Dietary Aide

**Competition Number**
- 2025-822-052

**Job Type**
- Full-time Permanent

**Hours**
- 1.00 FTE

**Classification**
- DIETA

**Department**
- Nutrition Services

**Salary**
- $26.3044 to $27.7278 per hour

As per CUPE LOCAL 822 Collective Agreement

**Closing Date**
- Thursday, August 21, 2025

**Description**

Do you thrive on variety and diversity of tasks and have great attention to details and instruction? If so, then this is the role for you, offering tasks in an assortment of areas including the preparation, service and distribution of regular and special diets and the handling of food in accordance with sanitary regulations for patients, visitors and staff. The dietary aide regularly interacts with patients through tray delivery and removal to nursing stations and patient’s rooms, assists in the cafeteria building rapport with internal and external visitors, and completes catering duties and ware washing responsibilities as a valued member of the nutrition and environmental services team.

**Live the Lake Life. Lead with Purpose.**

**Based in Kenora, this is more than a job, it’s a chance to be part of a close-knit, mission-driven team in one of Canada’s most scenic lakefront communities. With a strong sense of purpose and the beauty of nature all around you, you’ll find balance, connection, and fulfillment both on and off the clock.**

**Why Work with LWDH? In this position, there are many benefits to joining our team**:

- 2 weeks paid vacation
- Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan enrolment, one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans that includes inflation protections, survivor benefits, buyback options, and early retirement
- Desjardin Group Life Insurance coverage that includes life insurance, and short/long-term disability coverage
- Green Shield Canada extended health benefits for single and family including dental services, prescription, health services, vision, hospital accommodation, etc.
- Relocation and accommodation packages and support
- Access to staff physiotherapy, onsite gym, Employee Assistance Program, staff wellness initiatives, and much more

**Qualifications**
- Secondary school diploma or equivalent
- Experience in institutional or commercial food handling and food preparation preferred
- Ability to work in accordance with safe food handling practices
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of WHMIS
- Must be physically able to stand, reach, bend, and lift
- Ability to perform routine tasks (including but not limited to pot washing, dishes, sweeping, mopping, cleaning, food prep)
- Reliable attendance record
- We thank all applicants for their interest but advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. First consideration will be given to current internal employees of LWDH._
- Qualified applicants may be considered for other comparable positions or within the same classification other than this posted position. _
- LWDH is committed to the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion and belongingness in our operations, throughout our workplace, and seeks to employ individuals who are committed to and value these principles._
- We believe in and promote the rights of all persons with disabilities as outlined in the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA 2005) and its related Accessibility Standards Regulations. To meet this responsibility, LWDH will make appropriate accommodations, including alternative formats available. Please inform Human Resources of any accommodation(s) at any point throughout the recruitment and selection process to ensure your equal participation._
- For more information or to request an accommodation please contact the Human Resources Department at 807-468-9861 ext. 2393_