Food Service I

Alberta Health Services; Canmore; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a supportive team in a casual position at a renowned health service, where you will play a vital role in providing nutritious meal services to patients and the community. This role offers a fantastic work-life balance and the chance to make a significant impact. You will be responsible for food preparation, serving meals, and ensuring a quality dining experience. If you thrive in fast-paced environments and have a passion for food service, this is the perfect opportunity for you to grow and contribute to a healthier community.

Qualifications

• Ability to lift food and supplies up to 46lbs.
• Experience in a hospital or long-term care environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, handle, portion and package food and beverages.
• Serve meals and ensure cleanliness of equipment and areas.

Skills

Customer Service

Teamwork

Organizational Skills

Critical Thinking

Basic Math Functions

Education

Completion of Grade 10 or equivalent

Tools

Commercial Food Service Equipment

Computer Applications

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 Canmore General Hospital. 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. Nestled amid rocky peaks, the mountain town of Canmore (population approx. 14,000) draws outdoor enthusiasts of all kinds. A combination of the terrain and numerous wildlife corridors has led to a somewhat sprawling community, located about 80 kilometres west of Calgary and about 25 kilometres from Banff.

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 AHS 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.

Acute Care Alberta: Primary Care Alberta: N Recovery Alberta: N Classification: Food Service I Union: AUPE GSS Unit and Program: Nutrition and Food Services Primary Location: Canmore General Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.00 Posting End Date: 02-JUN-2025 Employee Class: Casual/Relief Date Available: 12-JUN-2025 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: Varies Shifts per cycle: Varies Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends Days Off: Other Minimum Salary: $18.36 Maximum Salary: $20.02 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.