JOB DESCRIPTION

Section: Food and Nutrition Services
Division: Long Term Care Services
Department: Community Well-Being
Initial Reporting Location: 960 Notre Dame Ave.
Job Status: Part time position
Affiliation: CUPE 148
Hours of Work: Up to 48 hours bi-weekly
Shift Work Required: Yes
Range of Pay: $28.61 to $29.49 per hour

THE START DATE WILL FOLLOW THE SELECTION PROCESS.

A vulnerable sector check is required for this position and will be requested by the Hiring Manager should you be the candidate of choice. Please do not submit your vulnerable sector check with your application.
Pioneer Manor serves residents 18 years of age and older who have long-term health care needs and who are no longer able to manager in independent living situations. As the largest facility of its kind in North Eastern Ontario, Pioneer Manor is home to 433 residents who are provided with supervision 24 hours a day.
Working at Pioneer Manor, you will help provide residents with a safe, clean, healthy environment where they can receive the care they need, have access to proper nutrition and experience the social benefits of being around their peers. Long term care allows you to focus on your patients’ overall well-being and form a connection with them. If you’re looking for a workplace where getting to know your patients is a high value, long term care is the right place for you.

Characteristic Duties: Under the direct supervision of the Food Services Supervisor.

• Prepare and portion food, ensuring food safety is maintained, according to menus and production guidelines.
• Prepare items required for special dietary requirements and catering functions.
• Ensure food is ready at appropriate times of service.
• Serve meals to Residents, staff and visitors in a safe, pleasant and efficient manner.
• Receive, unpack, check, store and rotate supplies as they arrive.
• Dispose of garbage, clean and sanitize equipment, fridges, freezers and work areas thoroughly on a regular basis.
• Prepare soiled dishes for washing, wash all pots/pans, operate dishwasher and store clean dishes.
• Maintain proper food safety and sanitation practice at all times.
• Perform quality assurance and sanitation audits as required.
• Attend training sessions as scheduled.
• Develop and maintain a thorough working knowledge of CGS’s Safety manual and the applicable Provincial Legislation listed therein.
• Perform other related duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Successful completion of Secondary School (Grade XII) Education.
• Current Food Handler’s Certification (within five (5) years) from a Health Unit and WHMIS certification.
• Successful completion or is enrolled in a recognized Food Service Worker program.
• Successful completion of a Food Preparation/Nutrition Course (one (1) year) at a recognized Community College considered an asset.
• Journeyman’s Cook certification considered an asset.
• A minimum of 2,000 documented hours of food service/preparation experience preferably in an institutional setting.
• Experience in quantity food production/preparation.
• Demonstrate basic mathematical skills and the ability to follow recipes and production sheets.
• Demonstrate familiarity of Long Term Care Standards, Sanitation and Health Regulations in food safety and preparation.
• Knowledge of nutrition and special diets.
• Demonstrate ability to be flexible, resourceful and work as a team player.
• Demonstrate ability to work without supervision and to meet deadlines.
• Ability to meet the scheduling requirements of the position and its physical demands, including the ability to safely lift forty (40) pounds.
• Thorough working knowledge of The Occupational Health and Safety Act in particular its relation to Homes for the Aged, the Home’s Safety Manual and Disaster Plan, as well as pertinent policies and procedures of the Home related to the job function.
• Excellent use of English; verbally and in writing.
• French verbal skills highly desirable; written skills an asset.
• Satisfactory health, attendance and former employment history.
• Provide, at own cost, a Criminal Record Check.
• Provide, at own cost, a Two-Step Mantoux Test (TB).

• Prepare and portion food, ensuring food safety is maintained, according to menus and production guidelines.
• Prepare items required for special dietary requirements and catering functions.
• Ensure food is ready at appropriate times of service.
• Serve meals to Residents, staff and visitors in a safe, pleasant and efficient manner.
• Receive, unpack, check, store and rotate supplies as they arrive.
• Dispose of garbage, clean and sanitize equipment, fridges, freezers and work areas thoroughly on a regular basis.
• Prepare soiled dishes for washing, wash all pots/pans, operate dishwasher and store clean dishes.
• Maintain proper food safety and sanitation practice at all times.
• Perform quality assurance and sanitation audits as required.
• Attend training sessions as scheduled.
• Develop and maintain a thorough working knowledge of CGS’s Safety manual and the applicable Provincial Legislation listed therein.
• Perform other related duties as required