Food Services Aide (Casual)

• Assist with serving meals on time;
• Preform cleaning duties including washing, and return dishes to the proper place, clean and sanitize all food contact surfaces.
• Wash all pots and pans, return to them to the proper place.
• Manually clean the dish machine nightly, clean sinks, and return all items to proper place.
• Wash all tables and chairs, sweep and mop dining room floor
• Work with team members and volunteers in the overall operation of the kitchen;
• Provide direction and assign responsibilities to volunteers;
• Perform other tasks that may be assigned by the Supervisor;

• Current Food Handlers Certificate, or able to obtain;
• Experience is an asset but not required;

• Good organizational skills and ability to adapt to changes in the environment;
• Ability to effectively communicate with managers, residents, and other employees;
• Ability to accurately follow instructions both written and verbal from Supervisor, volunteers and other employees;
• Knowledge of working with individuals, and effectively communicate to build relationships;

• Daily interaction with residents, staff and volunteers;
• Attend staff meetings when available;

• Hours of work: Casual (shifts include weekdays and weekends, 4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.; 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.)
• Location: 210 Evanson Street
• Ability to stand for long periods of time;
• Working with food allergens;
• Ability to lift and carry weight up to 50 lbs.;
• Ability to work in a wide variety of temperature ranges;
• Will need to clean (sweep, mop, disinfect, etc.) work areas as needed;
• Ability to work with cleaning chemicals;
• Hazardous conditions could potentially include unpredictable or risky behaviours from community members;
• Food service area- Hair nets (provided) proper comfortable walking shoes must be worn at all times.

• Provides a safe environment by ensuring adherences to Workplace Safety and Health
• Regulations and Policies, Infection Control Guidelines, WHMIS and Safe Work Procedures. Immediately investigates and recommends corrective action on any unsafe acts, work conditions, incidents, near misses, injuries or illnesses.
• Demonstrates understanding of role and responsibilities in fire prevention and disaster preparedness and participates in safety and health training programs including the facility’s Fire, Disaster and Evacuation Plan.
• Supports an environment which avoids, prevents and corrects all activities or actions which may result in an adverse outcome in the delivery of services. Community Member safety is a standing item for all individual and departmental meetings.

• The successful candidate must maintain legal eligibility to work in Canada. If the successful candidate possesses a work permit, it is their responsibility to ensure the permit remains valid.
• A Police Information Check satisfactory to the employer will be required from the successful candidate, at their expense. To obtain Police Information Check information please visit

• Siloam Mission Inc. promotes Employment Equity and is strongly committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. Therefore, we encourage candidates to voluntarily self-identify on their application if they are members of the underrepresented groups (women, Indigenous persons, a person with a disability, or a visible minority).

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