Dietary Aide

**Position Title**:Dietary Aide/Cook

**Reports to**:Nutrition Manager

**Job Location**:Brockville, Ontario

**Salary Range / Classification**:$22.05 to $23.43 per hour, and _[when assigned as a Cook, you will receive a responsibility allowance of ten (12) dollars for each scheduled shift]_

**Job Type**:Permanent Part-Time

**Organizational Background**

Sherwood Park Manor Long Term Care Home is a full-service non-profit, non municipal Nursing Home licensed by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. The Manor, as is commonly referred to, has a rich and interesting history and maintains a high profile in our local community. Our Vision is: “A choice to celebrate living”. Our Values are: Choice, Collaboration, Compassion, Professionalism, Respect and Safety.

**Position Overview**

Reporting to the Nutrition Manager, the Dietary Cook Aide provides plates and serves food to residents of the Manor.

**Key Tasks and Responsibilities**
- Read write and accurately follow written and verbal instructions they relate to food preparation, storage and serving protocols
- Plating and serve resident’s food
- Follow with accuracy the specific needs and requirements of each resident’s diet

**Skills and Knowledge**
- Completion of high school (grade 12)
- Completion of a Food Safety Awareness Program Certificate
- Certified as a Cook, Apprentice, Cook 2 (assistant) preferred _or_ Food Service Worker Course and kitchen experience
- Experience and certification in hotel and restaurant kitchen management
- Have working knowledge of therapeutic diets and portion control
- Ability to work and communicate effectively with the residents of a LTC home
- Ability to work under stress
- Strong communication skills and ability to work within a team
- Previous experience providing laundry and / or sanitation services an asset
- Previous experience working in a long-term care home an asset

**Working Conditions**:

- Stand and walk for long periods
- Sit for short periods
- Bend, stoop, and carry
- Push/pull wheeled equipment
- Safely transfer and lift (up to 20 kg.) in accordance with Sherwood Park Manor’s transfer and lift procedures Work in a busy environment with interruptions and multiple ongoing priorities.
- Performing tasks during the summer months without climate control.
- Use of cooking equipment and cleaning and maintenance of said equipment
- Work day, evening, night shifts; weekends, holidays and for call-in shifts
- Manor policies require all employees to properly wear surgical masks and N-95 when necessary
- Obtain and pass a Vulnerable Sector Check, if one available must be less then 6 months old
- Must have an up to date 2 -step TB test

**Application Process**:
**Commitment to Diversity and Accessibility