Supervisor

Alberta Health Services; Ponoka; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health service provider is seeking a Nutrition and Food Service Supervisor in Ponoka. The role involves supervising food services, managing staff, and ensuring high-quality meal delivery to patients. Candidates should have a post-secondary qualification and significant supervisory experience in food services. This position offers both remote and onsite flexibility, making it an excellent opportunity for professionals seeking to impact healthcare positively. The competitive salary ranges from $26.64 to $45.77 per hour. Embrace leadership in a modern health facility.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years’ experience in a Food Services supervisory role.
• Experience in a hospital or long term care setting.
• Completion of an accredited Dietetic Internship.

Responsibilities

• Supervise patient and retail food service operations.
• Manage human resources activities such as recruitment and performance appraisals.
• Ensure compliance with guidelines and regulatory directives.

Skills

Effective communication

Leadership

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Change management

Education

Post-secondary degree, diploma or certificate in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Applications

CBORD

Markview

E-People

iProcurement

SyscoShop

Job description

Your opportunity

Make a significant impact on patient-focused health care as a Nutrition and Food Service (NFS) Supervisor at Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury (CCMHBI). This position would also provide remote or onsite coverage for other Central Zone NFS Supervisors allowing a flexible work schedule with the opportunity for significant hours. NFS is a provincial program that is committed to providing nutritious, healthy, high‑quality meal service to patients, staff, visitors and the community. CCMHBI is one of the most modern mental health referral centres in Western Canada. The facility is not a traditional hospital, but rather a facility that provides specialised mental health and brain injury treatment and care. Located in the community of Ponoka, within the heart of Central Alberta, NFS Supervisors provide direction to front line workers (ie. Food Services Workers, Cooks and Administrative Supports) and ensure patients receive the meals required to promote good health. You will be integrated as part of a dynamic team that includes other NFS Supervisors, Managers and Dietitians.

Key competencies required for this role include

• Effective communicator with strong organisational skills, customer focused orientation and commitment to provide a quality service.
• Leadership skills, including demonstrated ability and comfort with decision making, coaching and teaching, and the ability to inspire and build confidence in staff.
• Demonstrated ability to implement change and handle competing priorities with minimal supervision.
• Strong interpersonal skills and exceptional verbal and written communications skills.

Description

Reporting to the Manager, Patient Food Services the Supervisor has shared responsibility for maintaining operations at the site level, aligning AHS, NFS and site priorities with the delivery of patient food services.

• Provision of frontline staff direction and supervision of patient and retail food service operations.
• Completion of human resources activities (including but not limited to the recruitment process, performance appraisals, investigations, performance management, application of the collective agreement, etc.).
• Manages food, supply and labour expenses to achieve financial targets.
• Ensures safe work practice and conditions.
• Participates in the development and implementation of menus that are customised to meet local customer profiles, cost factors, labour productivity targets and standards set by NFS.
• Promotes quality improvement and staff engagement in operational problem solving.
• Key contact to site administration and patient care for matters relating to Patient Food Services.
• Site compliance to guidelines, standards and regulatory directives.

Classification: Supervisor

Union: Exempt

Unit and Program: Patient Food Services

Primary Location: Cent. Ctr for MH and Brain Inj

Location Details: As Per Location

Employee Class: Casual/Relief

FTE: 0.00

Posting End Date: 15‑DEC‑2025

Date Available: 29‑DEC‑2025

Hours per Shift: Varies

Length of Shift in weeks: Varies

Shifts per cycle: Varies

Shift Pattern: Days

Days Off: Other

Minimum Salary: $26.64

Maximum Salary: $45.77

Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications

Completion of a post‑secondary degree, diploma or certificate in a related field.

Experience working with Microsoft Applications.

Experience managing human, financial and physical resources.

A combination of experience and education will be considered.

Additional Required Qualifications: As Required.

Preferred Qualifications

Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in a Food Services supervisory role.

Experience in a hospital or a long term care setting.

Completion of an accredited Dietetic Internship.

Completion of safe food handling certificate.

Experience supervising a unionised workforce.

Experience leading projects and organisational initiatives.

Experience with Change Management methodologies.

Experience with the following computer programmes: CBORD, Markview, E-People, iProcurement, and SyscoShop.