and public and provide good customer service;
• Proven ability to work independently and in a team environment;
• Physically capable of performing the duties of the position and tasks including bending, turning, lifting, walking and standing for long periods of time;
• Proven good manual dexterity;
• Working knowledge of standardized recipes and portion control an asset;
• Knowledge in food service sanitizing work areas, equipment, dishes and utensils, an asset;
• Must be flexible in terms of availability for weekends, holidays, and for short notice call-ins;
• Demonstrated commitment to our core values of Inclusion, Compassion, Innovation, Teamwork and Joy;
• Demonstrates an understanding of and commitment to Lakeridge Health's comprehensive safety programs and practices, including staff safety, patient safety, environmental safety and participates in regular in-service education in this area.

Conditions Of Employment

The terms and conditions of employment are in accordance with the Collective Agreement between the Hospital and C.U.P.E Local 6364.

Successful External applicants must provide a satisfactory Criminal Investigation Reference for the vulnerable sector, dated within the past six (6) months.

Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the recruitment and assessment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

At Lakeridge Health we value inclusion and diversity. We are committed to fostering a culture that is respectful, inclusive and accessible and to employing a workforce that is representative of the diverse community we provide services to. As an equal opportunity employer we welcome applications from all qualified applicants.

Lakeridge Health is committed to providing a safe and healthy work environment and to preventing the transmission of COVID 19 infections among Lakeridge Health team members and our patients. New Lakeridge Health team members will be required to provide proof of full vaccination for COVID-19 during their Post-offer/Pre-employment Health Assessment, subject to any exemptions recognized under the Ontario Human Rights code.