Food Services Helper

**Food Services Helper**:
**Job ID**:

- 235171

**Posting status**:

- Open

**Organization**:

- Ministry of Education

**Division**:

- Provincial and Demonstration Schools Branch

**City**:

- Milton

**Position(s) language**:

- English

**Job term**:

- 2 Temporary On-Call/Supply Positions (to work on an as-needed basis)

**Job code**:

- 50230 - Helper Food Service

**Salary**:

- $24.40 - $26.23 Per hour*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.

**Competition # PDSB25-047**

The Ministry of Education, Provincial and Demonstration Schools Branch Milton Campus (Ernest C. Drury School for the Deaf and Trillium Demonstration School) operates school/student lodging programs with the tradition and reputation for meeting the academic, personal, social, emotional and developmental needs of the individual children. Are you looking for an opportunity to grow professionally? If so, consider this opportunity, where you will enjoy varied work and challenging responsibilities.

**About the job**: What can I expect to do in this role?
- Assist in the preparation of food;
- Serve prepared meals;
- Maintain cleanliness of food services area, equipment/utensils;
- Ensure that food services equipment and supplies are used and stored in a safe and efficient manner;
- Perform other duties related to the operation of a large school cafeteria;
- Availability to work on-call hours as required.

**What you bring to the team**:
**Skills and Qualifications**: How do I qualify?
- Demonstrated experience working in a large volume food services environment;
- Experience operating commercial /institutional food preparation equipment;
- Knowledge of food handling/preparation techniques and sanitation standards;
- Knowledge of basic food preparation including the ability to prepare simples meals, soups, salads, sandwiches, etc;
- Knowledge of good hygiene and health and safety regulations;
- Completed Food Handlers Certificate or willingness to obtain;
- Ability to work shifts and perform physical work.

**Communication and Interpersonal Skills**:

- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions;
- Ability to communicate in American Sign language (ASL) or willingness to learn;
- Ability to work independently and as a team member.

**How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility**: We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's _Human Rights Code_ and the _Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005._ We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

- diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
- accessibility
- Anti-Racism Policy

**Additional information**:

- Tuesday, October 21, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

**Position details**:

- 2 English Temporary - Irregular On-Call, duration up to 10 months, 255 Ontario St S, Milton, Central Region, Vulnerable Sector Check

**Compensation group**:

- Ontario Public Service Employees Union

**Work hours**:

- Schedule 4.7

**Category**:

- Health and Social Services

**Posted on**:

- Monday, September 29, 2025

**Note**:

- **About security checks**:
A criminal or other federal offence record **does not automatically disqualify you** from the position. We consider each situation based on the position's responsibilities.
If a check is needed and you've lived outside of Canada in the past 5 years for 6 or more months in a row, or if you are not a Canadian resident, you'll need to provide an out-of-country police clearance certificate from the country you lived in.
Employment screening checks are only reviewed and evaluated by the Transition and Security Office, which also maintains them and keeps them strictly confidential.

**How to apply**:

- Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.
- Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.
- Be sure to quote the Job ID number for this position.
- OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number