Job Summary:
- Provide meals and support services to resident clients
- Be caring, companionate and be able to show empathy in dealing with the marginalized individuals that the shelter works with.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Prepare, cook and serve meals
- Wash dishes and food service and preparation items
- Keep food service and storage areas clean
- General cleaning of facility, janitorial, wash floors, vacuuming, dusting, empty garbage and laundry.
- Act within the Policy and Procedure Guidelines of the Port Alberni Shelter Society
- Work as a team player and be responsible to communicate with other staff by both verbal and written communications
- Report any maintenance, safety needs, orclient issues to supervisor or case management.
- Current Food Safe level 1
- Current Criminal Records Check
- Current Worksafe level 1 First aid
- Grade 10, plus graduation from a program in institutional or residential quality cooking
- 1 year recent experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
Additional Information:
- The job entails working with a broad cross section of individuals with varying needs, it is best suited to individuals that like to work with people. It is help full to be out going and have good strong personal boundaries.
- Possible exposure to some undesirable working conditions in the form of unpleasant dealings with uncooperative or demanding clients.
Please email resume to debs@portalbernishelter.com