The Food Service Worker is a key member of the SHOAL Centre’s hospitality team, supporting an active senior community through high‑quality meal service and a welcoming dining experience. Reporting to the Manager of the SHOAL Centre, this role provides lunch and dinner food service to Assisted Living residents and the community in a dining room setting. This role supports catered special events and helps ensure that residents, activity centre participants, and community visitors enjoy a warm, safe, and engaging workplace.

Days/Hours of Work

Variable days; shifts may be scheduled from 10:30 A.M. – 7:00 P.M. or 3:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.

Union

BCGEU Stand Alone

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Maintain a safe and supportive work environment for volunteers, members, residents, and community members

Setting up dining areas, delivering and putting away supplies, taking meal orders and serving food and beverages

Deliver catering to and from events within the SHOAL Centre as required

Accept payment for meals and/or initial Dinner and/or Lunch meal cards

Perform limited food preparation and make tea and coffee

Wash dishes using a commercial dishwasher and/or by hand

Perform cleaning duties such as sweeping and mopping floors, cleaning sinks and counters, cleaning the kitchen and storage areas and removing garbage

Maintain cleanliness and order in the walk‑in cooler and freezer.



Check the temperature and alert the Manager if not in the proper range

Store and check supply, and perform inventory control, including rotation and expiry checks

Perform other related duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

Grade 12 diploma or equivalent experience

Experience in a customer service environment

Experience within a seniors' facility or experience in a related setting is an asset

First Aid and CPR certification an asset

WHMIS Certificate (Completion upon Hiring

Serving it Right (completion upon hiring)

Food Safe Certification (completion upon hiring and renewed every 3 years)

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing

Ability to organize work and implement on time

Strong customer service skills

Ability to work independently and as a member of a team

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Beacon Community Services serves vulnerable populations, including seniors, people with disabilities and children. Protecting these people and our teams on whom they rely is critical to us. Accordingly:

All successful applicants must consent to a Solicitor General’s Criminal Record Check.

All successful applicants are required to disclose their COVID-19 vaccination status upon hire. Depending on future public health developments, Beacon may implement a vaccination requirement as a condition of ongoing employment for all our workplaces.

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