Dietary Assistant

At The Care Group we believe our residents deserve excellence in care and we strive to achieve this by working as a team towards our common goal - a happy and healthy resident. The Care Group (“TCG”) offers high-quality complex care services across our nine (9) homes in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.

**THE OPPORTUNITY**
We are looking for **Casual and Part-time Dietary Assistant** **to join our Sidney Care team

**What is in for you?**
- ** Starting wage at $24.34 per hour.**

Beyond the perks that come with working for the area's leading community healthcare provider, we offer opportunities for advanced learning and professional development.

**PRIMARY DUTIES & KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Maintains a safe, clean and organised kitchen and storage area.
- Compliance with standards, policies and procedures of Sidney Care Home, Residential Care Regulations and Safe food handling.
- Supports the chef in the kitchen so it runs to time with having snacks and meals prepared ready to serve.
- Helps direct portions sizes are appropriated and requested taking in to consideration likes, dislikes and allergies.
- Ensure maintenance of equipment and promptly reports to the chef equipment that is not working.
- Maintains a record of temperature control for fridges, freezers and hot water (dishwasher), and keeps a log.
- Maintains a log for the fat trap maintenance and emptying.
- Ensures a safe, clean and secure environment in the kitchen and dining room for staff, residents and visitors.
- Attends Infection Control meetings once every two months.
- Participate and complete mandatory training and education: WHMIS, Violence Prevention, Hand Hygiene, and Emergency Response.
- Participate in annual performance reviews.
- Understand the policies and procedures.
- Know where to find the policy and procedures binder.
- Understand and follow the infection control and Occupational Health and Safety policies.
- Understand the complaint procedure and refer all concerns to the leadership team.
- Contribute to maintaining a positive, safe, home like environment for residents, visitors and staff.
- Ensure the safety of yourself and others within the workplace.
- Develop and maintain excellent standard and work place best practice

**Qualifications**:

- Grade 10
- Safe Food Handling Level One
- Good written and verbal communication
- Flexibility, can work independently
- Physically and mentally able to perform duties for above position
- Shows a caring and considerate attitude to resident, visitors and staff

**About us**:
Sidney Care is located on Vancouver Island in sunny Sidney, BC and offers residential care to 54 clients. Sidney Care has been in operation for many years and provides a home like environment to its residents. The facility was recently renovated and is tastefully decorated. Sidney Care works in collaboration with the Vancouver Island Health Authority, to ensure quality care to all of our clients.

**_ If this opportunity is not a fit for your background and experience _**_please feel free to forward to any interested colleagues_**.**
- *This position is under KitsCare Staff Solutions.*_

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