Food Services Supervisor, Food Services

**Company** :
IWK Health**:
**Req ID**:
155857
**Department/Program**:
Assembly, Corporate Services
**Location**:
Halifax
**Type of Employment**:
Temporary Hourly PT long-assignment (30% FTE) for 12 months x 1 position(s)
**Start Date**:
ASAP
**Union Status**:
Non-union, Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit
**Compensation**:
$27.6249**:
- **$34.5311 /hour
**Closing Date**:
3 May, 2023 (Applications are accepted until 23:
59 Atlantic Time)
IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.
**The Opportunity**:
Reporting to the Manager of Food Services, the Food Service Supervisors are responsible for assisting the manager in leading, planning and organizing all aspects of Food Services (including patient services, catering functions and cafeteria) and to ensure quality and safety standards are maintained in a cost effective manner.
**Responsibilities include and are not limited to**:
- Supervision of preparing, assembly &
delivery of patient meals and snacks, guest meals, cafeteria meals, and catering events (as required)
- Preparation and monitoring of time schedules &
attendance;
replacing staff as required.
- Enter staff payroll
- Interview &
hire staff as required
**Hours of Work**:
Various shifts range from 3 to 11.25 hour shifts, Monday
- Sunday, 24 hour operation (backshifts required)
**Your Qualifications**:
- Food Service Technology course or equivalent required
- Graduate of a 4-year nutrition degree preferred
- Food Handlers course &
WHMIS an asset
- Experience in implementing strategies for healthy eating and revenue generation.
- Excellent leadership, team building &
interpersonal skills required
- Excellent communication (written &
oral), accuracy &
organizational skills required
- Proven skills in customer service required.
- Superior supervision &
decision making skills
- Competencies in other languages considered an asset.
Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.
Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.
This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. 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.
An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials. Additionally, as per Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 Vaccine mandate, any offer of employment will be conditional upon submitting proof of full vaccination status. Medical exceptions or any other kind of requested exception based upon the Health Centre’s obligations pursuant to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis
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