Posting # 54545 - [ UNIFOR ]

Food & Nutrition Services - Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care
Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care - St. Thomas, ON
Part Time
Salary Range: $26.85 - $27.05 /hour

We are an integrated team that provides food and nutrition services to our patients and residents at all sites
of St. Joseph's Health Care London. Our vision is to provide nutrition care that nourishes patients and
residents, body, mind and spirit. We support our patients, community and the planet driven by our menu
components which include the patient voice, clinical requirements, budget, operations and sustainability.

We are an integrated team that provides food and nutrition services to our patients and residents at all sites of St. Joseph's Health Care London. Our vision is to provide nutritional care that nourishes patients and residents, body, mind and spirit. We support our patients, community and the planet driven by our menu components which includes the patient voice, clinical requirements, budget, operations and sustainability. This is accomplished through our goals of increasing our local purchasing, growing fresh vegetables on site seasonally, composting and decreasing our food waste. Our departments operate within varying shifts from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM, seven days a week.

We take pride being an employer of choice in the food service industry.

It is understood that the hours of work reflect the current scheduling arrangements and are subject to
change as determined by the Employer.



Essential Qualifications

• Secondary (High) School Diploma
• Safe Food Handlers certification, or successful completion of certification within six (6) months of hire
• Knowledge of institutional food service and therapeutic diets
• Knowledge of safe food handling
• Knowledge of a Safety Culture in a Health Care Setting in compliance with the OHSA
• Demonstrated interpersonal, organizational and verbal/written communication skills
• Health and physical condition consistent with constant bending, standing, walking, or lifting up to 28 kg.
• Strong customer service commitment
• Ability to work in a busy environment with minimal supervision
• Ability to work as a team player

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in French would be an asset
• Previous food service experience

Teaching and Research

• St Joseph's Health Care London through its affiliation with Western University and Fanshawe College is a
• leading research and teaching hospital. As an employee of St Joseph's, you will be expected to engage in
• role related teaching and research activities in addition to any of your clinical duties

Immunization Requirements

• Provide vaccination records or proof of immunity against measles, mumps rubella, varicella (chicken pox),
• Hepatitis B, COVID-19 and influenza.
• Provide documentation of the Tuberculosis skin testing