Cook I - Nutrition & Food Services - Jobs in Canso, NS

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Req ID: 135248Company: Nova Scotia HealthLocation: Eastern Zone, Eastern Memorial HospitalDepartment: NFS Patient Food Services EMHType of Employment: Temporary Hourly PT short-assignment (50% FTE) x 1 position(s)Status: UNIFOR Support PositionPosting Closing Date: 8-Jul-22Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe theres a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with an Nova Scotia Health role means youll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.ResponsibilitiesReporting to the Nutrition & Food Services Supervisor and Manager of Nutrition & Food Services, the Cook performs basic, routine duties related to the assembly and service of food for patients. Responsibilities include:

• Preparing all menu items according to standardized recipes
• Participating in facility menu review
• Adjusting recipes according to food requirements and providing information to food service supervisor for ordering of food
• Ensuring quality of food products in all stages of production
• Participating in quality assurance activities
• Operating electric, gas, steam equipment
• Maintaining equipment in high degree of cleanliness
• Receiving deliveries from various vendors
• Participating in delivery of patient food service

Qualifications

• Grade 12 or equivalent
• Minimum of 1 year recent cooking experience required
• Knowledge of food handling and safety practices in an institutional kitchen
• TrainCan Advanced Course, or willing to take upon hire
• Knowledge of therapeutic diets is an asset
• Basic computer knowledge
• Able to operate institutional food service equipment
• Ability to operate cooking equipment and complete all tasks in the position of cook
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Commitment to confidentiality and privacy of Nova Scotia Health patients and clients
• Annually access the training and education on patient, client and personal safety made available by Nova Scotia Health
• Commitment to maintain and protect patient, client, and personal safety on an ongoing basis
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

• PLEASE NOTE: Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application. Candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information

Hours of WorkShort-assignment, full-time position; 75 hours bi-weeklyApproximately 3 months (assignment length subject to change)Salary Information$20.25 - $22.50 hourlyOnce Youve AppliedThank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.This is a Support bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. Our priority groups are Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+. Members of these groups are welcome to apply and self-identify.Follow Us!https://www.facebook.com/NovaScotiaHealthAuthority/https://www.instagram.com/novascotiahealthauthorityhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/nsha/https://twitter.com/healthnsQuick Apply

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