Lead - Nutrition & Food Services

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Manitoba; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Health-Santé Sud seeks a Lead for Nutrition & Food Services responsible for overseeing departmental operations and strategic planning. With a focus on providing excellent care, this position requires significant management experience in a healthcare setting, a degree in Nutrition Sciences, and proficiency in relevant applications. The ideal candidate will have a track record of leadership, effective communication, and respect for cultural diversity in patient care.

Qualifications

• 5 years of relevant Nutrition & Food Service Management experience required.
• Experience in healthcare or institutional food service setting.
• Current Food Handler Training Certificate Level 1 or equivalent needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction for onsite operations of Nutrition & Food Services.
• Manage regional Nutrition & Food Services programs’ strategic plans.
• Ensure compliance with therapeutic diet standards.

Skills

Knowledge and understanding of therapeutic and modified texture diets

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications

Ability to take charge and initiate actions

Effective communication with clients

Ability to respect cultural diversity

Education

Bachelor degree in Nutrition Sciences

Food Handler Training Certificate Level 1

Tools

Computerized scheduling/payroll program

Electronic Menu Management program

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Requisition ID: 383814

Position Number: 134-81910-M097-01

Posting End Date: July 01, 2025

Employer: Southern Health-Santé Sud

Site: TBD

Union: Non Union

Department/Unit: Nutrition and Food Services

Work Location: TBD

City: Flexible in Manitoba

Hiring Status: Temporary

FTE: 1.0

Employment arrangement: In Person

Daily hours worked: 7.75

Anticipated shift: Days; Evenings; Weekends as required

Annual base hours: 2015

Anticipated Start and End Date : As soon as possible - October 04, 2025

Reason for Term: Maternity/Parental Leave

Salary: TBD

NOTE: Providing services to DeSalaberry and District Health Centre, Red River Valley Lodge, Morris General Hospital and Vita and District Health Centre and Personal Care Home.

Find your rewarding career in a vibrant and diverse community within Southern Health-Santé Sud. Our organization is privileged to provide care for people at every point in their lives.

Partnering with our communities, we provide safe, accessible and sustainable people-centered health care. We are proud to work in collaboration with all our partners within and throughout our diverse region: seven First Nations Communities, Francophone, Métis, Mennonite and Hutterite communities as well as a growing number of immigrants from all over the world.

Be part of the Southern Health-Santé Sud team, who is rooted in what matters most. Join a region that offers a lifestyle like no other – a safe, peaceful, beautiful, fulfilling life for you and your family.

Position Overview

Under the direction of the Manager - Nutrition & Food Services and/or Director Health Services where applicable, the Lead - Nutrition & Food Services is responsible for providing leadership and direction for the direct on-site operations of the Nutrition & Food Services department.

Through a collaborative process, the incumbent works with the Manager - Nutrition & Food Services and/or Director Health Services where applicable, and provides input on the development, integration, maintenance and management of the regional Nutrition & Food Services programs’ strategic plans, policies, processes, therapeutic diet/legislative standard compliance and clinical nutrition partnerships to accomplish corporate goals and objectives. In addition, the incumbent is responsible for the overall delivery and operation of Nutrition & Food Services at their designated site.

The incumbent exercises the appropriate level of initiative and independent judgment in determining work priorities, work methods to be employed and action to be taken on unusual matters. The position functions in a manner that is consistent with the mission, vision and values; and the policies of Southern Health-Santé Sud.

Experience

• Minimum five (5) years relevant Nutrition & Food Service Management experience in health care or institutional food services setting.
• Minimum three (3) years’ experience in a health care or institutional food services setting.
  
  
  

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Bachelor degree with major in Nutrition Sciences or relevant education in Nutrition & Food Services.
• Other combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Current Food Handler Training Certificate Level 1 or equivalent Food Sanitation course or be willing to acquire a Food Handler Training Certificate 1 in the first six (6) months of employment.
  
  
  

Certification/Licensure/Registration

Not Applicable

Qualifications And Skills

• Knowledge and understanding of therapeutic and modified texture diets.
• Knowledge of computerized scheduling/payroll program.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications, Outlook/Email, Electronic Menu Management program and online training.
• Demonstrated ability to take charge and initiate actions toward the achievement of goals.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and communicate the multiple components of an integrated system within a health delivery model.
• Demonstrated ability to create a wider understanding and advance regional health priorities and partnerships through communication process.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively interact with internal and external clients in a mutually respectful manner.
• Demonstrated ability to develop skills and knowledge in self and staff, based on learning and communicating best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to assess what the problems are, form a plan toward a solution of the problem(s) and initiate action necessary to resolve the problems in an adaptable, flexible and ethical manner.
• Demonstrated ability and knowledge of the internal structure, programs, services and external partnerships and understands how their position fits with Southern Health - Santé Sud organizational structure.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and adhere to the organizations values and standards of ethical behavior.
• Demonstrated ability to incorporate a keen sense of reality and fundamental decision-making skills in order to decide in advance what needs to be done and how it is to be done.
• Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to respect and promote a culturally diverse population is required.
• Proficiency of both official languages is essential for target and designated bilingual positions.
• Demonstrated ability to respect confidentiality including paper, electronic formats and other mediums.
• Good work and attendance record.
• Requires a valid Class 5 driver’s license, an all-purpose insured vehicle and liability insurance of at least $1,000,000.00.
  
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to meet the physical and mental demands of the job.
• No hazardous or significantly unpleasant conditions.
• May work occasionally evenings and weekends as necessary.
• Will be required to travel to other regional facilities as the position duties may require.
  
  
  

Applicants may request reasonable accommodation related to the materials or activities used throughout the selection process.

Southern Health-Santé Sud, in partnership with the Indigenous community, is committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous people within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.

Completes and maintains Satisfactory Criminal Record Check, Vulnerable Sector Search, Adult Abuse Registry Check and Child Abuse Registry Check. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred.

All Health Care Workers are required to be immunized as a condition of employment in accordance with Southern Health-Santé Sud policy.

Please include three work-related references with your job application from persons who are not related to you but have direct knowledge of your current and past work performance.

Consistent with the French Language Services Policy of the Government of Manitoba and Southern Health-Santé Sud’s FLS Policy, we are committed to offering services in English and French in designated program/service areas serving French-speaking communities within Southern Health-Santé Sud. If no candidates satisfy the bilingual qualification, candidates meeting all other qualifications may be considered for this position.

Please be advised that job competitions for union represented positions may be grieved by internal represented applicants. Should a selection grievance be filed, information from the competition file may be provided to the grievor's representative. Personal information irrelevant to the grievance and other information protected under legislation will be redacted.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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