Job title: Cook II – Nutrition & Food Services
Company: IWK Health Centre
Expected salary: $21.61 – 24.56 per hour
Location: Inverness, NS
Cook II – Nutrition & Food Services Job Details:
Req ID: 161725
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Eastern Zone, Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
Department: NFS Patient Food Service ICH
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly PT (70% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: UNIFOR Support Position
Posting Closing Date: 29-Sep-23
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 to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
About the Opportunity
Reporting to the Manager of Nutrition and Food Services and under the supervision of the Food Service Supervisors, the Cook II independently, and within a team, prepares meals using standardized quantity recipes for patient food services, as well as for clientele of the cafeteria/catering/retail food services. The Cook II works collaboratively and is responsible for maintaining a high standard of food safety and sanitation in an institutional food service operation.
The Cook II will work cooperatively and effectively with all members of Nutrition & Food Services and all key stakeholders, maintaining excellent communication. They have the ability to perform a number of job duties with flexibility, an openness to change, and a focus on patient/client service and safety.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Grade 12/GED or equivalent required
- Red seal cooking certificate or minimum of Block 1 of the Nova Scotia Culinary Apprenticeship Program Successfully completed
- Ability to demonstrate active and current participation in the Culinary Apprenticeship Program and a commitment towards Journeyman’s Papers
- One (1) year hospital food experience required
- Serv Safe Advanced course required
- 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
- Permanent-Part time, 70% FTE, 52.5 hours biweekly
- Shifts may include evenings, weekends and holidays
Compensation and Incentives
$21.61 – $24.56 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 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.
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.
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