Nutrition Aide

Homewood Health Centre; Guelph; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Homewood Health Centre is seeking a Nutrition Aide to join our collaborative kitchen team in Ontario. You will portion, serve, and assist with daily meal services for clients and customers in our supportive, quality-driven environment.

You’ll handle food prep, dishwashing, cleaning, and equipment maintenance while following health and safety guidelines. The role is casual on-call, up to 24 hours per week, with an emphasis on teamwork and dependable attendance.

Qualifications

• Food Handler Certificate
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and lift 20 lbs over the head
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Able to provide speedy, efficient, courteous, and tactful customer service while you work with other staff and function effectively in a team environment
• Ability and willingness to multitask, work effectively under pressure and flexible hours when necessary
• Evidence of good work and attendance record
• Intermediate computer skills

Responsibilities

• Portion out and serve food and beverages within the dining room and/or cafeteria
• Wash dishes, pots, pans and utensils; operate dishwasher and/or pot washing machines
• Prepare beverages and food items such as tea, coffee, and toast and also assemble items such as sandwiches and salads
• Stack clean dishes and utensils; also set, clear and clean dining tables
• Perform cleaning duties such as sweeping and mopping floors, cleaning and sanitizing counter tops, sinks, machines, and equipment and spot washing walls and splash areas
• Clean, operate and maintain equipment according to safety, health and sanitation laws and guidelines standards
• Observe all Health/Safety regulations for proper food handling, personal hygiene & proper use of all equipment

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Multitasking

Computer skills

Job description

Make a difference in a growing, innovative mental health organization and centre of excellence in people-centered care. Work with supportive colleagues who are passionate about improving lives and champions for quality and continuous learning.

As a Nutrition Aide, you will be an integral part of a collaborative team focused on delivering seamless services and programs to our clients and customers. If you are looking for a company that is constantly moving forward in pursuit of successful outcomes, get ready to love it here!

Hours of work: Casual on call, up to 24 hours per week.

Internal applications for this position within the UFCW bargaining unit must be received within 7 days of being posted to have seniority considered.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll do a wide variety of things in the kitchen including, but not limited to:

• Portion out and serve food and beverages within the dining room and/or cafeteria
• Wash dishes, pots, pans and utensils; operate dishwasher and/or pot washing machines
• Prepare beverages and food items such as tea, coffee, and toast and also assemble items such as sandwiches and salads
• Stack clean dishes and utensils; also set, clear and clean dining tables
• Perform cleaning duties such as sweeping and mopping floors, cleaning and sanitizing counter tops, sinks, machines, and equipment and spot washing walls and splash areas
• Clean, operate and maintain equipment according to safety, health and sanitation laws and guidelines standards
• Observe all Health/Safety regulations for proper food handling, personal hygiene & proper use of all equipment

What We’re Looking For

• Food Handler Certificate
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and lift 20 lbs over the head
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Able to provide speedy, efficient, courteous, and tactful customer service while you work with other staff and function effectively in a team environment
• Ability and willingness to multitask, work effectively under pressure and flexible hours when necessary
• Evidence of good work and attendance record
• Intermediate computer skills

As part of our commitment to the health and safety of our patients, staff and community from COVID-19, subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation, Homewood Health Centre requires that all staff have received all required doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada.

Why work with us

Homewood Health is Canada’s largest and leading service provider for medically focused, evidence-based treatment of mental health and addiction disorders. Our organizational culture values service excellence, integrity, collaboration and innovation. Our people make a difference!

As an equal opportunity employer, Homewood Health is committed to employment accessibility, diversity, equity and inclusion. For this reason, we encourage applications from members of equity-seeking groups including women, racialized and indigenous communities, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions.

Join us at Homewood Health™ and be part of a diverse team helping Canadians live healthier, more productive and fulfilling lives.