Dietary Aide

**CAREER OPPORTUNITY**

DIETARY AIDE

2025-306

**Choose Collingwood General & Marine Hospital**:
Explore a meaningful career in a place where lifestyle and purpose align. Collingwood General & Marine Hospital (CGMH) is located on the beautiful shores of Georgian Bay and surrounded by the Blue Mountains. With access to skiing, hiking, paddling, and a vibrant arts and culture scene, Collingwood offers a four-season recreational lifestyle and a strong sense of community.

CGMH is an 84-bed acute care hospital serving over 74,000 permanent residents and welcoming 3.5 million annual visitors across Collingwood, Clearview, Wasaga Beach, and the Blue Mountains. Our team of over 1,200 staff, physicians, midwives, and volunteers is dedicated to delivering high-quality care in areas including emergency, surgery, orthopaedics, obstetrics, dialysis, diagnostics, and mental health.

At CGMH, we’re not just caring for today, we’re building the healthcare system of tomorrow. Through our bold strategic plan, Tomorrow is Built Today, we are transforming care in South Georgian Bay.

**Our Culture**:
At Collingwood General & Marine Hospital, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to foster a workplace rooted in kindness, collaboration, continuous growth, and accountability. These values guide how we treat each other and how we care for our patients, creating an environment where trust, respect, and excellence thrive.

We are committed to our values:

- Being kind_ - fostering a culture of compassion, empathy, and dignity in every interaction
- Supporting each other_ - working together across all roles to uplift our team and our patients
- Leading by example_ - setting a standard of integrity, fairness, and professionalism
- Continuously growing_ - embracing curiosity, innovation, and learning to adapt to future needs

**Why Join CGMH? Benefits That Start on Day One**:
At CGMH, we’re committed to the well-being and success of our team. New hires enjoy an industry-leading compensation package that includes:

- CGMH endorses the Health Care Providers Group Insurance Plan which provides Group Benefits for you and your eligible dependents by enrollment only.
- Includes 4% vacation pay and 14% pay in lieu of benefits
- Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP) and access to Perkopolis discounts
- Access to Employee Education Assistance Program

**The Opportunity**:
Performs a variety of kitchen duties which include meal tray assembly, dishwashing, tray finishing/ delivery to patient's bedside, nourishment delivery, handling of incoming groceries, filling, and vending machines. Light food preparation and housekeeping is involved. The Dietary Aide role is multi-faceted, it involves being versatile and able to competently step in and do any of the routines. Major responsibilities include the provision of excellent customer service (good communication skills essential), being well-organized and efficient in the execution of daily tasks and demonstrating exemplary standards of sanitation both in the work area and personally. Must be effective team player who can also work independently and responsibly in the assigned area.

**Qualifications**:

- TrainCan Food Safety Training and Certification (Basic).
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent.
- Must strive to continuously provide a safe and supportive environment for patients, staff, physicians, and volunteers.
- Must adhere to the duties of workers, as stipulated in the Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Must have an ability to effectively communicate (written and verbal) in the English language in order to provide excellent communication with team members, patients and families. Ability to communicate in additional language(s) is considered an asset.
- Must have basic computer skills.
- Must be dedicated to professional growth & development.
- Must be able to perform all bona fide and essential duties of the position, which may include physical demands such as moving/transferring patients, pushing, pulling, bending, etc.
- Must have demonstrated excellent attendance/performance record.
- Excellent organization and prioritization skills
- Ability to work independently and effectively communicate with other members of the health care team.

**Preferred**:

- Previous experience and/or training in food preparation/handling and sanitation in a food service setting is an asset.
- Knowledge of therapeutic diets an asset.
- 1 year food service experience in a hospital or long-term care setting preferred.
- Computer knowledge is an asset.
- Ability to do heavy lifting, pushing, pulling, repetitive motions, and standing for long periods of time.
- Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Demonstrates a practical knowledge of therapeutic diets to assemble trays.
- Serves on tray assembly line(s) as required.
- Delivers meal trays to the patient’s bedside. Picks up frequent voice messages an