Original job description
Your Opportunity:
Imagine a supportive employer, fantastic work-life balance, and the opportunity to make a difference. As a dedicated member of the Nutrition Food Service (NFS) team, you could make a significant impact by providing nutritious, healthy, high quality meal service to patients, residents, staff, visitors, and the community. This Casual position is located at Willow Creek Continuing Care Centre. You will be accountable for performing a variety of tasks to ensure a quality patient, resident, and customer experience. Under the general supervision of a Food Services Supervisor, you will use your customer service, teamwork and organizational skills to independently: Prepare, handle, portion and package food and beverages. Assemble trays in the kitchen and/or serve meals in a dining room setting. Provide patient meal delivery and pick up. Order and put away unit supplies. Safely operate and clean industrial food service equipment. Adhere to safety, sanitation, and food preparation standards in accordance with AHS policies and guidelines. You will work independently in a fast-paced environment with speed and accuracy. Work under pressure in high stress situations. Communicate effectively in English with patients, co-workers, and other hospital departments. Demonstrate critical thinking skills and initiative. Work as an effective, professional team member. Demonstrate a patient first approach as outlined in the AHS Foundational Strategies. Perform basic math functions to measure out food portions. Claresholm is a town in southern Alberta, Canada, located about 91 km northwest of Lethbridge and 125 km south of Calgary. It is also nearly equidistant from Waterton Lakes National Park.
Description:
As a Food Service I, you will be responsible for performing a variety of routine tasks associated with basic food preparation in accordance with AHS standards and procedures. Your typical duties may include packaging and portioning food items, preparing food according to set guidelines and menus, serving meals to patients and customers and cleaning and sanitizing equipment, dishes, tables and serving areas.
Classification: Food Service I Union: AUPE GSS Unit and Program: Nutrition, Food, Linen & Environmental Services Primary Location: Willow Creek Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.00 Posting End Date: 05-OCT-2026 Employee Class: Casual/Relief Date Available: 15-OCT-2026 Hours per Shift: Varies Length of Shift in weeks: Varies Shifts per cycle: Varies Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends Days Off: Other Minimum Salary: $22.05 Maximum Salary: $23.69 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
Completion of Grade 10 or equivalent. Physically capable to lift food, supplies and equipment up to 46lbs and must be able to push/pull meal carts up to 250lbs. This position requires you to walk and stand on your feet for the duration of your shift.
Additional Required Qualifications:
Basic knowledge of and experience with computer applications. All new employees must be able to attend 1-4 days of Patient Food Services new employee orientation. Applications with a completed job profile and/or resume will be considered.
Preferred Qualifications:
1 year customer service experience. 1 year food service experience. Experience in a hospital or long-term care environment. Experience with inventory management; receiving deliveries, managing expiry dates, and minimizing waste while utilizing “First In – First Out” procedures. Experience with Commercial Food Service Equipment. Food Safe Certification or equivalent. WHMIS training.
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Responsibilities
Prepare, portion, package, and serve food and beverages, including assembling trays and delivering meals to patients and residents. Maintain supplies and safely operate and clean food service equipment while following food safety, sanitation, and preparation standards.
Requirements
Applicants must have completed Grade 10 or equivalent, be able to lift up to 46 pounds and push or pull meal carts up to 250 pounds, and be able to stand and walk throughout their shifts. Basic computer application knowledge is required; customer service, food service, healthcare or long-term care, inventory, commercial equipment, Food Safe certification, and WHMIS experience are preferred.
Skills
- Food Preparation
- Food Handling
- Portioning and Packaging
- Meal Assembly and Service
- Patient Meal Delivery
- Customer Service
- Teamwork
- Organization
- Inventory Management
- Food Safety and Sanitation
- Commercial Food Service Equipment Operation
- Communication
- Basic Mathematics
- Critical Thinking
- Time Management
- Physical Stamina
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Categories
- Food & Beverage
- Healthcare
- Hospitality
- Customer Service & Support
Keywords
- Nutrition Food Service
- Food Preparation
- Food Handling
- Portioning
- Food Packaging
- Meal Assembly
- Patient Meal Delivery
- Customer Service
- Food Safety
- Sanitation
- Food Preparation Standards
- Commercial Food Service Equipment
- Inventory Management
- First In, First Out
- Expiry Date Management
- Waste Minimization
- Computer Applications
- Food Safe Certification
- WHMIS
- Patient Services
- Long-Term Care
- Meal Carts
- Basic Mathematics
- Teamwork
