Dietetic Technician, Milk Room

IWK Health; Halifax; On-site; CAD 36,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

IWK Health in Halifax is seeking a Casual Relief Milk Room staff member to prepare, label and store Mother’s and Donor Breast Milk in the NICU using a barcoded patient safety system. The role covers the Milk Room, aseptic milk preparation, and inventory control.

You will keep奶 the Milk Room clean, manage supplies, receive and deliver milk to care areas, and maintain NICU dietary worksheets while collaborating with NICU team members. Flexibility for shifts and weekends is expected.

Qualifications

• Food Service Supervisor certification and/or nutrition degree or technical program.
• Previous experience in a similar role required.
• Demonstrated Math competency.
• Initiative, attention to detail and interpersonal skills.
• Interpersonal and organizational skills demonstrated.
• Flexibility to meet workload demands.
• Ability to work well with others in a team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, label and store Mother’s and Donor Breast Milk in NICU using barcode system.
• Prepare milk with aseptic technique and maintain inventory.
• Maintain Milk Room cleanliness and regulate supplies.
• Receive breast milk and formula; deliver prepared milk to patient areas.
• Update dietary worksheets for NICU patients.
• Prepare and pack milk for transfers and discharges.
• Report and collaborate with NICU team members.

Skills

Math competency

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Flexibility

Language skills

Education

Food Service Supervisor certification or nutrition program degree

Job description

Company: IWK Health

Requisition ID: 226580

Department/Program: Patient Food Service , Digital and Client Services

Location: Halifax

Type of Employment: Casual Relief x 2 position(s)

Start Date: ASAP

Union Status: NSGEU Hlthcare , Healthcare Bargaining Unit

Compensation: $ 25.635 - $ 31.6768 /hour

Closing Date: 20 September 2026 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers, and learners at sites across Nova Scotia . People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values , and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families, and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

Promoting an anti-racist environment and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportion of transgender and non-binary people of any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases, and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

The Opportunity

• prepare, labelling and storing of Mother’s Breast Milk and Donor Breast Milk in the NICU using a bar coded patient safety system in the NICU Breast Milk Room
• preparation of breast milk and donor milk using aseptic technique
• maintain inventory of breast milk and donor milk utilizing a bar code system and computer program
• maintain cleanliness of the Milk Room and regulate supplies
• receiving breast milk and formula as well as collection of breast milk from Unit Storage locations and delivery of prepared milk and formulas to patient care areas
• maintain updated dietary worksheets for the Patients of the NICU
• prepare and pack breast milk for transferred and discharged patients
• reporting
• collaboration with NICU Team Members

Hours of Work

Monday-Friday, Weekends, Holidays. Various shifts range from 3-hour to 11.25-hour shifts; Monday-Sunday 24-hour operation (back shifts may be required at times).

Your Qualifications

• Food Service Supervisor certification and/or completion of a post‑secondary technical program in nutrition and/or a degree in Food and Nutrition required.
• Previous experience in a similar role required.
• Demonstrated Math competency required. Testing will be conducted on short‑listed candidates, and results will be factored into the candidate’s overall suitability for this position.
• Demonstrated initiative, attention to detail and interpersonal skills.
• Proven interpersonal and excellent organizational skills.
• Must be flexible to meet workload demands.
• Demonstrated ability to work well with others as a member of a team.
• Competency in other languages is considered an asset.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing), you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.