Food Services Attendant I

Job summary

The Food Services Attendant I is responsible for portioning, assembling, and delivering meals to patients while adhering to diet protocols and temperature standards. They also maintain the cleanliness of the kitchen, equipment, and serving areas and assist in training new staff.

Job details

Your Opportunity: The Food Services Attendant I is responsible for: setting up assigned beltline and/or POD positions; portioning food items; performing tray duties; preparing simple food items/special food items for meal services; assembling, delivering, serving meals to patients, completing all duties in a friendly, personalized, professional, and efficient manner. Responsible in preparation of bulk nourishments, delivering nourishment trays via the wagons to designated units and to the patient bed side using 2 patient identifiers. Also responsible for collecting patient dirty meals trays, maintaining the cleanliness of preparation/serving areas and equipment, re-stocking your designated station; dish room duties, stripping and cleaning of patient/resident trays; unpacking and storing supplies; participating in the training of new staff and students and performing other related duties as required. Please note: Classifications Under Review. Shifts timing (0730-1400) Description: The Food Services Attendant I portions, packages and/or serves food items according to menu, diet protocol, portion control and temperature standards within an acute care or continuing care setting. The position is also responsible for cleaning equipment, supplies and surfaces throughout the kitchen. This position is covered by the terms and conditions of the CUPE 2111 Collective Agreement. Classification: Food Services Attendant I Union: COV CUPE 2111 Unit and Program: Nutrition and Food Services Primary Location: Misericordia Community Hosp Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.46 Posting End Date: 22-SEP-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits Date Available: 05-OCT-2026 Temporary End Date: 24-AUG-2027 Hours per Shift: 6.00 Length of Shift in weeks: 4 Shifts per cycle: 12 Shift Pattern: Days, Weekends, On Call Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $18.36 Maximum Salary: $20.02 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable Required Qualifications: Completion of Grade 10 or recognized equivalent required. Additional Required Qualifications: Knowledge of quantity food preparation techniques, safe food handling and sanitation procedures required. Ability to read, write, speak & understand English required. Preferred Qualifications: High School diploma or recognized equivalent preferred. An equivalent combination of education & experience may be considered. WHMIS certificate desired. Food safe certificate desired. One year of food service experience in a hospital/institutional setting is desired.

What you’ll do

The Food Services Attendant I is responsible for portioning, assembling, and delivering meals to patients while adhering to diet protocols and temperature standards. They also maintain the cleanliness of the kitchen, equipment, and serving areas and assist in training new staff.

Requirements

Completion of Grade 10 is required, with a high school diploma preferred. Candidates must have knowledge of safe food handling and sanitation procedures, and English proficiency is required.

Listed skills

• Control · Preferred
• Training · Preferred
• Cleaning · Preferred
• preparation · Preferred
• Cleaning equipment · Preferred
• staff · Preferred
• Food preparation · Preferred
• Sanitation · Preferred
• portioning · Preferred
• Resident · Preferred
• Food service · Preferred
• English · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Food Portioning
• Meal Assembly
• Patient Identification
• Sanitation Procedures
• Quantity Food Preparation
• Safe Food Handling
• Kitchen Cleaning
• Inventory Restocking
• Tray Service
• English Communication

Job areas

• Food & Beverage
• Healthcare
• Hospitality
• Manufacturing