Food Service I

Alberta Health Services; Ponoka; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a supportive and community-focused organization as a Food Service Worker. This role offers a fantastic work-life balance while allowing you to make a significant impact on patient care. You will be responsible for essential tasks like food preparation, packaging, and serving meals, ensuring a quality experience for patients and customers. With opportunities for professional growth and a commitment to providing nutritious meals, this position is perfect for those who thrive in a collaborative environment. If you're passionate about food service and making a difference, this is the role for you!

Qualifications

• Completion of Grade 10 or equivalent is required.
• Experience in food service and customer service is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Package and portion food items according to guidelines.
• Serve meals and clean equipment and serving areas.

Skills

Customer service experience

Food service experience

Inventory management

Ability to lift and push/pull heavy items

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.

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:

1. Packaging and portioning food items
2. Preparing food according to set guidelines and menus
3. Serving meals to patients and customers
4. Cleaning and sanitizing equipment, dishes, tables and serving areas

Classification: Food Service I
Union: AUPE GSS
Unit and Program: Patient Food Services
Primary Location: Ponoka Hospital and Care Centre
Location Details: As Per Location
Multi-Site: Not Applicable
FTE: 0.47
Posting End Date: 08-APR-2025
Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
Date Available: 18-APR-2025
Temporary End Date: 31-OCT-2025
Hours per Shift: 5.25
Length of Shift in weeks: 2
Shifts per cycle: 7
Shift Pattern: Days
Days Off: As Per Rotation
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:
As required.

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.