Dietary Aide x2 - Nutrition Services

Are you looking to be part of an exceptional and passionate health care team in one of Canada’s most spectacular natural environments with vast and stunning wilderness at your doorstep?

Yukon Hospitals strives to cultivate an environment of passionate and engaged people with a culture that values growth, work/life balance, and wellness in helping all our people reach optimal ability. Our organization is an integrated system of hospitals: Whitehorse General Hospital (58 beds), Watson Lake Community Hospital (6 beds) and Dawson City Community Hospital (6 beds).

Reporting to the Manager Nutrition and Food Services, this position is responsible for setting up and delivering meals, snacks to inpatients/residents, as well as to guests, and hospital staff in the cafeteria, washing dishes and utensils, maintaining a high standard of sanitation and safety procedures, and performs other related duties.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Knowledge of and ability to operate a cash register and perform basic addition and subtraction
• Knowledge and understanding of safe food handling practices
• Good teamwork skills
• Good time management skills
• Good verbal/written comprehension of the English language
• Courteous and respectful demeanor
• Proven ability to meet safety and sanitation practices
• Ability to multitask
• Reliable, confident and cooperative
• Ability to follow written and oral directions
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Confidentiality
• Show initiative and good judgment
• Cross cultural awareness and sensitivity

The successful applicant is required to have an up to date BC Food Safe certificate or equivalent and 6 months to 1 year of experience in a commercial or institutional kitchen. An equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience may be considered.

TO APPLY: quote competition #2023-140-141 and email your resume to careers@yukonhospitals.ca by 4:00pm March 9, 2023

For more information, contact recruitment at careers@yukonhospitals.ca

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Indigenous Workforce Initiative - We are committed to having a diverse and representative workforce that reflects the community we serve. When applying to YHC Career Opportunities, we invite you to voluntarily self-identify in the email body of your application. Please do so in whatever manner you feel accurately reflects who you are. You will then be connected with Yukon Hospitals’ Indigenous Workforce Initiative (IWI), where you can receive support with application materials, hear about additional training or mentorship opportunities, and ask any questions you have. All self-identification information will remain confidential. You are also welcome to contact IWI supports before submitting your application at IWI@wgh.yk.ca or call 867-332-7203.

Yukon Hospital Corporation is committed to employment equity. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, however, only those candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted. Unfortunately, at this time, we are unable to consider resumes from International applicants. Candidates must be legally entitled to work in Canada in order to apply, i.e. have Landed Immigrant Status, Work Visa, or be a Canadian Citizen.

Posting Date: February 23, 2023