Short Order Cook, Nutrition & Food Services - Pooling Posting, Central NS
IWK Health Centre
- Halifax, NS
- $21.60-24.00 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone
Department: Nutrition and Food Services
Type of Employment: Casual Casual Relief (3% FTE)
Status: Support Position
Posting Closing Date: Open Until FilledNova 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 an 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 to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.About the OpportunityThe Short Order Cook 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 short order cook 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 Short Order Cook 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.Frequent physical demands including extensive standing and walking, bending, lifting, pulling, and pushing, and transferring food supplies throughout the shift.About YouWe would love to hear from you if you have the following:Grade 12 or GED1-year related experienceAbility to deal with customers and patients in a courteous, helpful mannerCompetencies in other languages an asset, French preferredPLEASE NOTE: Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must clearly state such equivalencies in their cover letter, resume, or application. Additionally, candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information.HoursCasual Relief / 3% FTEShiftwork / Call / Rotation / etcCompensation and Incentives$21.60 - $24.00 Hourly11% in lieu of benefits and vacationOnce You've AppliedThank 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.Preferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.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.Follow Us!