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Responsibilities
Reporting to the Nutrition and Food Service Supervisor and Manager of Patient Food Services, the Utility Worker performs basic, routine duties related to the assembly and service of food for patients and cafeteria clientele.
Responsibilities include:
- Delivering patient menus, trays and nourishments
- Communicating with supervisory staff and Dietitians regarding patient food preferences/intolerances/menu issues
- Operating and cleaning dishwasher, food slicer and other equipment as required within the department
- Washing dishes, and pots, pans as required
- Stocking pantry areas on nursing units with nourishments
- Performing extra cleaning within the department, stocks and cleans storeroom, refrigerators and other areas
- Portioning some menu items
- Performing other duties as required
- Travel to various sites may be required
Qualifications
- Grade 12 required (Employees hired prior to September 2004 exempt)
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the position (lifting, bending, walking standing)
- Serv Safe Basic course, or willing to take upon hire
- Competencies in other languages an asset; French preferred
PLEASE NOTE: Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application. Candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information
Hours of Work
Permanent, Full Time; 75 hours bi-weekly
- Shifts include days, nights and weekends
Salary Information
$17.10 - $17.80 hourly
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Some opportunities may be eligible for our Employee Referral Program. If a Nova Scotia Health employee refers a candidate who is not working for the organization and the candidate is hired, the employee who made the referral may be eligible to earn up to $1000. For more details and instructions, please visit please visit Recruitment - Incentives
This is a Support bargaining unit - UNIFOR position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. Our priority groups are Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians, People of Colour, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ and Immigrants. Members of these groups are welcome to apply and self-identify if they wish to be considered under our Employment Equity policy.
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