**Position**: Nutrition Coordinator

**Position type**: Full Time

**Probation Period**: 90 days

**Compensation**: $20.00 to start, $21.00/hr after completing probation and required online courses.

Plus benefits and Retirement Savings/Pension Plan

**Closing Date**: August 15, 2025

If you enjoy being around children, feel comfortable in a kitchen and would like working in an energetic and fun environment, this could be the opportunity you are looking for.

Reporting to the Snaw-Naw-As School Principal, the purpose of the **Nutrition Coordinator**is to plan and provide healthy menus for our food program according to food safe guidelines. In addition to food prep, this position will be responsible for general kitchen clean up and maintenance in accordance with Food Safe Procedures and routines, Environmental Health and Licensing, and Childcare Centre policies, standards and procedures.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, but not limited to.
- Plan and prepare meals for children groups; Out of School care and Snaw-Naw-As School programs, up to 36 children.
- Plan menus in accordance to allergies, preferences and group advice from child care staff, ensuring all meals are nutritious and enjoyed and follow the recommendations from the Canada food guide.
- Maintain inventory, prepare weekly menus and grocery lists, monitor deliveries and place food orders while considering best deals and sales whenever possible.
- Ensures that all the food and kitchen area is safe, clean and healthy.
- Responsible for wiping down and cleaning up eating areas, etc.
- Implement highest cleaning and sanitizing standards, with quick and efficient after meal clean-up and maintenance, using the proper sterilization methods, in accordance to the First Nation Health Authority.
- Maintain a high standard of professional ethics in relationships with children, parents and other members of the staff and community.
- Involve children and staff in the planning, preparation and service of the food whenever possible.
- Post menus and share knowledge of eating healthy with parents/families/community.
- Work effectively within a team and independently, self-starts.
- Work with and advise the Manager of any needed repairs or equipment.
- As career progresses, incumbent may be required to successfully complete job-required, training and courses relating to the position, Snaw-Naw-As language, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Food Safe Certification Level 1
- Occupational First Aid Level 1
- Clean criminal record check
- Satisfactorily complete online nutrition course in August 2025, delegated by Nanoose First Nation.
- Some experience cooking complete meals for groups
- Excellent organizational skills and communication skills
- Up-to-date immunizations, including all recommended COVID-19 vaccines
- Experience with children

WORK CONDITIONS, PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES AND PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

- Combination of sitting, standing, lifting and stirring/mixing large portions of food, walking, bending, crouching, kneeling
- Excellent oral and written communication
- Reliability and dependability
- Sufficient vision and hearing to perform related job duties.
- Able to lift equipment on an occasional basis (up to 50 lbs)

SCHEDULE

8 hour shift, directed by your manager

Monday to Friday
- This position description outlines the key responsibilities for the role and is not meant to be exhaustive. It should be understood that the activities, responsibilities and obligations of this position may be modified from time to time, through discussion between the Snaw-Naw-As School Principal and/or the Director of Operations and the incumbent, in order to effectively meet the requirements of Nanoose First Nation._

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $20.00-$22.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Life insurance
- Vision care

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Lantzville, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Education**:

- Secondary School (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Food Safe Certificate (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2025-04-25