Job Summary

Come work as a Food Service Worker with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!
Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Food Services Worker to join the Patient Food Services team. The successful candidate will be self motivated and able to work both independently and in a team setting. They will have a strong work ethic and be motivated to join a team that prides itself on creating a safe and respectful environment for staff, patients, residents, families, and visitors.
Are you looking for a new employment opportunity that challenges you and offers a better quality of life? Apply today to join our passionate team dedicated to servicing the community!
This is a CASUAL/ON-CALL posting. We are always recruiting to maintain a robust pool of casual staff. This is a unionized environment/position and all vacancies are posted internally for current employees to apply.
Working more hours as a casual staff member will build your seniority hours; this will open more opportunities for you when applying for internal vacancies.
As a Food Service Worker with VCH you will:

• Perform a variety of duties according to Food Safe protocols and quality and safety standards including:
  • portioning and serving meals,
  • washing and peeling vegetables and fruit,
  • preparing items such as tea, coffee and toast,
  • washing dishes and utensils.
  • portioning desserts and assembling sandwiches and salads,
  • preparing and portioning diet items in accordance with nutritional plans,
  • and measuring and combining food and beverage ingredients by methods such as grinding, blending, slicing, dicing and/or puree.
• Check patient/resident meals/trays to ensure dietary accuracy.
• Strip wagons/trays, wash dishes and pots, clean food wagons, kitchen equipment, fridges and storage areas and wipe down tables and counter areas; you will also sweep and damp mop floors and remove garbage.
• Deliver wagons/trays to patient/resident units.
• Retrieve and store food items.
• Replenish food, beverage and paper supplies.
• Perform related clerical duties
• May operate a cash register and related equipment, receive payments and provide change for items purchased
• Answer customer queries.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Successful completion of Food Safe Certificate Level 1.
• Grade 10 plus one year’s recent, related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
  Knowledge & Abilities
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to organize work.
• Ability to operate related equipment.