DIETARY - DIETARY AIDE

Southbridge Care Homes; St. Catharines; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

Southbridge Care Homes in St. Catharines, ON, seeks a part-time Dietary Aide to support residents' nutritional well‑being.

You’ll assist with meal preparation, serve meals with care, and keep kitchen and dining areas clean and welcoming. The role requires enrollment or completion of a College Level Food Service Worker Program and a Safe Food Handling Certificate, with strong communication and teamwork needed.

Qualifications

• Enrollment or completion of a College Level Food Service Worker Program, meeting the Ontario Long-Term Care Homes Act requirements.
• Current Safe Food Handling Certificate is required.
• Have a caring heart with a passion for serving others.
• Passion for providing quality care to residents in a long-term care setting.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written; demonstrate ability to be a team player.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring food is handled safely with proper storage and labeling.
• Assisting cooks in basic food preparation.
• Executing proper food service according to internal and external guidelines and protocols.
• Serving meals according to resident diet orders.
• Washing, cleaning and maintaining the kitchen and dining room.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team player

Education

College Level Food Service Worker Program

Safe Food Handling Certificate

Job description

Posted Sunday, August 16, 2026 at 7:00 AM

DIETARY AIDE

Home: Garden City Manor

Location: St. Catherines, ON

Hourly Wage: starting at $23.46

Status: Part-time Temporary

Schedule: (11:30am-7:30pm)

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Southbridge Care Homes provides exceptional acquisition, management, and redevelopment services for long-term care homes and retirement communities across Ontario. Our mission is to maintain a best-in-class portfolio that consistently delivers excellence in care and services while ensuring economic sustainability.

As a Dietary Aide, you’ll play an important role in supporting the nutritional well‑being of our residents.

Reporting to the Food Service Manager, you’ll assist with meal preparation, serve meals with care, and ensure that kitchen and dining areas are clean, safe, and welcoming. You’ll also help accommodate individual dietary needs and contribute to a warm, home‑like atmosphere.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensuring food is handled in a safe manner, including proper storage and labeling
• Assisting cooks in basic food preparation
• Executing proper food service in relation to internal and external guidelines and protocols
• Serving meals according to Resident diet orders
• Washing, cleaning and maintaining the kitchen and dining room

Qualifications

• Mandatory enrollment or completion of a College Level Food Service Worker Program, meeting the requirements of the Ontario Long-Term Care Homes Act
• Possess a current Safe Food Handling Certificate
• Have a caring heart with a passion for serving others
• Passion for providing quality care to residents in a long-term care setting
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and writtenDemonstrated ability to be a team player

Additional requirements:

• A negative vulnerable sector check completed within 6 months of hire date.
• Completion of a 2 Step TB Skin test within the last 12 months.

Only those applicants selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be contacted.

Southbridge welcomes those applicants with disability related needs and those whom a need for accommodation in the recruitment process. Please provide notice of your need for accommodation to the hiring manager upon scheduling of an interview.