Food Service Helper

• Position requires shift work including weekends and holidays
• Position requires working with and providing direction to inmate workers

OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism:

What can I expect to do in this role?

• Maintain proper sanitation of the kitchen, dining, storage and washing areas, and equipment
• Follow guidelines and ensure proper controls and documentation of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Program (HACCP) in the receipt, preparation, storage, assembly and distribution of food items
• Inventory leftover cold meals and coordinate set-up and delivery of mealtime service
• Assist with the rethermalization for meal service set-up and delivery
• Ensure the safety and security, staff, equipment and ingredients
• Perform receiving duties and complete documentation of goods and equipment
• Supervise and instruct offender helpers including writing performance reports

How do I qualify?

Mandatory

• You possess a Valid Food Handler Certificate (either currently or previously certified and can obtain re-certification upon hire)
• You possess current First Aid and Heartsaver Certificates (or the ability to obtain)

Knowledge and Experience

• You have experience using kitchen equipment and tools to prepare snacks and cold meals
• You have knowledge and experience with various diets (i.e. lifestyle, medical, religious)
• You have experience with cook-chill/retherm safety principles as well as volume cooking
• You have knowledge of food safety practices
• You have experience following health and safety standards and practices
• You can understand and comply with organizational policies and protocols
• You can supervise offender helpers in close quarters and evaluate their performance

Skills

• You have analytic skills to recognize workplace hazards and take corrective action
• You have oral communication skills to interact with staff as well as supervise and direct offender helpers
• You have written communication and basic computer skills to prepare performance reports for offender helpers
• You have problem-solving skills to recognize and report food shortages as well as observe and report any potential problems in food quality, sanitation, or hygiene control

Additional Information:

• In accordance with the Ontario Public Service (OPS), Employment Screening Checks Policy (ESCP), the top candidate(s) may be required to undergo a security screening check. Refer to the above to determine the screening checks that are required for this position.
  Required security screening checks along with your written consent, will be sent to the Transition and Security Office (TSO), Corporate Talent Programs Branch, Talent and Leadership Division to evaluate the results. If applicable, the TSO, with your written consent, will request and obtain any additional employment screening checks that were not obtained directly by you.
  A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position. The employment screening check(s) will only be reviewed and evaluated by the TSO for the purpose of making a security clearance decision. The details of an individual's employment screening check(s) will be considered in specific relation to the duties and responsibilities of the position being filled. Employment screening check records will be maintained by the TSO and kept strictly confidential.
• Employees working in congregate living settings may be required to provide proof they are fully vaccinated, meaning they are fully vaccinated as defined by the Ministry of Health (refer to: COVID-19 Fully Vaccinated Status in Ontario), including 14 calendar days have passed since receiving their final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Furthermore, employees working in congregate living settings may be required to undergo regular rapid antigen testing, regardless of vaccination status, as determined by the Employer.