Cook's Helper

7 months ago

Sydney, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

**Req ID**:181143**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Eastern** **Zone, **Cape Breton Regional Hospital**
**Department**:NFS Patient Food Services CBR**
**Type of Employment**:Casual** **Casual Relief** **(**3%** **FTE) x **10** **position(s)**
**Status**:UNIFOR** **Support** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:5-Jun-24**

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

**About the Opportunity**:
The Cook's Helper is responsible for preparing fresh to order room service menu items for patients, clients and customers within a fast paced line cooking team environment. The Cook’s Helper is responsible for the ingredient control of recipes which includes the measuring and portioning of recipe ingredients and the production of food items for the patient menu. The Cook’s Helper is also responsible for following: cost control procedures, safe food handling procedures, therapeutic, allergy and menu standards, and providing overall customer service according to departmental standards.

**About You**:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

- Grade 12/GED or equivalent
- Recognized Food Safety and Sanitation Course required or willingness to obtain within six months
- One (1) year related experience required
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills including ability to follow written and oral instructions required
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with other in a team environment
- Demonstrated organization and prioritization skills and ability to work under pressures of time limitations
- Physical capability to perform duties of position including heavy lifting, withstanding demands of walking and standing during shift, working in an environment with heat and temperature fluctuations, as well as the ability to work weekend and rotating shifts as assigned
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered for this position
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

**Hours**:

- Casual relief

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$21.59 - $23.99 Hourly

**Once You've Applied**

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Support bargaining unit 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.

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