Health Care Food Service Supervisor - Casual/On-Call
About The Position
This position promotes a safe and respectful working environment for patients, residents, families, visitors and staff. Reporting to the Manager/Coordinator, Food Services, the Food Service Supervisor ensures diet orders are compliant and meet the provisions for nutritional care as determined by Clinical Nutrition for inpatients and outpatients using the nutrition software program. The Food Service Supervisor is the liaison between Clinical Nutrition and Food Services, visits patients to obtain diet related information regarding nutritional and therapeutic diet needs, and in consultation with the Clinical Dietitian as required; identifies patient/resident food preference/food tolerance/food acceptance; charts activities in patient/resident medical record such as meal intake, diet and diet-related information; inputs and/or updates patient/resident diet and diet-related information into a computerized system. In addition, the position oversees the daily food service in assigned areas including supervising designated staff, maintaining and updating manual and computerized records such as the staffing schedule, performing related administrative duties and maintaining food standards by participating in quality assurance activities. Promotes and maintains excellent customer relations and effective on-going communication with all levels of staff. This is a CASUAL/ON-CALL posting. We are always recruiting to maintain a robust pool of casual staff. This is a unionized environment/position and all vacancies are posted internally for current employees to apply. Working more hours as a casual staff member will build your seniority hours; this will open more opportunities for you when applying for internal vacancies.
Requirements
- Graduation from a recognized two-year program in Food Service Supervision plus one year’s recent, related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Food Safe Certificate 1.
- Ability to supervise.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to deal with others effectively.
- Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
- Ability to organize work.
- Ability to operate related equipment.
Responsibilities
- Ensures diet orders are compliant and meet the provisions for nutritional care as determined by Clinical Nutrition for inpatients and outpatients using the nutrition software program.
- Acts as the liaison between Clinical Nutrition and Food Services.
- Visits patients to obtain diet related information regarding nutritional and therapeutic diet needs.
- Identifies patient/resident food preference/food tolerance/food acceptance in consultation with the Clinical Dietitian as required.
- Charts activities in patient/resident medical record such as meal intake, diet and diet-related information.
- Inputs and/or updates patient/resident diet and diet-related information into a computerized system.
- Oversees the daily food service in assigned areas including supervising designated staff.
- Maintains and updates manual and computerized records such as the staffing schedule.
- Performs related administrative duties.
- Maintains food standards by participating in quality assurance activities.
- Promotes and maintains excellent customer relations and effective on-going communication with all levels of staff.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
- Employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
- Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
- Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers
- Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
