Kitchen Hand

**SPRING LIVING OVERVIEW**

Spring Living Retirement Communities (springliving.ca) owns and operates 14 retirement communities in Ontario and Quebec and has an ambitious strategy to continue to grow the portfolio through acquisition of mid-market retirement residences across Canada over the next 3-5 years. Spring Living’s mission is to create warm, welcoming and secure environments for residents, foster caring connections, and provide personalized services by team members who are committed to making a significant IMPACT every day. Spring Living is the Retirement Community platform of Marlin Spring, a Real Estate company that strategically acquires, develops, constructs and repositions assets throughout North America.

**JOB OVERVIEW**

**REPORTS TO**:
Director of Culinary Services

The Dishwasher is responsible for the loading, operating and emptying of the dishwasher, in addition to ensuring all kitchen equipment and surfaces are kept clean and operational.

**ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Load, operate and empty dishwashers, putting the dishes away
- Maintain a clean cooking area, including work table surfaces, stoves, ovens, grills, food storage room and exhaust hood, etc.
- Damp mop floors
- Clean other kitchen equipment such as blenders, refrigerators, dishwashers, etc.
- Perform all duties with cleanliness in mind
- Be aware of the Resident Rights & Responsibilities and endeavor to respect and promote it
- Attend in-service training as required in order to better serve the dietary needs of the residents
- Attend staff meetings as required to be aware of changes in Residence that have taken place
- Participate in the Quality Improvement Program
- Uphold and promote the organization’s values and philosophy relating particularly to ethics, morality, and integrity as set out in Spring Living’s Code of Conduct;
- Complete all other tasks as assigned.

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- Must have an empathy for and ability to get along with the elderly and the handicapped
- Able to understand and follow the proper food handling and storage procedures
- Able to understand and follow directions to serve the food correctly and attractively according to specified portion control
- Able to work accurately and quickly
- Able to read and write English
- Current (within 6 months) Vulnerable Position/Sector Screening (VPS).
- Must be Fully vaccinated for Covid 19( proof of vaccination required)

In accordance with Spring Living’s duty to protect the health and safety of team members and residents, all team members are requested to be fully vaccinated by the Canadian approved COVID-19 vaccine prior to the start of their first shift. Proof of vaccination is required.

Statement of Commitment
- Spring Living is committed to ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. We are committed to treating people with disabilities in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration, and we are committed to meeting the needs of people with disabilities in a timely manner. We will do so by removing and preventing barriers to accessibility and by meeting our accessibility requirements under Ontario’s accessibility laws.

Added to careers SL is committed to fair and accessible employment practices. If you require accommodation (including but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternative format documents, ASL Interpreter or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

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

**Salary**: From $16.55 per hour

Schedule:

- Day shift

**Experience**:

- cleaning: 1 year (preferred)
- kitchen: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person