Food Service Worker

Come work as a Food Service Worker with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Food Services Worker to join the Food Services team working out of Squamish Hospital. The successful candidate will be self motivated and able to work both independently and in a team setting. They will have a strong ethic and be motivated to join a team that prides itself on creating a safe and respectful environment for staff, patients, residents, families, and visitors.

Are you looking for a new employment opportunity that challenges you and offers a better quality of life? Apply today to join our passionate team dedicated to servicing the community!

This is a CASUAL/ON-CALL posting. We are always recruiting to maintain a robust pool of casual staff. This is a unionized environment/position and all vacancies are posted internally for current employees to apply. Working more hours as a casual staff member will build your seniority hours; this will open more opportunities for you when applying for internal vacancies.

As a Food Service Worker with VCH you will:

• Perform a variety of duties according to Food Safe protocols and quality and safety standards including:
• portioning and serving meals,
• washing and peeling vegetables and fruit,
• preparing items such as tea, coffee and toast,
• washing dishes and utensils.
• portioning desserts and assembling sandwiches and salads,
• preparing and portioning diet items in accordance with nutritional plans,
• and measuring and combining food and beverage ingredients by methods such as grinding, blending, slicing, dicing and/or puree.
• Check patient/resident meals/trays to ensure dietary accuracy.
• Strip wagons/trays, wash dishes and pots, clean food wagons, kitchen equipment, fridges and storage areas and wipe down tables and counter areas; you will also sweep and damp mop floors and remove garbage.
• Perform related clerical duties
• May operate a cash register and related equipment, receive payments and provide change for items purchased
• Answer customer queries.

• Grade 10.
• One (1) year’s recent, related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Food Safe Certificate Level 1.

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to organize work.
• Ability to operate related equipment.

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
• Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
• Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff