Casual Food Service Assistants

**REPORTS TO**:Food Service Manager
**POSITION GROUP**: Support Staff
**STATUS**:Casual, On-Call, Permanent

Are you looking for a job that fits your schedule while making a difference in your community? Our school cafeterias need enthusiastic and reliable Casual Food Service Assistants to help nourish young minds This flexible, on-call role is perfect for those who enjoy working in a dynamic, team-oriented environment. No late nights, weekends, or holiday shifts—just the opportunity to serve great meals and bring smiles to students' faces.

Calgary French & International School (CFIS) is a premier full French immersion independent school, serving over 850 students from Junior Preschool to Grade 12. For more than 50 years, CFIS has been a leader in providing an immersive bilingual education that nurtures curiosity, fosters global awareness, and inspires lifelong learning.

Our dedicated faculty, staff, and administration collaborate closely with families to create an extraordinary learning experience where students thrive in innovative and inclusive environments. CFIS educators empower students to embrace challenges, think critically, and act as open-minded, responsible global citizens prepared for an ever-changing world. Joining CFIS means becoming part of a dynamic team of passionate professionals who are committed to excellence in education. With small class sizes, and robust professional development opportunities, CFIS offers an inspiring environment for both new and experienced educators to grow their careers while making a meaningful impact in the lives of their students.

**Core Areas of Responsibility**:
The responsibilities of this position include:

- Adhering to Alberta’s safe food handling guidelines in maintaining a clean and safe workspace and daily temperature recordkeeping.
- Preparing side dishes required for daily meal.
- Assisting cooks with plating food.
- Preparing food and beverage trays as per pre-paid orders, including assisting with the milk and birthday treat programs.
- Stocking and tracking inventory of food and beverages for daily use.
- Assisting in setting up the dining hall for food service.
- Serving students and staff their daily lunch, this may include delivering meals to ECE (Early Childhood Education) classrooms.
- Assisting dining hall volunteers and the Cook with maintaining a clean and safe dining hall between each sitting and at the end of food service.
- Assisting with maintaining a clean and a safe dishwashing room.
- Washing and sanitizing dishes in the cafeteria’s dishwasher room, using Alberta Health Service approved method for commercial dishwashing appliances and the ‘3 sink method’ where needed.
- Assisting with the weekly sanitation check list.
- Acting as cashier, when needed.
- Assisting the Food Service team with receiving cafeteria supply deliveries.
- Attending work-related training sessions as required.
- Working extra occasional after-hours may be available for school sponsored events.
- Other duties as needed.

**Knowledge, Skills and Experience**:

- Provide and model superior customer service to visitors, students, and employees.
- Strong planner and organizer.
- Strong multi-tasking skills.
- Exemplary professionalism in dealings with all stakeholders.
- Interpersonal skills that foster collegiality and blend with CFIS’s values.

**Qualifications**:

- Fluency in French would be an asset.
- Strong English skills are required.
- A minimum of Emergency First Aid Level B childcare certification.
- AHS Food Safety Provincial Certification.
- The mini-course is required and can be complete upon hire.

The successful applicant(s) will need to provide a recent Police Information Check with Vulnerable Sector Screening prior to commencing work.

**Compensation**:

- The position will be paid $17.14 per hour.
- This position does not have any employee benefit entitlements.

**Application Process**:
We thank all applicants in advance for their submission.