Dietary Helper

Hotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Centre; St. Catharines; Hybrid; CAD 36,000 - 38,000; Part time

Job summary

Hotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Centre in St. Catharines, ON, seeks a Dietary Helper for casual positions.

The role involves portioning food, preparing cold foods, and assembling patient trays within the hospital kitchen, while maintaining sanitation and patient service standards. The successful candidate will have an OSS Diploma or equivalent, Safe Food Handler Certification, and relevant experience, with bilingual English/French considered an asset and weekend/holiday availability

Qualifications

• Knowledge of food services to understand therapeutic diets and service processes.
• Proficient English literacy to read procedures, labels, and orders.
• Knowledge of arithmetic, weights and measures for portion control.
• Ability to work cooperatively with staff and maintain a positive patient environment.
• Ability to withstand hot temperatures in a kitchen setting.
• Capable of independent work with minimal supervision and good organization.
• Must be able to perform lifting, pushing, bending, reaching and be comfortable with standing/walking.
• Bilingual English/French skills are an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide food service to patients by portioning, preparing cold foods, and assembling patient trays.
• Wash and sanitize patient trays and service areas.
• Follow procedures and maintain accurate records and communication with team.

Skills

Food service knowledge

English literacy

Weights & measures

Interpersonal skills

Heat tolerance

Independent work

Lifting & bending

Bilingual English/French

Education

OSSD or equivalent

Safe Food Handler Certification

Food Services Worker Program

Related experience preferred

Job description

As the only rehabilitation hospital in the Niagara Region, Hotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Centre provides specialized post-acute hospital care and exceptional clinical outcomes through inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation and complex care programs. Our interprofessional team utilizes state of the art equipment to restore health, rebuild lives, and renew hope providing the highest quality of compassionate care to every patient. Hotel Dieu Shaver is where careers begin and flourish.

Position: Dietary Helper
Position Type:Casual Positions Available
Hourly Rate of Pay: $26.3057 - $27.6801

The Department of Food Services plays an essential role in the overall functioning of the Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Centre. It is a high profile department impacting all patients and staff through the provision of food and beverages. The food services department encompasses both patient food services as well as non-patient food services.

The Dietary Helper provides food service to patients in hospital by portioning food, preparing cold foods, assembling patient trays and performing all duties related to washing and sanitizing patient trays and the service areas.

• Possess knowledge of food services sufficient to understand therapeutic diets, food production and service processes in a hospital environment.
• Must have proficient English language literacy skills sufficient to read and comprehend job procedures, supply labels, patient information including new patient admissions, order sheets, menus, maintain records and accurately transcribe and relay information and phone messages, all done with emphasis on accuracy.
• Must possess knowledge of arithmetic, weights and measures sufficient to portion out accurate quantities of food ingredients in accordance with established standards.
• Must have interpersonal skills sufficient to work cooperatively with other food service staff and present a positive image to patients, visitors and other HDS team members.
• Must have ability to withstand hot temperatures in a kitchen environment.
• Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision and possess organizational skills sufficient to rearrange own work load to meet established priorities.
• Must have the ability to perform the physical demands of the position, i.e. lifting, pushing, bending and reaching. Position requires extensive standing and walking.
• Proficiency in both official languages (English and French) will be considered an asset.

The successful candidate will possess

• An Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent.
• Safe Food Handlers Certification required.
• One or more years of recent related experience preferred.
• Successful completion of a Food Services Worker Program (or current enrolment) from a recognized college preferred.

Casual employees must be available for all days, and all shifts including weekends and statutory holidays.

At HDS we believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes informed decisions, drives innovation, and delivers the best care for our patients. We are dedicated to fostering a positive culture where individuals of all backgrounds and identities feel empowered, respected and included. HDS values equity and an inclusive culture and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse team where everyone is welcome.

Hotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Centre
Human Resources Department
541 Glenridge Avenue
St. Catharines, ON L2T 4C2

Fax: [phone]

Accommodations for job applicants with disabilities are available on request throughout the recruitment process.

We thank all applicants for their reply and advise that only those under consideration will be contacted by the Human Resources Department.