Food Service I
Your Opportunity:
As a Food Service Worker, you have the opportunity to make a significant impact on patient- and resident-focused health care as a valued member of the Nutrition and Food Services (NFS) team. NFS is a provincial service committed to providing nutritious, healthy, high-quality meal service to patients, residents, staff, visitors, and the community. Reporting to the Food Services Supervisor, the Food Service Worker performs a variety of duties to support a positive patient, and customer experience, including: preparing, handling, portioning, and packaging food and beverages; assembling trays; delivering and picking up patient meals; operating and cleaning industrial food service equipment; and following AHS policies and guidelines related to food safety, sanitation, and safe work practices. Other related duties may be assigned. The successful candidate will demonstrate: the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with accuracy; the ability to work effectively under pressure; strong communication skills in English with patients, coworkers, and other departments; professionalism and teamwork; a patient-first approach aligned with AHS Foundational Strategies; and the ability to perform basic math for measuring portions.
Description:
As a Food Service I, you will be responsible for performing a variety of routine tasks associated with basic food preparation in accordance with AHS standards and procedures. Your typical duties may include packaging and portioning food items, preparing food according to set guidelines and menus, serving meals to patients and customers and cleaning and sanitizing equipment, dishes, tables and serving areas.
- Classification: Food Service I
- Union: AUPE GSS
- Unit and Program: Food Services
- Primary Location: Medicine Hat Regional Hospital
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.45
- Posting End Date: 17-FEB-2026
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
- Date Available: 09-MAR-2026
- Temporary End Date: 04-OCT-2026
- Hours per Shift: 3, 3.25, 4.5, 7, 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 6
- Shifts per cycle: 22
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $18.36
- Maximum Salary: $20.02
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Completion of Grade 10 or equivalent. Physically capable to lift food, supplies and equipment up to 46lbs and must be able to push/pull meal carts up to 250lbs. This position requires you to walk and stand on your feet for the duration of your shift.
Additional Required Qualifications:Minimum 2-3 year of customer service or food service experience. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and follow safety procedures. Strong communication and teamwork skills.
Preferred Qualifications:Experience in a hospital or continuing care environment. Experience with inventory practices (receiving deliveries, monitoring expiry dates, and applying FIFO). Experience operating industrial food service equipment. Current Food Safe Certificate. WHMIS training.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
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