Villa Saint-Joseph du Lac, located in Yarmouth NS, is home to 79 long-term care Residents. We are a provincially funded, non-profit organization that provides 24/7 care. Villa Saint-Joseph has a strong interprofessional team and a new facility (opened in 2015) which allows us to promote a safe, clean, home-like environment for our Resident and care partners.

Responsibilities:

The primary purpose of this position is to perform routine assigned duties in providing food service to residents and staff. The incumbent will be required to adhere to all safety and sanitation rules and regulations and observe good sanitary practices including maintaining equipment and work areas in a clean and tidy condition and reporting malfunctioning equipment to the dietary manager. All responsibilities are to be approached in a spirit of teamwork, within and among departments, to ensure cooperation and completion in an efficient manner. The incumbent of this position is to work under the direction of the Mission Statement, Values, Standards, Policies, Procedures and Resident-Centered Care Philosophy of the Villa Saint-Joseph du Lac.

Qualifications:

· Capable of and willing to demonstrate empathy, understanding, respect, courtesy and politeness towards all Residents, visitors and staff

· Physically capable of performing all duties

· Experience in Dietary Department preferred

· Understanding of diet textures and allergies preferred

· Neat and clean in appearance

· Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding Resident affairs and Villa business at all times

· Ability to maintain good attendance and varied availability

· Capable of functioning independently and as part of a team

· Available to work a variety of shifts including morning, afternoon, evening, weekends and holidays

This is a unionized position and is bound by the CUPE Collective Agreement.

Offers of employment conditional upon providing satisfactory criminal records check. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.