Nutrition and Food Service Supervisor - Pooling Posting, Central NS
Req ID: 127348
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone
Department: Nutrition & Food Services
Type of Employment: Casual Relief
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Our Central Zone Nutrition & Food Services Department is hiring for multiple positions!
This is a pooling posting, your application will be paired with an existing vacancy. To view all of our current vacancies, please go to https://jobs.nshealth.ca/.
About the Opportunity
Reporting to the Manager of Nutrition and Food Services (NFS), the Nutrition and Food Service Supervisor is responsible for the front-line supervision of employees, day-to-day operations, meal service and delivery and, ensuring safe and efficient operations of assigned work areas. The Supervisor acts as an ambassador and liaison within the integrated model of Nutrition and Food Services and is a resource and leader for employees in the area and remote sites. As part of the management team, assists in carrying out administrative and operational functions within designated area(s) and in accordance with NFS strategic plan. The Supervisor is committed to patient safety through continued quality assurance and improvements (food safety) and coordination of tasks.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Completion of Nutrition post-secondary degree (preferred) or a recognized course in Food and Nutrition Management required
- Journeyman Cook Certification is an asset
- Completion of an Advanced Food Safety Certification and HACCP Training
- Experience in food service or clinical nutrition management or leadership and operations required, minimum of two (2) years' preferred (recent relevant experience within the last 5 years)
- Experience preferred in a health care setting and unionized environment
- Knowledge of and experience in customer focused food service operations; room service model preferred.
- Demonstrated leadership abilities/staff management/coaching in a unionized environment; Hire, Develop & Retain Solid Performers
- Demonstrated accountability (fiscal, quality improvement, food safety, effective use of food resources, policy implementation/create supportive environments for healthy eating, marketing)
- Ability to work outside a set schedule/beyond normal working hours as required
- Travel to other sites or throughout the province is required
- 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.
Hours
Casual Relief Positions
Compensation and Incentives
$27.62 - $34.53 hourly
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Some opportunities may be eligible for our Employee Referral Program. If a Nova Scotia Health employee refers a candidate who is not working for the organization and the candidate is hired, the employee who made the referral may be eligible to earn up to $1000. For more details and instructions, please visit please visit Recruitment - Incentives
This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit - position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.
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. Our priority groups are Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians, People of Colour, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ and Immigrants. Members of these groups are welcome to apply and self-identify if they wish to be considered under our Employment Equity policy.
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