Cafeteria Worker
Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) - 13 Jobs
Halifax, NS
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Job Details:
Competition #: 228C4-Oct2225B
Position: Cafeteria Worker
Location: East St. Margaret's Elementary
Department: Cafeteria
Assignment: Lead Cafeteria Worker
Status: Casual/Sub
Start Date: Monday, September 22 2025
End Date: Tuesday, June 30 2026
Posted: Wednesday, October 22 2025 12:00 PM
Deadline: Monday, October 27 2025 12:00 PM
Details:
Schedule to be determined.
This will be for the year, full days cooking and preparing meals at an offsite location. This person will need a reliable vehicle to deliver from the offsite kitchen to the school. The Cafeteria Food Service Worker is responsible for food preparation and service for the school community within the guidelines of the School Food and Nutrition Policy. They will be committed to promoting healthy eating, food equity and local, minimally processed foods in the school cafeteria. The Cafeteria Worker will work effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and reports to the Lead Cafeteria Worker, School Principal or designate. Ensure food safety standards are followed at all times. Perform kitchen duties as required such as washing dishes, collecting and removing compost, recyclables and garbage, cleaning and organizing work areas, restocking supplies. Deliver cafeteria orders to neighboring schools based on the food service model. Valid Nova Scotia Driver's License and access to a reliable vehicle required to travel to assigned area schools. 6 hrs/day and competitive salary to be determined.
Job Description
- Plan menus and prepare food, adhering to the School Food and Nutrition Policy
- Serve or distribute the cafeteria orders, depending on the food service model
- Complete daily logs as required (e.g., temperature, cleaning, amount of food prepared, consumed and composted).
- Place food orders through identified food service distributor. If needed, place orders for non-food related items such as napkins.
- Submit menu to school administrator(s) to be shared with families in advance of the start of menu cycles
- Positively interact with students at the go through the lunch line without commenting on the types or amounts of foods they choose.
Pay & Benefits
Minimum 4 hours per day
- Vacation pay is included in the weekly salary
- On no bus days/no students present, the cafeteria is closed (without pay)
Nova Scotia's Regional Centres for Education and the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) are committed to an inclusive education system that supports the well-being and achievement of every student and is high-quality, culturally and linguistically responsive.
The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is actively working to hire individuals from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi'kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, to work toward equitable representation within all employee groups. Equitable hiring strengthens the knowledge and expertise in our schools, and supports our public education system in establishing schools as safe, caring, and accessible learning spaces that support all students. This will provide opportunities for students to see themselves reflected throughout their schools, learning resources, and within their learning experiences.
HRCE has a Recruitment, Selection and Hiring of Staff Policy and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi'kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, in compliance with the applicable collective agreements or terms and conditions of employment. Applicants are encouraged to complete the Diversity Management section under the Questionnaire heading in the online resume.
Thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Employment with the Halifax Regional Centre for Education is contingent upon providing a satisfactory Criminal Records Check with a Vulnerable Sector Search and Child Abuse Registry Search.
