Cook II - Nutrition & Food Services
Req ID: 201202
Location: Eastern Zone, Northside General Hospital
Department: NFS Patient Food Services NS
Type of Employment: Casual Casual Relief (3%) x 2
Support Position
Posting Closing Date: 24-Apr-25
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We're on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.
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About the Opportunity
Reporting to the Manager of Nutrition and Food Services and under the supervision of the Food Service Supervisors, the Cook II independently, and within a team, prepares meals using standardized quantity recipes for patient food services, as well as for clientele of the cafeteria/catering/retail food services. The Cook II works collaboratively and is responsible for maintaining a high standard of food safety and sanitation in an institutional food service operation.
The Cook II will work cooperatively and effectively with all members of Nutrition & Food Services and all key stakeholders, maintaining excellent communication. They have the ability to perform a number of job duties with flexibility, an openness to change, and a focus on patient/client service and safety.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Grade 12 or equivalent required
- Minimum of Block 1 of the Nova Scotia Culinary Apprenticeship Program Successfully completed or One (1) year related experience required
- Recognized Food Safety and Sanitation Course required or willingness to obtain within six (6) months required
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with other in a team environment
- Demonstrated organization and prioritization skills and ability to work under pressures of time limitations
- Physical capability to perform duties of position including heavy lifting, withstanding demands of walking and standing during shift, working in an environment with heat and temperature fluctuations, as well as the ability to work weekend and rotating shifts as assigned
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered for this position
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications
Hours
- Casual Relief
- No Guaranteed Hours
Compensation and Benefits
$21.72 - $24.68 Hourly
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
This is a Support bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.