Food Service I

Job summary

Prepare, portion, package, and serve food and beverages, including assembling trays and delivering meals to patients. Maintain food safety and sanitation standards, clean and operate food service equipment, and manage supplies and inventory.

Job details

Your Opportunity: Imagine a supportive employer, fantastic work-life balance, and the opportunity to make a difference. With Alberta Health Services (AHS), you can have all of that and more. As a dedicated member of the Nutrition Food Service (NFS) team, you have the opportunity to make a significant impact by providing nutritious, healthy, high quality meal service to patients, residents, staff, visitors, and the community. This casual position is located at the Strathmore District Health Services, you will be accountable for performing a variety of tasks to ensure a quality patient, resident and customer experience. Under the general supervision of a Food Services Supervisor, you will use your customer service, teamwork and organizational skills to independently: Prepare, handle, portion and package food and beverages. Assemble trays in the kitchen and/or serve meals in a dining room setting. Provide patient meal delivery and pick up. Order and put away unit supplies. Safely operate and clean industrial food service equipment. Adhere to safety, sanitation, and food preparation standards in accordance with AHS policies and guidelines. The successful candidate will be able to: Work independently in a fast-paced environment with speed and accuracy. Work under pressure in high stress situations. Communicate effectively with patients, co-workers, and other hospital departments. Demonstrate critical thinking skills and initiative. Work as an effective, professional team member. Demonstrate a patient first approach as outlined in the AHS Foundational Strategies. Perform basic math functions to measure out food portions. Strathmore is a town located in southern Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by Wheatland County. It is along the Trans-Canada Highway approximately 50 kilometres east of Calgary. Description: As a Food Service I, you will be responsible for performing a variety of routine tasks associated with basic food preparation in accordance with established standards and procedures. Your typical duties may include packaging and portioning food items, preparing food according to set guidelines and menus, serving meals to patients and customers, and cleaning and sanitizing equipment, dishes, tables, and serving areas. Classification: Food Service I Union: AUPE GSS Unit and Program: Nutrition & Food Services Primary Location: Strathmore Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.00 Posting End Date: 19-NOV-2026 Employee Class: Casual/Relief Date Available: 07-DEC-2026 Hours per Shift: Varies Length of Shift in weeks: Varies Shifts per cycle: Varies Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends Days Off: Other Minimum Salary: $22.05 Maximum Salary: $23.69 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable Required Qualifications: Completion of Grade 10 or equivalent. Physically capable to lift food, supplies and equipment up to 46lbs and must be able to push/pull meal carts up to 250lbs. This position requires you to walk and stand on your feet for the duration of your shift. Additional Required Qualifications: Basic knowledge of and experience with computer applications. All new employees must be able to attend 1-2 days of Patient Food Services new employee orientation. Applications with a completed job profile and/or resumes will be considered. Preferred Qualifications: 1 year customer service experience. 1 year food service experience. Experience in a hospital or long-term care environment. Experience with inventory management; receiving deliveries, managing expiry dates, and minimizing waste while utilizing “First In – First Out” procedures. Experience with Commercial Food Service Equipment. Food Safe Certification or equivalent. WHMIS training.

What you’ll do

Prepare, portion, package, and serve food and beverages, including assembling trays and delivering meals to patients. Maintain food safety and sanitation standards, clean and operate food service equipment, and manage supplies and inventory.

Requirements

Completion of Grade 10 or equivalent is required, along with the ability to lift up to 46 pounds, push or pull meal carts up to 250 pounds, and remain on your feet throughout a shift. Basic computer application knowledge is required; customer service, food service, hospital or long-term care, inventory, commercial equipment, Food Safe, and WHMIS experience or training are preferred.

Listed skills

• Food preparation · Preferred
• Customer service · Preferred
• Teamwork · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Critical Thinking · Preferred
• Inventory management · Preferred
• Physical stamina · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Food Preparation
• Food Portioning And Packaging
• Meal Assembly And Service
• Patient Meal Delivery
• Customer Service
• Teamwork
• Organization
• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Basic Math
• Inventory Management
• Food Safety And Sanitation
• Commercial Food Service Equipment Operation
• Cleaning And Sanitizing
• Computer Applications
• Physical Stamina

Job areas

• Food & Beverage
• Healthcare
• Hospitality
• Customer Service & Support

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