Dietary Aide

Job summary

Provide food and nutrition services to patients and residents in a healthcare setting, supporting nutritional care and service needs. Work as part of the food services team while following safe food handling practices and accommodating therapeutic diets.

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 in a healthcare setting, supporting nutritional care and service needs. Work as part of the food services team while following safe food handling practices and accommodating therapeutic diets.

Requirements

A secondary school diploma and Safe Food Handlers certification before the start date are required, along with knowledge of institutional food service, therapeutic diets, and safe food handling. Candidates must have strong communication, organizational, customer service, and teamwork skills, and be physically able to bend, stand, walk, and lift up to 28 kg.

Listed skills

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

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Safe Food Handling
• Institutional Food Service
• Therapeutic Diets
• Interpersonal Communication
• Organization
• Verbal Communication
• Written Communication
• Customer Service
• Teamwork
• Working Independently
• Working in a Busy Environment
• Physical Stamina
• Food Service

Job areas

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

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