Dietary Aide, Food & Nutrition Services - Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care

Job summary

Provide food and nutrition services to patients and residents as part of an integrated food service team. Support nutritional care and sustainable food service practices, including local purchasing, seasonal vegetable growing, composting, and reducing food waste.

Job details

Food & Nutrition Services - Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care - St. Thomas, ON Part Time Salary Range: $28.49 - $28.70 /hour We are an integrated team that provides food and nutrition services to our patients and residents at all sites of St. Joseph's Health Care London. Our vision is to provide nutritional care that nourishes patients and residents, body, mind and spirit. We support our patients, community and the planet driven by our menu components which includes the patient voice, clinical requirements, budget, operations and sustainability. This is accomplished through our goals of increasing our local purchasing, growing fresh vegetables on site seasonally, composting and decreasing our food waste. Our departments operate within varying shifts from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM, seven days a week. We take pride being an employer of choice in the food service industry. It is understood that the hours of work reflect the current scheduling arrangements and are subject to change as determined by the Employer. Essential Qualifications Secondary (High) School Diploma Safe Food Handlers certification, prior to start date Knowledge of institutional food service and therapeutic diets Knowledge of safe food handling Knowledge of a Safety Culture in a Health Care Setting in compliance with the OHSA Demonstrated interpersonal, organizational and verbal/written communication skills Health and physical condition consistent with constant bending, standing, walking, or lifting up to 28 kg. Strong customer service commitment Ability to work in a busy environment with minimal supervision Ability to work as a team player Preferred Qualifications Proficiency in French would be an asset Previous food service experience Teaching and Research St Joseph's Health Care London through its affiliation with Western University and Fanshawe College is a leading research and teaching hospital. As an employee of St Joseph's, you will be expected to engage in role related teaching and research activities in addition to any of your clinical duties Immunization Requirements Provide vaccination records or proof of immunity against measles, mumps rubella, varicella (chicken pox), Hepatitis B, COVID-19 and influenza. Provide documentation of the Tuberculosis skin testing

What you’ll do

Provide food and nutrition services to patients and residents as part of an integrated food service team. Support nutritional care and sustainable food service practices, including local purchasing, seasonal vegetable growing, composting, and reducing food waste.

Requirements

A secondary school diploma and Safe Food Handlers certification, obtained before the start date, are required. Candidates need knowledge of institutional food service, therapeutic diets, safe food handling, and health care safety practices, along with strong communication, customer service, teamwork, and the physical ability to bend, stand, walk, and lift up to 28 kg.

Listed skills

• interpersonal communication · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• written communication · Preferred
• Customer service · Preferred
• Teamwork · Preferred
• Physical stamina · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Safe Food Handling
• Institutional Food Service
• Therapeutic Diets
• Interpersonal Communication
• Organization
• Verbal Communication
• Written Communication
• Customer Service
• Teamwork
• Working With Minimal Supervision
• Physical Stamina
• Food Waste Reduction
• Local Purchasing
• Food Sustainability

Job areas

• Food & Beverage
• Healthcare
• Hospitality
• Environmental & Sustainability

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