Location: Eastern Zone, Eastern Memorial Hospital Department: NFS Patient Food Services EMH Posting Closing Date: 19-Oct-26 About the Opportunity Under the direction of the Manager, the Cook I is responsible for the preparation and cooking of food as required for the patient/client menu. The Cook I follows quantity recipes ensuring menu choices produced meet quality standards. The Cook I is responsible to maintain high standards of food safety and sanitation by consistently complying with procedures/guidelines and systems.

The Cook I ensures that the principles and practices that guide our work such as the mission, vision, values, expected behaviors, the leadership philosophy, organizational health, population health, ethics, safety, quality, partnerships and interprofessional collaboration are integrated within the services they provide and through the messages they deliver.

Food Safety

Level 1 (Food Handlers) required Recognized Food Safety and Sanitation Course required or willingness to obtain within six (6) months required Knowledge of food handling and safety practices in an institutional kitchen Knowledge of therapeutic diets is an asset Advanced food safety an asset Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education,



experience, training, and certifications. Permanent full time position; Hours may include days, evenings, weekends, and holidays 23.25 - $25.84 hourly Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan. we're a team driven by excellence in health, healing and learning. Across hospitals, health centres and community programs, our people deliver innovative, high-quality care that impacts lives across Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada.

From vibrant city life to scenic coastal communities, Nova Scotia offers a lifestyle as rewarding as the work itself. This is a Support bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions.

Nova Scotia

Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify. #

📌 Cook I - Nutrition and Food Services (Ottawa)
🏢 Nova Scotia Health Authority
📍 Ottawa