Join our Shoreham Team!!

Department: Food and Nutrition Services

Reporting to: Manager, Melissa Houghton

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Basic Food Safety certificate an asset
• Previous kitchen or service experience required
• Previous experience working with elders in a health-care setting is an asset
• Regular attendance and punctuality are required
• WHMIS Certification
• Must be able to attend in-service programs while on duty
• Must be able to work a rotating schedule
• Must be able to lift and move up to 50 lbs
• Successful completion of Food Handlers Course within the past five years
• Knowledge of the following:
• Risk Management Procedures
• Environmental Hazard Awareness
• Proper Body Mechanics
• Crisis Intervention Methods
• Fall Prevention Methods
• WHMIS

Tasks/Responsibilities:

• Maintains and checks diet/serving kardex sheets
• Prepares selected food items for residents and staff as directed while ensuring standards of portion control
• Prepares dining room for residents' meals
• Serves meals in an attractive and courteous manner in the dining area
• Sets up trays and hot cart, ensuring they are in accordance with tray cards, kardex files and diet lists
• Takes trays and hot carts to the dining areas
• Properly stores all non-perishable groceries upon delivery as directed
• Collects and washes soiled dishes from table in the dining room, tray and hot carts; Scrapes dishes and stacks in the dishwashing areas
• Ensures all garbage is disposed of in appropriate manner
• Places and washes dishes in the dishwasher; stores clean dishes and utensils in proper area
• Cleans kitchen, dining areas and related dietary areas of responsibilities on the cleaning schedules as directed
• Maintains a high degree of safety and sanitation in all work areas and in all procedures
• Attends a Food Handlers course as offered, minimum of once every five years.
• Performs a variety of cleaning duties including the washing of dishes, equipment counters, floors, etc.
• Reports any equipment requiring maintenance and all safety hazards immediately upon discovery
• Assists the cook in food preparation and deliver food items and equipment required for catering to special functions as per request forms.
• Assists in the training of students and new staff as directed
• Performs other duties as required

Hours: Casual

Start Date: Immediately

Salary: As per Shoreham Scale

Applications:

Completed internal application forms must be submitted online through the Hub.