Food Service Aide - Retirement Home

Opportunities @ Schlegel Villages; Whitby; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused care organization located in Whitby is seeking a Food Service Aide to join their team. The ideal candidate will possess a caring attitude, assist with meal service, and work collaboratively with staff while ensuring safe food handling. This full-time position requires the ability to lift and move equipment, along with completing a Food Services Worker training program. Competitive salary and benefits are provided.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

Significant opportunities for growth

Ongoing team appreciation incentives

Extended health benefits

Individualized assistance for education

Financial hardship support program

Unique family culture

Qualifications

• Completed enrolled in or willing to enroll in the Food Services Worker training program.
• Hold a valid Food Safety Awareness certification or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Display a caring and respectful attitude toward residents and team members.
• Assist in serving meals and beverages to residents.
• Support with catering functions and maintaining a clean workspace.
• Be able to lift 50lbs and push/pull wheeled equipment.
• Support and embrace a resident-centred social culture.

Skills

EMR Systems

Patient Care

Dementia Care

Hoyer Lift

Assisted Living

Vital Signs Experience

Catheter Care

Hospice Care

Home Care

Alzheimers Care

Education

Food Services Worker training program

Food Safety Awareness certification

Job description

Overview

The Village of Taunton Mills located in Whitby Ontario has an exciting opportunity for a Food Service Aide (FSA) to join their team.

Shift Details :

Tentative Start Date :

How Schlegel Villages supports our Team Members :

You can be you while being part of our Family!

• Competitive salary and benefits;
• Significant opportunities for Growth and Development : Our Leaders come from within;
• Ongoing Team Member Appreciation incentives and generous rewards and recognition;
• Extended Health Benefits & Retirement Savings;
• Individualized Assistance for Team Member Education and Development;
• Loans and Scholarships to help our team members realize their greatest potential;
• Financial Hardship Support Program : Wilfred Schlegel Hope Fund;
• A Unique Family Culture : Every Person in Every Village is a branch of our Family Tree

Responsibilities

• As a Food Service Aide (FSA) joining our Village you will : Display a caring and respectful attitude toward our residents families and team members.
• Work in an accurate quick and safe manner.
• Be able to lift up to 50lbs (5-20 lb usual) and push / pull wheeled equipment such as carts and trolleys that weigh a maximum of 100 lbs (20-50 lb usual).
• Possess exceptional time management skills and ability to work in collaboration with a team.
• Assist in serving meals and beverages to our residents ensuring we meet residents diets and food preferences while following safe and sanitary food handling techniques.
• Support with the preparation of catering functions and events and maintaining a clean dining room and workspace.
• Be able to stand or walk for the majority of your shift (8-hours maximum).
• Support and embrace our resident-centred social culture and be proud to deliver the highest quality of customer service to our residents.
• Have a valid Smart Serve Certification.

Qualifications

• Completed enrolled in or willing to enroll in the Food Services Worker training program
• Hold a valid Food Safety Awareness certification or equivalent.

About Schlegel Villages

At Schlegel Villages we are redefining elder care through innovation Village design and culture change but we know the key to our Village success and our residents satisfaction is YOU and our teams.

We aspire to provide all members of our communities including team members with a life enriching experience. We are family owned and operated and we take our mission seriously : to provide holistic health care in a home environment located within an internal neighbourhood design that promotes a caring community with emphasis on optimal health and life purpose for each resident.

We’d love to talk to you about what makes us different.

Schlegel Villages is pleased to accommodate individual needs in accordance with the Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005 (AODA) within our recruitment process. If you require accommodation at any time throughout the recruitment process please speak with the hiring leader.

Key Skills

EMR Systems,Senior Care,Catheter Care,Patient Care,Assisted Living,Hoyer Lift,Caregiving,Hospice Care,Vital Signs Experience,Dementia Care,Home Care,Alzheimers Care

Employment Details

• Employment Type: Full Time
• Experience: years
• Vacancy: 1