Food Service I

Alberta Health Services; Municipality of Crowsnest Pass; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading regional healthcare provider in Alberta is seeking a Food Service Worker to join their Nutrition Food Service team. This position is critical to ensuring quality meal services for patients and residents. Responsibilities include preparing and delivering food, maintaining safety and sanitation standards, and collaborating effectively with team members. Ideal candidates should have customer service and food service experience and be capable of lifting moderate weights. This is a casual/relief position with varied shift patterns.

Qualifications

• Completion of Grade 10 or equivalent.
• Physically capable to lift up to 46lb and push/pull meal carts up to 250lb.
• Ability to walk and stand for the duration of the shift.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, handle, portion, and package food and beverages.
• Assemble trays in the kitchen and provide meal delivery.
• Safely operate and clean food service equipment.

Skills

Customer service experience

Food service experience

Effective communication in English

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Education

Completion of Grade 10 or equivalent

Tools

Industrial Food Service Equipment

Job description

Your Opportunity:

Imagine a supportive employer, fantastic work-life balance, and the opportunity to make a difference in your community. With Alberta Health Services (AHS), you can have all of that and more. As a Food Service Worker, you have the opportunity to make a significant impact on patient and resident focused health care as a dedicated member of the Nutrition Food Service (NFS) team. NFS is a provincial service that is committed to providing nutritious, healthy, high quality meal service to patients, residents, staff, visitors and the community. This position 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, they will use strong customer service, teamwork and organizational skills to: Prepare, handle, portion and package food and beverages. Assemble trays in the kitchen. Provide patient meal delivery and pick up. Safely operate and clean industrial food service equipment. Adhere to safety, sanitation, and food preparation standards in accordance with AHS policies and guidelines. Complete other food service duties as assigned. The successful candidate will be able to: Work 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. 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 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.

• Classification: Food Service I
• Union: AUPE GSS
• Unit and Program: Food Services
• Primary Location: Crowsnest Pass Health Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi‑Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.00
• Posting End Date: 18‑DEC‑2025
• Employee Class: Casual/Relief
• Date Available: 28‑DEC‑2025
• Hours per Shift: Varies
• 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 46lb and must be able to push/pull meal carts up to 250lb. This position requires you to walk and stand on your feet for the duration of your shift.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Read/Write/Speak/Understand English.

Preferred Qualifications:

Customer service experience. 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 Industrial Food Service Equipment. Food Safe Certificate or equivalent. WHMIS training.