Cook's Helper

2 weeks ago

Halifax, Canada IWK Health Centre Full time

**Company** : IWK Health**:
**Req ID**:149993
**Department/Program**:Retail Food Services, Corporate Services
**Location**: Halifax
**Type of Employment**:Permanent Hourly PT (0.76 FTE) x 1 position(s)
**Start Date**: 03/12/2023
**Union Status**: Unifor Service, Support Bargaining Unit
**Compensation**: $21.4897**:

- **$23.8773 /hour
**Closing Date**: 21 February, 2023 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

**The Opportunity**:
Under the direction of the Food Service Supervisors, the Cook’s Helper prepares for short order breakfast cooking and prepares fillings for sandwiches and salads. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to; preparing meals for Dial for Dining patients, clients and customers in addition to preparing foods for patrons of catering and café, completes the preparation of food items, completes short order breakfast cooking, assists in proper storage of food items, follows correct food handling practices, assists in maintaining work area and equipment in a clean and sanitary manner, waits on customers, taking and completing orders, reports problems related to food preparation, equipment, sanitation, and safety hazards to supervisor, participates in departmental quality assurance programs, participates in training and orientation of new staff and others as required, responsible for knowledge of departmental policies and procedures, performs other related duties as required.

**Hours of Work**:
Variable shifts, day shift, evening shift, backshift, Monday - Sunday

**Your Qualifications**:

- Minimum grade 12 or equivalent preparation to secondary school graduation (GED).
- Food Handlers Course and Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) training required.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work in a team.
- Ability to build and maintain client satisfaction while offering services.
- Ability to multitask.
- Ability to attend to details and pursue quality in accomplishing tasks.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to recognize and appropriately react to potential dangers.
- Ability to follow instructions and work processes

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Support bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. 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.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials. Additionally, as per Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 Vaccine mandate, any offer of employment will be conditional upon submitting proof of full vaccination status. Medical exceptions or any other kind of requested exception based upon the Health Centre’s obligations pursuant to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis

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