Assistant Manager - Nutrition & Food Services

 Req ID: 206499
Location: Eastern Zone, Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital 
Department: NFS BMH/ICH/VCM
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100%) x 1 
MGMT/NON-Union Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 25-Jul-25

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

Reporting to the Director of the Eastern Zone, the Assistant Manager of Nutrition and Food Services supports the work of the Director to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of Nutrition and Food Services in a specific a site(s) within the zone. The Assistant Manager is responsible for the planning, organizing, and controlling of all aspects of operations and day to day management of Nutrition and Food Services within the designated area. Responsible for implementing Nutrition and Food Services initiatives and communicating and liaising with the Director regarding operational challenges and barriers and potential solutions, the Assistant Manager also is accountable for all of the human resources, financial accountabilities, and patient experiences within their assigned sites. 

The Assistant Manager ensures patient safety is maintained through a patient meal ordering process to decrease the risk of allergen contamination, potential anaphylaxis, and food borne illness while also ensuring compliancy with therapeutic nutrition requirements and restrictions to address patient medical needs.

The Assistant Manager collaborates with Director in the planning and development of standardized practices and initiatives to ensure they are operationalized. The Assistant Manager is accountable to provide service excellence training to all Nutrition and Food Services team members within the zone. Coordinates the oversight of food safe training ensuring tracking sheets are updated.

About You

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

• Bachelor/Masters of Science in Human Nutrition, Hospitality Management, Food Science, Culinary Arts or other Science degree at a recognized University
• Completion of Advanced Food Safety Training
• Three (3) to five (5) years’ progressive management experience in health care
• Knowledge of institutional food service operations
• Basic computer proficiency and ability to work within the Microsoft Office suite
• Experience with Nutrition software an asset
• Strong leadership, organizational, and decision-making skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to develop and maintain good relationships with all levels of staff and clients including those internal and external to the organization
• Ability to interpret statistical data, and monitor quality and performance indicators and benchmarks
• Ability to build and maintain collaborative working relationships and partnerships
• Experience in financial planning and human resource management
• Experience managing in a unionized environment
• Knowledge of applicable legislation, regulations, policies and standards
• Excellent organizational, time management and problem-solving skills with ability to manage conflicting deadlines
• Cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Nova Scotia driver’s license and reliable vehicle for travel required

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

Hours

• Temporary, Full- Time, 75 Hours Bi- Weekly
• Commencing September 8th 2025; Ending September 8th 2026

Compensation and Benefits

$35.97 - $44.97 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. 

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 Management/Non Union 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.