Short Order Cook, Nutrition

1 week ago


Halifax, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

**Req ID**: 127346

**Company**: Nova Scotia Health

**Location**: Central Zone

**Department**: Nutrition & Food Services

**Type of Employment**: Casual Relief

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.

Our Central Zone Nutrition & Food Services Department is hiring for multiple positions

About the Opportunity
The Short Order Cook 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 short order cook 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 Short Order Cook 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.
Frequent physical demands including extensive standing and walking, bending, lifting, pulling, and pushing, and transferring food supplies throughout the shift. About You

**We would love to hear from you if you have the following**:
Grade 12 or GED
1 year related experience
Ability to deal with customers and patients in a courteous, helpful manner
Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Casual Relief Positions Salary Information
$20.25 - $22.50 hourly

Once You've Applied

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.

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.

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