food service helper

Education:

No degree, certificate or diploma.

Tasks:

  • Bring clean dishes, flatware and other items to serving areas and set tables.
  • Clean and sanitize items such as dishwasher mats, carts and waste disposal units.
  • Clear and clean tables, trays and chairs.
  • Place dishes in storage area.
  • Replenish condiments and other supplies at tables and serving areas.
  • Sanitize and wash dishes and other items by hand.
  • Keep records of the quantities of food used.
  • Package take-out food.
  • Portion and wrap foods.
  • Prepare, heat and finish simple food items.
  • Serve customers at counters or buffet tables.
  • Stock refrigerators and salad bars.
  • Take customers' orders.
  • Use manual and electrical appliances to clean, peel, slice and trim foodstuffs.
  • Clean and sanitize kitchen including work surfaces, cupboards, storage areas, appliances and equipment.
  • Handle and store cleaning products.
  • Receive, unpack and store supplies in refrigerators, freezers, cupboards and other storage areas.
  • Remove kitchen garbage and trash.
  • Wash, peel and cut vegetables and fruit.

Personal suitability:

  • Efficient interpersonal skills.
  • Reliability.
  • Team player.
  • Initiative.
  • Dependability.
  • Positive attitude.

Screening questions:

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
  • Do you have experience working in this field?.

Experience:

1 year to less than 2 years.

Health benefits:

  • Dental plan.
  • Health care plan.
  • Vision care benefits.

Financial benefits:

As per collective agreement.

Long term benefits:

  • Long-term care insurance.
  • Maternity and parental benefits.

Support for persons with disabilities:

  • Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.).
  • Provides auditory accessibility accommodations (for example: transcription software, teletypewriters, etc.).
  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities .
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities.
  • Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities .

Support for Veterans:

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans .
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans .
  • Assists with immediate transition needs of Veterans (for example: relocation, housing, etc.) .
  • Offers workshops, counselling services or other resources to help Veterans navigate their transition into the civilian workforce (for example: adapting to different organizational structures) .
  • Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market .
  • Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.) .

Support for Indigenous people:

  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .
  • Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations .
  • Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .
  • Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers .

Supports for visible minorities:

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities.
  • Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.