Provide compassionate care in an unconventional setting

We are seeking caring and compassionate Registered Practical Nurses to join our health care teams at the Maplehurst Correctional Complex and Vanier Centre for Women. Nurses who work in corrections practice a wide range of nursing skills in an unconventional setting. They play an important part of the rehabilitation process by helping patients in custody achieve independence and self-care. This helps increase the chance of a patient leaving custody successfully re-entering the community.

If you are a conscientious and well-organized Registered Practical Nurse with a dedicated commitment to the care and wellbeing of others, don't miss this rewarding prospect!

Have you worked in a large, fast-paced food services operation? If so, join the Maplehurst Correctional Complex to showcase your skills and experience.

About the job

As part of the food service team, you will help prepare meals for inmates and keep the kitchen safe and clean.

The meal schedule is routine, but the menus are diverse and customized to dietary needs. Each shift may bring something a little different! While working in an institutional food service role, you can expect activities such as:

- Ensuring the safety and security of staff and inmates
- Supporting or leading the cook-chill or re-thermalization of food
- Maintaining and sanitizing the kitchen and equipment
- Keeping track of and safely storing ingredients, equipment, and dishware
- Coordinating the delivery of meals
- Receiving and completing documents for incoming goods and equipment
- Guiding and supporting inmate helpers

Please note: This position supervises inmate helpers for the majority of working time and the salary note for Custodial Responsibility Allowance applies. This work may require the incumbent to work evenings, weekends and holidays.

What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

You have these current certifications (or you are able to complete or re-certify these upon hire): For a Food Service Helper (Assistant) position, you need:

- Food Handler Certificate
- First Aid and Heartsaver Certificates

For this position, you must be willing to work various shifts, including evenings, weekends and holidays. You will be able to provide your availability ahead of time and your manager will schedule you based on your availability.

Knowledge and Experience

You have:

- experience using kitchen equipment and tools to prepare snacks and meals
- knowledge of various diets (i.e. lifestyle, medical, religious)
- experience with cook-chill/re-thermalization safety methods as well as volume cooking
- experience following food, health and safety standards and practices
- the ability to know and follow policies and protocols
- the ability to supervise inmate helpers in close quarters and report their conduct (with appropriate training that will be provided)

Skills

You are able to:

- recognize and correct workplace hazards
- interact with staff as well as supervise and direct inmate helpers
- recognize and report problems (i.e, food quality, sanitation, or hygiene control)

Don't meet every qualification?





If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code (https://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/ontario-human-rights-code) and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/05a11) . We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us (https://intra.ejobs.careers.gov.on.ca/ContactUs.aspx).

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

- diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives (https://www.ontario.ca/page/about-ontario-public-service#section-2)
- accessibility (https://www.ontario.ca/page/accessibility)
- Anti-Racism Policy (https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-public-service-anti-racism-policy)

What we offer

The Ontario Public Service is one of Ontario's largest employers. Employees work for a wide range of ministries, with offices in more than 70 cities across the province. We offer:

- a career that can grow across ministries and job functions
- flexible learning and developmental opportunities, including education and mentorship programs
- a comprehensive compensation and benefits package
- base salary that aligns to market trends with performance-based pay and scheduled salary progression
- tailored work arrangements, including opportunities like flex hours, self-funded leave and more
- a modern, friendly and accessible physical work environment

Additional information

Address:

- 5 English Temporary - Irregular On-Call, duration up to 6 months, 661 Martin St, Milton, Central Region, Enhanced - CPIC, VSS, PIP, Credit Check

Compensation Group:

Ontario Public Service Employees Union

Understanding the job ad - definitions

Schedule:

4-7

Category:

Corrections and Enforcement

Posted on:

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Note:

- About security checks:
- A criminal or other federal offence record
- does not automatically disqualify you
- from the position.



We consider each situation based on the position's responsibilities.If a check is needed and you've lived outside of Canada in the past 5 years for 6 or more months in a row, or if you are not a Canadian resident, you'll need to provide an out-of-country police clearance certificate from the country you lived in.Employment screening checks are only reviewed and evaluated by the Transition and Security Office, which also maintains them and keeps them strictly confidential.
- T-CL-250725/26(5)How to apply:
- You must apply online (https://www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/Apply.aspx?Language=English&JobID;=250725).
- Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources (https://www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/Docs/OPSCoverLetterandResumeWritingGuide.pdf).
- Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.
- Read the job description (https://intra.ejobs.careers.gov.on.ca/PDR.aspx?Language=English&JobID;=250725) to make sure you understand this job.
- OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.
- If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please Contact Us to provide your contact information. Recruitment services team will contact you within 48 hours.

Please be advised that the results of this competition may be used to form an eligibility list of qualified candidates to potentially fill future vacancies represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). In accordance with the Collective Agreement, eligibility lists are shared with OPSEU representatives. By applying to this competition, you are providing consent that your name may be shared with OPSEU representatives.

All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

Remember:

The deadline to apply is Tuesday, November 10, 2026 11:59 pm EST. Late applications will not be accepted.
We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.

Pay: $24.40-$26.23 per hour

Work Location: In person

📌 Food Service Helper (irregular, on-call) (Milton)
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