Student Dietary Aide
Classification: Student
We're looking for motivated high school students to join our team. This position is ideal for students seeking their first work experience while balancing school commitments. We offer a supportive environment where you can develop valuable workplace skills, gain hands-on experience, and work alongside a great team.
Responsibilities:
- Must be available to work a minimum of 9 hours/week.
· Ability to read, write and speak English, and follow oral and written direction.
· Providing accurate and efficient meal service in the dining room.
· Placing client's meal selections with the cook.
· Serve meals in an accurate and efficient manner, in a warm and positive atmosphere.
· Collecting soiled dishes and resets dining room for meals.
· Washing pots, pans and equipment in compliance with safety and sanitary requirements.
· Maintaining the neat appearance of work areas to ensure the careful and sanitary handling of food, dishes and equipment.
· Sanitizing all work areas by sweeping and mopping floors; cleaning garbage cans and waster barrels; washing worktables, wall and refrigerators
· Ensuring correct storage and rotation of foods and other supplies using FIFO
· Able to learn and apply new information.
· Able to work with behaviours and/or disabilities attached to an aging population (i.e. dementia, Alzheimer’s, mental health, hearing and visual impairments, etc.).
· Able to perform many types of physical activity – bending, lifting, stretching, pushing, pulling, none of which are required to be done continuously or for prolonged periods.
· Able to perform varied physical work throughout the shift and on an ongoing basis; lifting floor to wait no more than 23 kg (51 lb), assisted; lifting from waist to shoulder no more than 7 kg (15 lb); carrying no more than 7 kg (15 lb). Bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, and twisting as required in carrying out a variety of personal assistance activities.
· Must be courteous and able to work unsupervised. Must be able to work as a team member and with the elderly.
· Other duties as assigned.
Initial Assignment: Evenings, weekends and holiday hours.
Rate of Pay: $16.60-$19.60 Direct Care; $16.60 Indirect Care per hour
As an equal opportunity employer OSCR hires employees without discrimination on the grounds of race, ethnic origin, religious beliefs, colour, gender expression, sexual orientation, sex/pregnancy, citizenship, creed, gender identity, record of offences, age, physical disability, mental disability, ancestry, place of origin, marital status, receipt of public assistance, family status or size. Oakville Senior Citizens welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process
Job Type: Casual
Pay: $16.60-$19.60 per hour
Work Location: In person
