Job Listings for Port Alberni

Join Our Culinary Team!

Are you passionate about cooking and creating memorable dining experiences? The Best Western Plus Barclay Hotel is seeking a talented and enthusiastic Cook to join our kitchen team. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy working with fresh ingredients, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare and cook a variety of meals, including breakfast, lunch, and dinner items according to our menu standards.
• Ensure all food is prepared in a safe and sanitary manner, adhering to health and safety regulations.
• Assist in menu planning and development, including daily specials.
• Collaborate with kitchen staff to maintain a clean and organized kitchen.
• Monitor food inventory and assist with ordering supplies as needed.
• Quickly assist with Banquet Food Preparation on short notice event bookings
• Provide exceptional service to guests by accommodating dietary restrictions and preferences

Qualifications:

• Current FoodSafe
• Previous experience as a Cook in a hotel or restaurant setting is preferred.
• Knowledge of various cooking techniques, ingredients, equipment, and procedures.
• Strong attention to detail and a passion for culinary excellence.
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Flexibility to work various shifts, including weekends and holidays.
• Culinary degree or certification is a plus, but not required.

What We Offer:

• Union Starting Wage $21.37 and benefits package.
• Benefits (medical, dental, pension, sick days, meal allowance, employee rates for Best Western stays worldwide)
• A supportive and dynamic work environment.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Must be able to bartend and serve functions
• Must have Serving it Right
• Taking customer orders and serving food and beverages
• Ensuring tables are set and properly prepared for guests
• Handling financial transactions and processing payments
• Staying attentive to the needs of guests in the dining area
• Ensuring the food order is made correctly by kitchen staff and and looks presentable for guests
• Following health code standards when handling food
• May assist in the training of new staff
• Preforming shift preparation duties like rolling silverware, pre-bussing tables, wiping tables, ensuring floors are clean, and cleaning as needed
• Be able to follow our guidelines and protocol

Job Title: Community Support Worker (FT/PT/Casual)

About the role

As our Community Support Worker, you will work as part of a vibrant team to provide care and support to people living in staffed homes within their community. You’ll encourage and empower the people we support to be independent and self-determining and to live the life they envision while maintaining excellent standards of care, health, and safety. Your natural ability to care for others and work both independently and collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team will allow you to influence your team’s success.

Core Responsibilities

• Ensure the supported persons’ rights and choices are respected and advocate as needed
• Interact effectively with people we support
• Empower the people we support to be full citizens of their community
• Participate in the development, implementation, and documentation of Personal Service Plans
• Foster positive relationships with persons’ family members, professionals, co-workers, and members of the community
• Assist with activities of daily living and medication administration
• Excellent understanding of behaviour management principles and strategies including mental health needs
• Record the daily activity and personal health information (PHI) of the people we support on our case management database
• To work in conjunction with the people we support to ensure their home is clean and well maintained at all times, including daily food preparation and light housekeeping duties

You will have

• Grade 12 education
• Community Support Worker Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years of experience in community social services/health care
• Experience with Mental Health and Addictions *
• Current Emergency First Aid/CPR and Food Safe certificates
• Previous behaviour management course/training
• Ability to effectively communicate (verbal & written) with team members, professionals, families, and community members
• Non-verbal communication skills
• Restricted class 4 driver’s licence (for Full-Time positions)
• Satisfactory Driver’s Abstract
• Criminal record clearance for children and vulnerable adults
• TB Test
• Moderate computer literacy
• Eligibility to work in Canada

Why join Pacific Coast Community Resources?

PCCR offers work you can feel fulfilled by through quality programs and services to people who live with disabilities that promote independence, self-growth, and community integration. PCCR is steadily growing, creating dynamic environments to work and learn. We encourage you to partner with us in fostering healthy, energetic lives by showcasing your passion for care, connecting to the communities we serve and collaborating in our culture of teamwork that makes PCCR a great place to work.

What we offer

On-the-job training: MANDT, JOHS, Diversity and Inclusion, Medication Safety,
Confidentiality and Privacy, Trauma-Informed Practice, First Aid and CPR re-certification
Community involvement
An inclusive, supportive work environment
Competitive Salary $25.95 – $29.76 per hour
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision care benefits package
Career development opportunities

We believe that a strong commitment to diversity & inclusion enables us to truly make services better for everyone. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and/or people with intersectional identities. Our goal is to ensure at every interaction all are welcome, comfortable, and safe.

At Pacific Coast Community Resources, we understand that experience comes in many forms. We’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team - so if your experience is close to what we’re looking for, please consider applying.

How to Apply: Click this link

For more details: Please contact below

Nilupama Madurapperuma

Recruiter

Phone: 604-942-6939 ext 347

Email: nmadurapperuma@pccri.com

Looking for someone who is flexible. Possibility of more hours on School breaks, pro d days and covering people’s shift. 

The Program

In Your Role You Will

• Ensure staff utilize practices that promote the health, welfare, safety and security of service recipients and staff. Leading behavioural/intervention strategies, ensuring best practice and evidence-based practices are utilized in behavioural support plans
• Assist in providing initial and ongoing assessment/case management of youth behavioural needs and functional abilities to include review of supporting documents/previously completed assessments.
• Assist in developing, defining, and monitoring individualized service plans based on needs as well as behavioral priorities of youth, making recommendations for achieving goals.
• Assist in developing safety plans/protocols for youth and staff, leading implementation, and assuring compliance and quality of safety plans.
• Supervise and evaluate performance of program staff; coordinate work allocation, training and problem resolution; motivate employees to peak performance and productivity.
• Ensure the program and staff comply with policies, procedures and values of the company and use best practices when supporting persons served.
• Conducting program/specialized service risk management assessments.
• Establish and implement short- and long-term goals, objectives and operating procedures; monitor and evaluate program effectiveness; effect changes required for improvement.
• Participate and/or facilitate staff meetings and case reviews/conferences as required.
• Comply with and utilize appropriate crisis prevention and intervention standards and practices.
• Creating training material, facilitating training, coaching, and mentoring staff on implementation of specialized practice intervention/strategies (approaches, best practice, trauma informed and mental health) specific to persons served and service delivery.
• Ensure staff who dispense medication to service recipients receive appropriate training and that all medication is dispensed according to the company’s established guidelines.
• Provide on-call and emergency coverage as required.
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as required.

The Position

Mandatory Pre-Employment Screenings and Checks

***Prior to confirmation of employment, all applicants must provide a copy of a current Criminal Record Check and/or Government Screening Letter. These checks vary depending on province and sector and will be communicated by the Program Hiring Team.

As An Ideal Candidate You Possess

• A degree in one of the humanities, social sciences or related field
• 3-5 years leadership experience in the social services field
• Other combinations of education and experience may be considered
• Experience with adult services and/or CLBC is imperative
• Must have experience with financial and human resource management
• Current WCB Occupational First Aid, Level 1 and CPR certificates required
• Strong conflict resolution, mediation and crisis prevention and intervention techniques
• Experience with trauma informed practices
• Valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License and clean driver’s abstract

**Successful applicants will be required to participate in MCFD screening prior to confirmed employment with Mountainside Support Services.**

Applicants will be required to provide three (3) professional references that Mountainside Support Services will be able to contact in a timely manner at time of interview.

Mountainside Support Services adheres to provincial/legislated communicable disease prevention protocols. Some of our community health care providers/stakeholders may require Mountainside Support Services employees to be vaccinated in order to be able to enter establishments while supporting individuals/clients in service.

Not sure you meet the requirements? We still welcome you to apply, as we may be able to consider diverse combinations of skills, education and experience.

What Taproot Community Support Services Does

Located in Port Alberni, BC, Mountainside Support Services provides individualized 24-hour support for children/youth and adults with a variety of specialized and/or complex needs. In our passion to improve lives and develop life skills, we encourage inclusion and participation through community, life skill coaching, career development and family supports.

Our Employees Enjoy

• A fair and equitable wage.
• Group Benefit Plan
• Programming that meets current best practices.
• Innovation that sets and defines new standards of care.
• An empowering balance of independence and supervision.
• World-class staff training and personal development.

Website reference

For more information on Taproot Community Support Services visit our website: taproot.ca

Closing Statement

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you! Please apply.

Equal-Opportunity Employer
Our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment is unwavering. We believe that varied backgrounds and experiences fuel innovation and success. As an equal-opportunity employer, we prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion across all operations. We're seeking candidates passionate about contributing to our multicultural teams and enriching our workplace with their unique insights and cultural sensitivity.
We encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply and join us in fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment.

No telephone calls please. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be notified.

Broken Record Entertainment is expanding and looking to bring on a permanent DJ for 1 shift a week (potential for more shifts)! 

• Good with computers and not afraid of public speaking
• Night life atmosphere
• Wide music knowledge is a must 
• Microphone skills

Haahuupayak School is an Independent School located on Tseshaht First Nation Territory in the beautiful Alberni Valley. Tseshaht First Nation is one of 14 tribes in the Nuuchahnulth Territories. The school community is nestled adjacent to the city of Port Alberni, which has a population of approximately 18,000.

The school has an average student enrolment of 150 (approximately 20 students per class) and delivers the current BC Curriculum to its Kindergarten to Grade 7 students. Students and teachers are supported by an Inclusion Support Teacher, Learning Assistant Teacher, Child and Youth Care workders and a vibrant cultural program.

At haahuupayak, it is our goal to provide an education that meets educational needs of today, in a manner consistent with Nuuchahnulth cultural teachings. Haahuupa means "continuous teaching with care."

At haahuupayak, children are guided to meet their potential, while gaining knowledge and appreciation of their culture.

HAAHUUPAYAK SCHOOL

POSITION DESCRIPTION:    

POSITION TITLE: Elementary (Grade 4-7) Teacher

REPORTING TO: Principal of haahuupayak School

POSITION SUMMARY

The teacher is responsible for providing quality education to elementary school aged children attending haahuupayak School.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

•           Performs all duties and responsibilities in accordance with the School policies, standards, governing regulations and procedures, as directed by the haahuupayak Society

•           Maintains confidentiality on all matters relating to the affairs of haahuupayak School

•           Follows BC Curriculum and BC Performance Standards to meet BC academic standards

•           Prepares lesson and unit plans that meet the learning outcomes outlined in the BC curriculum

•           Manages classroom to be a safe learning environment

•           Maintains records of students’ academic performances utilizing a variety of informal and formal assessment tools

•           Prepares student Communicating Student Learning reports and facilitates parent/teacher interviews

•           Provides individual and group instruction designed to meet individual student needs and to motivate student learning.

•           Cooperates in school-wide supervision of students during out-of-classroom activities

•           Cooperates in team building and team work with the principal and other staff

•           Maintains professional development by taking courses and participating in workshops

•           Other responsibilities as assigned by the Principal 

Our range attendants make sure our new TopTracer driving range is well kept, stocked with balls and ready to play.

Responsibilities: 

• Ball picking and washing
• Range cleaning
• Customer walkthrough of system
• Serving

Located on the traditional territories of the Hupacasath and Tseshaht First Nations, the Port Alberni Shelter Society (PASS) is a registered Canadian charity that is committed to providing housing, food, clothing, recovery options and employment opportunities to individuals experiencing homelessness.

We currently have an opening for a casual on-call Kitchen cook position. The successful candidate must be able to work all shifts, including evenings, weekends and holidays.

Job Title: Cook

Reports to: Shelter Kitchen Manager

Start Date: As Soon As Possible

Benchmark: Cook 1

Rating for Grid level/point value: Grid level 9

Wage: ($25.55/hr) as per the current collective agreement

Job Summary:

 This is a unionized casual position open to all. A Cook at our home on eighth is responsible for the prepping and preparing of 3 meals a day plus snack. We run two shifts. A morning shift which serves breakfast and lunch and an afternoon shift which serves dinner and snack.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Meal prep
• Cooking/serving
• Cleaning
• interacting with clients

Line cook, fryer foods, food prep, answering phones, customer service and general cleaning

Valid Driver's license

Good health

Strong work ethic

TCP ticket needed

We are looking for a dependable, hard working, multi-tasker with excellent customer service skills to join our team as a full or part-time Lube Technician.

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends

This is a part time role to help a retired gentleman with administrative tasks related to wellness, such as managing prescriptions. Other tasks might include providing reminders of appointments, and periodic wellness checks. Most duties may be performed remotely by phone, text, or e-mail. There may be an opportunity for expansion of hours and responsibilities over time.

• Must have own car and must know the city streets

Morgan Bray and Friends Society is a person centred society, supporting an individual with ASD within his own home. We are looking to grow our team with individuals that can be open minded and flexible, while offering a high level of reliability and professionalism.

The job duties are not limited to, but include:

• Light housework
• Food prep
• Supervision of medications
• Providing the client with socialization
• Helping the client navigate emotional situations
• Assistance with personal hygiene and bathing 

Hertel Meats Ltd. has several Meat Processing/Packaging positions open immediately in the plant.

Meat packaging/processing includes: Fresh, Sausages & Smoked Meats

• Training will be provided
• Work Environment: 35 to 40 degrees F OR 0 to 4 degrees C
• Great benefit plan and team work environment

• Looking for coaches that can coach youths aged 7-13.
• As well as a coach that can coach advanced and masters group (ages 15-99).
• Should be comfortable leading and communicating with young children, youths and teens.
• Should be a quick self-starter. General guidance/feedback will be provided but there is no on the job training.
• Must be able to commit to the following hours and dates: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays – 4pm-5:30pm Club runs 3 sessions per season (Oct 6-Dec.12, Jan 5-March 6, March 23-June 5). 

Who we are:

We are a small and independent cafe, owned and operated by hospitality professionals.  Our focus is to provide the community with a warm and welcoming space to connect, offering a creative food and beverage menu of seasonal, local, and organic ingredients for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  We take a great deal of pride in what we do and hope that you do too!

We are searching for the following position:

Sous Chef - Permanent full time/year round.  Must be available evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities of the position:

• Assist in the daily operations of the kitchen, including food preparation and cooking.
• Collaborate with the Head Chef to create innovative menu items that align with restaurant standards.
• Supervise kitchen staff, providing guidance and training on food handling and safety practices.
• Ensure all food is prepared according to recipes and presentation standards.
• Monitor inventory levels and assist in ordering.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of the kitchen, adhering to health and safety regulations.
• Handle food storage, ensuring proper labeling, rotation, and sanitation practices are followed.
• Assist in managing kitchen schedules and staff assignments to ensure efficient workflow.

Requirements of the positon:

• Proven experience as a Sous Chef, or Chef de Partie for a minimum of 3 years.
• A passion for culinary arts and commitment to delivering an exceptional dining experience to our guests.
• Strong knowledge of food preparation techniques, kitchen equipment, and food safety standards.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to motivate and manage a team effectively and familiarity with restaurant management practices and food service operations.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail.
• Highly organized, efficient, great communication skills, and superior attention to detail. Reliable and calm under pressure.
• A cheerful disposition and strong work ethic, and self motivated to develop your skills and industry knowledge.

What we can supply you:

• Competitive wages based on experience and a generous hourly tip rate. $50,000-$60,000 per year depending on experience
• Long term employment and a salary with extended health benefits.
• The opportunity to grow with our team and develop your skills.
• Staff incentives and discounts.
• Free daily staff meals and other fun perks.

Seeking experienced Class 1 or Class 3 drivers for gravel pit operation located near Ucluelet, BC.

Do you appreciate a strong work-life balance? You will no longer need to work evenings or weekends and we close for a week every year for Christmas. Want to save money and get fit by cycling to work? We have a cycle-friendly workplace with an eyeglass-shaped bike rack and in-office shower. Have you ever wanted to be like Steve Jobs and wear the same clothes every day to conserve your energy for higher-level thinking? We provide you with 5 pairs of black scrubs. Want to save money on lunch? Due to a miscommunication with our contractor, we now have the most expensively renovated staff lounge in Port Alberni!

About our Practice

Valley Vision Optometry is Port Alberni’s only independent optometry practice. We have been serving people of all ages and conditions since 1960! We provide the most modern, compassionate, and thorough care from prevention to custom solutions through ongoing training for both of our doctors and support team.

Core Values

Being Accountable: We fulfill all our commitments consistently and on-time without excuse.   

Creating Long-lasting Relationships: With curiosity and active listening, we cultivate warm personal regard with every patient.   

Pursuing Mastery in Optometry: We are passionately engaged in our work and aspire to excellence in our field. 

Obsessing over our patients and letting them win: We obsess over our patient's well-being and do whatever is necessary to ensure their happiness. 

Position Profile

Central to the patient experience, VCCs ensure that every patient seen by our team receives the best in personal connection and leading-edge medical care. Coordinators are responsible for accurate patient histories, diagnostic testing and image capture with advanced optometric equipment. They facilitate smart patient flow from reception to the exam room to the eyewear gallery, working seamlessly with colleagues. The VCC role is the ideal opportunity to launch and grow a career in healthcare with on-the-job training in every facet of patient support.

The ideal VCC candidate is eager to learn all aspects of optometric patient care and vision health. They are steady and consistent in demeanor, value excellence and are not afraid to ask questions. They enjoy being part of a close team and take responsibility for the mutual success of all through their individual performance.  Above all they are kind and patient-centric, leaving each patient with a feeling of wellbeing.

VCCs utilize technology in all aspects of their responsibilities including Electronic Medical Records. An openness to learn new technology is essential to the role, as is a desire to continuously improve the ways the office leverages EMR to deliver patient care.

Reports to: Team Lead and Optical Director

Job Responsibilities

• Administer eye drops, ointments and medications as directed by the optometrist
• Prepare all exam rooms including sterilization and calibration of instruments
• Obtain and record patient’s preliminary case history
• Diagnostic testing as directed by optometrist
• Utilize electronic medical records to assist doctor in exam room as medical note taker
• Assist with contact lens training, diagnostic lens orders and follow up patient visits
• Learn all facets of patient reception and optical styling and sales to provide backup to team when necessary
• Other duties as requested by leadership team

Why should you join Valley Vision Optometry

• Clothing allowance
• Cycle friendly workplace: bike rack, shower
• Company events
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Nicest lunch room in Port Alberni
• Profit sharing
• Store discount
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision care