Who We Are
For over 100 years, The Elliott Community has had the privilege of providing care to citizens of Guelph and surrounding area. The Elliott offers resident-centered living choices for every stage of life, including independent living, retirement living and long term care. As a not for profit, charitable organization, we are dedicated to providing the highest quality of life for our residents in a caring and inclusive home-like community.
The Opportunity
The Food Service Worker serves quality and nutritious meals to our residents ensuring that each resident is provided their individual nutritional requirements while creating a positive, vibrant and engaging mealtime experience. This position must ensure compliance with the dietary services section of the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care Facilities Program & Retirement Homes Act and provide exceptional customer service and engagement while creating a pleasurable dining experience for our residents.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Create a pleasurable dining experience by creating a welcoming and social environment that provides opportunities for active participation and engagement.
- Prepares and sets up the dining room for meals.
- Serving meals to residents according to individual diets and preferences as indicated in the Therapeutic spreadsheets and kardex.
- Provides excellent customer service in a respectful, courteous and pleasant manner.
- Works co-operatively with team members.
- All members of the interdisciplinary care team work closely together to address residents’ nutrition and hydration needs and to create a pleasurable dining experience.
- Remove dishes from the table after each course (total of three courses at each meal), at the end of the meal, clear the dining room and wash and sanitize tables.
- Perform dish ware-washing duties of all dishes used during mealtime.
- Maintains a clean and sanitized work area.
- Prepares nourishment cart according to diet types and textures.
The Ideal Candidate
- Possesses a Food Service Worker Certificate or in process of completion (within 2 years).
- Safe Food Handling Certificate and commitment to maintain/renew based on Public Health’s requirements.
- Smart Serve Certified.
- Must maintain an up to date immunization record including COVID-19 vaccination series and annual influenza vaccination.
- Vulnerable Sector Criminal background check indicating that you do not have a criminal record.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with a commitment to teamwork and collaboration.
- Must be able to work, days, evenings, and weekends as required.
Hours
This is a full time opportunity, includes alternate weekends and STAT holidays as required, shifts include 5:30am-1:30pm, 10:30am-6:30pm, 10:45am-6:45pm and 11am-7pm.
What We Offer
- This is a permanent full time opportunity, for an existing vacancy.
- A competitive compensation package with participation in the OMERS pension plan and extended health and dental benefits for qualifying staff.
- A flexible work environment and an opportunity to collaborate with goal oriented professionals and make meaningful contributions in the lives of our residents.
The Elliott Community is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in the workplace. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of the community we serve. We welcome and celebrate the valuable differences among each of us and accept applications from all qualified persons.
We are happy to accommodate any individual needs in keeping with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require an accommodation in order to participate in the hiring process, please contact us to make your needs known in advance (In compliance with AODA, 2006, Integrated Accessibility Standards 2011, Employment Standards). If you require assistance in completing a job application due to a disability please contact Human Resources directly. Information collected during this process will be used for recruitment purposes only.
As a health care institution, our highest priority is the safety of residents, staff and families. As a result, we are adopting all prevention measures to ensure the safety of our residents, staff and families. Vaccines are a proven, safe and powerful weapon in our battle against COVID-19. Now that vaccines are widely available and recognizing that our staff are already vaccinated against influenza and Covid-19, vaccination will be an enduring condition of employment for all new hires, except when impossible due to legitimate, established exceptions. Covid-19 vaccination status must be consistent with the prevailing definition provided by The Ministry of Health and LTC: a person who has received all recommended COVID-19 vaccine doses, including any booster dose(s) when eligible.
Pay: $24.16 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Vision care
- Wellness program
Shift:
- Afternoon shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
Work days:
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Licence/Certification:
- Food Service Worker Certificate (required)
- Safe Food Handlers Certificate (required)
Work Location: In person
