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Job Title:

DIETARY AIDE, CPT

Posted Date:

2025-04-29

Closing Date:

2025-05-05

Functional Discipline:

FOOD SERVICES

Job Description

VACANCY DETAILS

VACANCY NUMBER: 40375HP

JOB TITLE: DIETARY AIDE, CPT
STATUS: CASUAL PART TIME
DEPARTMENT: FOOD SERVICES - ECU & ILTC
LOCATION: WELLAND SITE
HOURS OF WORK: ON CALL AS NEEDED

POSTING DATE: 29 APRIL 2025
CLOSING DATE: 05 MAY 2025

UNION: SERVICE EMPLOYEE'S INTERNATIONAL UNION-SERVICE
WAGE RANGE: $25.728 to $27.072 per hour

POSITION OBJECTIVE:
Reporting to the Manager of Nutrition and Food Services, the successful candidate will work in a team based environment performing a variety of service related duties in the kitchen and/or nursing units. Duties include meal tray assembly, portioning foods, delivering meal carts, washing service ware, and basic food preparation. Duties also include delivery/retrieval of food trays, and delivering nourishment snacks. Shift rotations are subject to change.

QUALIFICATIONS:
o A minimum of Grade 12 education or equivalent
o Food Handlers Certificate required and knowledge of safe food handling
o Minimum 1 year experience in Long term care preferred
o Appropriate skills, knowledge and experience in the field of institutional, health care, restaurant or hospitality food service
o Dietary Food Service Workers Certificate considered an asset
o Familiarity with therapeutic diets
o Ability to perform repetitive motions and lift an average of 15 lbs
o Knowledge of proper body mechanics to meet the physical demands of the job for prolonged standing, walking, bending, and lifting
o Evidence of effective customer service, organizational, interpersonal, communication, judgment and decision-making skills
o Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
o Flexible, self-directed and able to work effectively with minimal supervision
o Must be available for all shifts, vacation replacement, sick time and paid holidays
o Consistent and regular attendance required
o Proficiency in both official languages (English & French) will be considered an asset

Questions, quoting the job posting number, may be directed to hrrecruit@niagarahealth.on.ca

At Niagara Health, we value diversity, equity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all people. We are especially interested in hearing from you if you are excited about being part of a respectful and hard-working team in the beautiful Niagara Region, have a passion for service and excellence in healthcare, have a background or related expertise in the healthcare environment, supporting patient care and providing extraordinary customer-service.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Niagara Health will provide accommodations through the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

At Niagara Health, we are committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion. As a part of this work, we collect information on Ontario Human Rights Code grounds and non-Code grounds in order to: hire and retain diverse talent, prevent and/or address systemic barriers to access and opportunity, improve service delivery and programs and advance diversity and inclusion overall. All identification questions are optional and include a "prefer not to answer" option.

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