DIETARY AIDE

Job summary

Support meal service by preparing and serving food according to resident diet orders and applicable guidelines. Handle and store food safely, assist with basic food preparation, and clean and maintain the kitchen and dining room.

Job details

Home: Errinrung LTC Location: Thornbury, ON Hourly Wage: $22.30 Position: Dietary Aide Status: Part Time Vacancy Hours: 2:45 pm - 8:00 pm Southbridge Care Homes provides exceptional acquisition, management, and redevelopment services for long-term care homes and retirement communities across Ontario. Our mission is to maintain a best-in-class portfolio that consistently delivers excellence in care and services while ensuring economic sustainability. Reports to: Food Service Manager The Dietary Aide provides support to the setup, preparation, serving and cleaning associated with all meal services in the Home. Key Responsibilities: Ensuring food is handled in a safe manner, including proper storage and labeling Assisting cooks in basic food preparation Executing proper food service in relation to internal and external guidelines and protocols Serving meals according to Resident diet orders Washing, cleaning and maintaining the kitchen and dining room Knowledge and Skills Required: Mandatory enrollment or completion of a College Level Food Service Worker Program, meeting the requirements of the Ontario Long-Term Care Homes Act Possess a current Safe Food Handling Certificate Have a caring heart with a passion for serving others Passion for providing quality care to residents in a long-term care setting Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written Demonstrated ability to be a team player Additional Requirements include A negative vulnerable sector check completed within 6 months of start date. TB screening documentation as required under the Southbridge Care Homes’ Tuberculosis (TB) Screening Policy We would like to thank all applicants for your interest in working as part of our team! Only those applicants selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be contacted. Southbridge welcomes those applicants with disability related needs and those whom a need for accommodation in the recruitment process. Please provide notice of your need for accommodation to the hiring manager upon scheduling of an interview. At Southbridge, we care about your privacy and strive to protect Applicant Data throughout the recruitment process. To that end, information that we gather from applicants via job postings, is used solely for the purposes of recruiting and hiring.

What you’ll do

Support meal service by preparing and serving food according to resident diet orders and applicable guidelines. Handle and store food safely, assist with basic food preparation, and clean and maintain the kitchen and dining room.

Requirements

Applicants must be enrolled in or have completed a college-level Food Service Worker program that meets Ontario long-term care requirements, and hold a current Safe Food Handling Certificate. The role also requires strong communication and teamwork, a caring approach to resident service, a negative vulnerable sector check, and TB screening documentation.

Listed skills

• Teamwork · Preferred
• Food safety · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Safe Food Handling
• Basic Food Preparation
• Food Storage And Labeling
• Meal Service
• Following Resident Diet Orders
• Kitchen Cleaning
• Dining Room Cleaning
• Food Safety
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Resident Care
• Management
• Packaging And Labeling
• Scheduling
• Long-Term Care
• Tuberculosis Management
• Food Preparation
• Food Services
• Food Safety And Sanitation
• Sustainability Reporting
• Tuberculosis

Job areas

• Food & Beverage
• Healthcare
• Hospitality
• Dietary Aide
• Health Associate Professionals Not Elsewhere Classified
• Dietitians and Nutritionists

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