Food Service Worker

Benefits
Pulled from the full job description
Dental care
Life insurance
Paid time off
Company pension
Extended health care
On-site parking
 
Full job description
Daytime hours with full benefits. Meaningful work cooking for clients with mental health and addictions background. Drivers license required!


Hours: 40 hours per week plus additional hours to cover holiday absences. Regular shifts.


Benefit plan after three months, and optional defined benefit pension plan


Position Description:


Reporting to the Food Services Coordinator, the Food Services Worker is primarily responsible for assisting in the production, service and delivery of healthy, delicious and attractive meals to clients at different sites of St. Michael’s Homes to aid in their recovery from the impact of addictions.


The Food Services Worker assists with all Food Services activities, including menu planning, inventory, ordering, receiving, cleaning, cooking, serving and delivering meals.


The Food Services Worker complies with applicable food safety policies and best practices.


Responsibilities include:


Assists the Food Services Coordinator in the execution of his/her duties
Assists in menu planning
Assists with weekly inventory and ordering of foodstuffs and dry goods at all sites
Cooking, portioning, wrapping, labelling, transporting meals and dry goods to other sites
Thorough daily cleaning
Models best practices in Food Services and articulates these to Food Services Staff and trainees, and other staff and clients
Occasional supervision of volunteers
Other duties as required

Qualifications:


Minimum G2 driver’s license with clean driver’s abstract to drive company van
Two years experience in restaurant, catering or institutional cooking
Possess basic computer skills, specifically in Microsoft 365 environment.
Awareness and appreciation of client needs specific to the addictions and mental health field
Completion of standard staff training modules
Food Handler Certification
Experience batch cooking for large groups
Can cook without a recipe to incorporate donated ingredients
Ability to make substitutions for standard allergies and cultural/religious avoidances

Working Conditions


Ability to attend regularly scheduled meetings and engage in impromptu supervisory conversations
Ability to stand or walk for long periods of the day
Ability to lift at least 50 lbs. / 23 kg.
Comfortable working in a transitional housing setting and interacting with clientele

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent


Benefits:

Company pension
Dental care
Extended health care
Life insurance
On-site parking
Paid time off
Vision care

Schedule:

8 hour shifts
Day shifts include 8am-4pm and 11am-7pm
Weekends

Work Location: In person Read more