POSITION TITLE: FOOD SERVICE WORKER
DEPARTMENT: FOOD SERVICES
POSITION LOCATION: OWEN SOUND
UNION AFFILIATION: OPSEU – SERVICE
STATUS: PART-TIME
REASON TO POST: DIRECT REPLACEMENT
WAGE RATE: $26.426 – $27.085
POSITION SUMMARY
Reporting to the Food Services Supervisor, the Food Service Worker is responsible for the preparation and service of safe, high quality food to patients.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Food Handler Certificate
- Ability to follow written and verbal job instructions (to be tested)
- Ability to follow basic arithmetic calculations (to be tested if necessary)
- Ability to demonstrate correct lifting and carrying techniques of items weighing in range of 10-50 lbs (to be tested)
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
- Ability to meet Public Health standards, Food Premises – Health Protection and Promotion Act related to safe food handling
- Ability to meet physical demands (prolonged standing, frequent bending, twisting, reaching, pulling and pushing of retherming & support carts)
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to work all shifts
- Recent satisfactory performance and attendance record
- Adherence to Brightshores ‘CARE’ Behaviours (Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, Excellence) and ‘LEAD’ Competencies (Lead by example, Empower, Achieve results, Develop others) and a commitment to a safe workplace free of violence and harassment
- Advocates and supports a culture of patient safety and demonstrates an understanding of how the department service and assigned responsibilities contribute to overall patient safety at Brightshores through patient safety knowledge, skills and attitudes
Preferred
- Experience working in an institutional food service environment
