Food Service I

Alberta Health Services; Calgary; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Alberta Health Services in Vulcan is hiring a casual Food Service I to support Nutrition and Food Services. You will prepare and portion foods, assemble patient trays, serve meals, and help with delivering meals while maintaining safety and sanitation standards.

Must be able to lift and stand for shifts, with 1–2 days orientation and basic computer skills. Hours vary across days, evenings, weekends, and on-call shifts.

Qualifications

• Completion of Grade 10 or equivalent.
• Basic knowledge of computer applications.
• Food Safe Certification or WHMIS training is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, handle, portion and package food and beverages.
• Assemble trays and serve meals in dining room or kitchen.
• Deliver meals to patients and customers and assist with cleaning and sanitation.
• Order and store unit supplies and operate food service equipment safely.

Skills

Customer service

Food service

Inventory management

FIFO (First In – First Out)

Food service equipment

Basic computer skills

Education

Grade 10 or equivalent

Food Safe Certification

WHMIS training

Job description

Your Opportunity:

Imagine a supportive employer, fantastic work-life balance, and the opportunity to make a difference. As a dedicated member of the Nutrition Food Service (NFS) team, you could make a significant impact by providing nutritious, healthy, high-quality meal service to patients, residents, staff, visitors, and the community. This is a casual position located at Vulcan Community Health Centre. You will be accountable for performing a variety of tasks to ensure a quality patient, resident, and customer experience. Under the general supervision of a Food Services Supervisor, you will use your customer service, teamwork and organizational skills to independently: Prepare, handle, portion and package food and beverages. Assemble trays in the kitchen and/or serve meals in a dining room setting. Provide patient meal delivery and pick up. Order and put away unit supplies. Safely operate and clean industrial food service equipment. Adhere to safety, sanitation, and food preparation standards in accordance with AHS policies and guidelines. The successful candidate will be able to: Work independently in a fast‑paced environment with speed and accuracy. Work under pressure in high stress situations. Communicate effectively in English with patients, co-workers, and other hospital departments. Demonstrate critical thinking skills and initiative. Work as an effective, professional team member. Demonstrate a patient first approach as outlined in the AHS Foundational Strategies. Perform basic math functions to measure out food portions.

Description:

As a Food Service I, you will be responsible for performing a variety of routine tasks associated with basic food preparation in accordance with established standards and procedures. Your typical duties may include packaging and portioning food items, preparing food according to set guidelines and menus, serving meals to patients and customers, and cleaning and sanitizing equipment, dishes, tables, and serving areas.

Job Details:

• Classification: Food Service I
• Union: AUPE GSS
• Unit and Program: Nutrition and Food Services
• Primary Location: Vulcan
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.00
• Posting End Date: 18-NOV-2026
• Employee Class: Casual/Relief
• Date Available: 28-NOV-2026
• Hours per Shift: Varies
• Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
• Shifts per cycle: Varies
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On Call
• Days Off: Other
• Minimum Salary: $22.05
• Maximum Salary: $23.69
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of Grade 10 or equivalent. Physically capable to lift food, supplies and equipment up to 46lbs and must be able to push/pull meal carts up to 250lbs. This position requires you to walk and stand on your feet for the duration of your shift.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Basic knowledge of and experience with computer applications. All new employees must be able to attend 1-2 days of Patient Food Services new employee orientation.

Preferred Qualifications:

1 year of customer service experience. 1 year of food service experience. Experience in a hospital or long‑term care environment. Experience with inventory management; receiving deliveries, managing expiry dates, and minimizing waste while utilizing “First In – First Out” procedures. Experience with Commercial Food Service Equipment. Food Safe Certification or equivalent. WHMIS training.