Dietary Aide, Food & Nutrition Services - Parkwood Institute Main Building

St. Joseph's Health Care London; London; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health care provider in Ontario seeks a Part-Time Dietary Aide for service at Parkwood Institute Main Building. Responsibilities include providing food services, ensuring safety compliance, and supporting patient nutrition needs. Candidates should have a secondary school diploma and Safe Food Handlers certification, along with strong interpersonal and customer service skills. This role offers workplace training and emphasizes teamwork.

Benefits

Training and education opportunities

Teamwork and respect among team members

Qualifications

• Ability to perform physical tasks including bending, standing, walking, and lifting up to 28 kg.
• Knowledge of institutional food service and therapeutic diets.
• Knowledge of Safety Culture in a Health Care Setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide food and nutrition services to patients and residents.
• Engage in role-related teaching and research activities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Customer service commitment

Ability to work as a team player

Ability to work independently

Ability to read and write English

Education

Secondary (High) School Diploma

Safe Food Handlers certification

Job description

Overview

Dietary Aide, Food & Nutrition Services - Parkwood Institute Main Building. We are an integrated team that provides food and nutrition services to our patients and residents at all sites of St. Joseph's Health Care London. Our vision is to provide nutrition care that nourishes patients and residents, body, mind and spirit. This is accomplished through goals of increasing local purchasing, growing fresh vegetables on site seasonally, composting and decreasing food waste. Our departments operate within varying shifts from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM, seven days a week. We value teamwork and respect the contribution of all team members. Training and education opportunities are provided. We strive for excellence in services, food quality and safety and are committed to being an employer of choice in the food service industry. Hours of work reflect current scheduling arrangements and are subject to change as determined by the Employer.

Parkwood Institute Main Building – London, ON. Part Time. Salary Range: $27.66 - $27.86 /hour.

Essential Qualifications

• Secondary (High) School Diploma
• Safe Food Handlers certification or successful completion of certification within six (6) months of hire
• Knowledge of a Safety Culture in a Health Care Setting in compliance with the OHSA
• Knowledge of institutional food service, therapeutic diets and safe food handling
• Demonstrated interpersonal, organizational and verbal/written communication skills
• Ability to read and write English
• Health and physical condition with constant bending, standing, walking, and lifting up to 28 kg
• Strong customer service commitment
• Ability to work in a busy environment with minimal supervision and as a team member
• Ability to work as a team player

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in French would be an asset
• Previous food service experience

Teaching and Research

• St. Joseph\'s Health Care London through its affiliation with Western University and Fanshawe College is a leading research and teaching hospital. As an employee of St. Joseph\'s, you will be expected to engage in role related teaching and research activities in addition to any of your clinical duties

Immunization Requirements

• Provide vaccination records or proof of immunity against measles, mumps rubella, varicella (chicken pox), Hepatitis B, COVID-19 and influenza.
• Provide documentation of the Tuberculosis skin testing

Your interest in this opportunity is appreciated.

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