Cook's Helper - Nutrition & Food Service

Req ID: 193009
Location: Northern Zone, Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital 
Department: NFS Food Services SHMH
Type of Employment: Casual Casual Relief (3%) x 4 
Support Position
Posting Closing Date: 9-Dec-24

Nova 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 there's 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 a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll 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.

About the Opportunity

The Cook's Helper is responsible for preparing fresh to order room service menu items for patients, clients and customers within a fast paced line cooking team environment. The Cook’s Helper is responsible for the ingredient control of recipes which includes the measuring and portioning of recipe ingredients and the production of food items for the patient menu.  The Cook’s Helper is also responsible for following: cost control procedures, safe food handling procedures, therapeutic, allergy and menu standards, and providing overall customer service according to departmental standards.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Grade 12 or equivalent required
• Recognized Food Safety and Sanitation Course required or willingness to obtain within six months
• One (1) year related experience required
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills including ability to follow written and oral instructions required
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with other in a team environment
• Demonstrated organization and prioritization skills and ability to work under pressures of time limitations
• Physical capability to perform duties of position including heavy lifting, withstanding demands of walking and standing during shift, working in an environment with heat and temperature fluctuations, as well as the ability to work weekend and rotating shifts as assigned
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered for this position
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred  

 
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

•  Casual Relief 

Compensation and Benefits

$21.59 - $23.99 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan. (Permanent and Long Assignments only)
 

Once You've Applied

Thank 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.

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. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.