Dietary Assistant #

Requisition ID: 358665 

Position Number: [[cust_PCN]]

Posting End Date: May 8, 2024

City: Winnipeg

Site: Donwood Manor

Work Location:

Department / Unit: Dietary 

Job Stream: Non-Clinical 

Union: CUPE

Anticipated Start Date: [[cust_AntStartDate]]

FTE: 0.36 

Anticipated Shift: [[Cust_AnticipatedShift]]  

Daily Hours Worked: 7.5

Annual Base Hours:

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Dietary Assistant #39

Permanent| Part time (0.36 EFT) | Days and Weekends

This Dietary Assistant position:

• Assist serving lunch meal to residents on 2-South and in the Elderly Persons Housing
• Assist with dishwashing & pot washing
• Organize & rotate stock in the dry storage room on delivery days
• Prepare and portion food for snacks such as sandwiches, and modified food texture such as grinding meat
• Complete daily cleaning duties as assigned

Qualifications :

• Previous experience in Food Services is required
• Physically able to meet the demands of the job including standing for extended periods and lifting items up to 20 lbs
• Experience working in a team environment
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Strong time management skills to balance competing priorities
• Food Handlers Certificate is required within 6 months of employment

In all activities, the Dietary Assistant ensures that interactions are framed by the resident/tenant perspective to reflect Donwood’s mission of caring for seniors with respect, dignity and Christian values.

Responsibilities :

• Demonstrate skill, efficiency, concern and diligence in the performance of duties with a minimum of direct supervision;
• Satisfactorily maintain a high standard of service and cleanliness;
• Exercise courtesy and co-operation towards residents, visitors and team workers;
• Perform duties related to position assigned;
• Responsible for reading policy and procedures, disaster manual, WHMIS manual and understanding specific responsibilities;
• Adhere to principles of safety and sanitation.

As a condition of employment, a current Criminal Record Certificate, a Mantoux test and an Adult Abuse Registry is required within three weeks of hire date.

Submit resume to : Human Resources at

Closing date: 0900 on Tuesday, May 7, 2024

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.