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 environment.

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 - Robust 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. #IND1

📌 Food Service Worker - SHOAL Centre (Sidney)
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