Student, Food Services Assistant
Job Number: 2665
Job Type: Student
Temp Contract Length: 4 months
Location: 247 Franklin St N - Sunnyside Home
Job Category: Food Services
Number of Positions: 1
Department: Food Services (Administration)
Division: Community Services
Hours of Work: up to 24 hours per week
Union: Unifor 1106
Grade: Unifor 1106 Student Grade 003
Salary Range: $19.53 - $20.71 per hour
About Us!
The Region of Waterloo is a thriving, diverse community committed to fostering opportunities for current and future generations. Home to over 674,000 residents and expected to grow to nearly one million by 2051. Guided by our 2023-2027 Strategic Plan, “Growing with Care,” we focus on equity, inclusion, and sustainability. Our mission is to provide essential services that enhance the quality of life for all residents, while our core values emphasize caring for people and the land we share. Join us and be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful difference in our community.
Dish with One Spoon Wampum:
Waterloo Region is part of the Dish with One Spoon wampum, a treaty guiding our commitment to:
- Recognizing our shared humanity and land
- Taking only what we need
- Leaving some for others
- Keeping the dish clean
This agreement underpins our vision, mission, and core values, and reinforces our dedication to meaningful reconciliation and equity.
Duties/Responsibilities
- Prepares and portions residents’ meals in dining rooms, per residents’ dietary profiles. Work shifts, weekend hours, and statutory holidays, as scheduled.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of food preparation acquired through a current Food Safety Training Certificate and current enrollment in a college/university food services program –OR—a current Food Safety Training Certificate and current enrollment in a college/university program with related experience in food services.
- A tuberculosis (TB) test and annual influenza immunization are required.
- Communication and interpersonal skills to respond pleasantly and professionally to demands; communicate effectively with staff, residents, and families; interact appropriately with and have a basic understanding of the geriatric population; and participate as an effective team member.
- Organizational, time management, and problem solving skills to work independently, adhere to schedules, prioritize tasks and complete work in a timely manner.
- Ability to make accurate mental calculations (e.g., portion sizes, number of dishes, preparing beverages).
- Ability to read and understand policies, procedures, and instructions (e.g., resident diet profiles, work assignments, product labels, menus and menu modifications, temperature charts). Ability to complete forms, requisitions, temperature checklists, and record information in the communication log book.
- Ability to work shifts, weekend hours, and statutory holidays, as scheduled.
- Must provide an acceptable Police Vulnerable Sector Check (Level 3).
- Ability to support and demonstrate the Region’s values.
Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
To be considered for employment as a student, a person must be: registered as a full-time secondary or post-secondary student in an accredited institution, or currently recognized as having full-time status by the academic institution but applying for a school vacation, practicum or work term, or returning to full-time studies in the next academic term. Students who are in their final year of academic study and who are not intending to return to full-time studies are eligible for student employment up until the time they convocate. Students participating in education and retraining programs at the post- secondary level, though not full-time students, are eligible for related student employment opportunities, where appropriate.
The Region of Waterloo is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. The Region of Waterloo invites applications from all qualified individuals. We are strongly committed to employment equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and encourage applications from Black, racialized/visible minorities, Indigenous/Aboriginal people, women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ persons.
The Region of Waterloo is committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs. Alternate formats of this document are available upon request. Please contact the Service First Contact Centre at phone number (519) 575-4400, TTY number (519-575-4608) to request an alternate format.
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