Food Services - Relief

• Receive, verify orders and store all purchased food and kitchen items
• Receive donated goods, sort and move to appropriate area(s)
• Place food on the giveaway carts during mealtimes
• Oversee stored food rotation
• Keep all food inventories up to date
• Greet and welcome all donors in a professional and respectful manner
• Assist cook with preparing and serving meals
• Maintain cleanliness of kitchen floors, countertops, walls
• Work in dish-pit cleaning cookware and dishes
• Work alongside volunteers
• Respect and follow necessary boundaries with coworkers, volunteers and guests
• Maintain Occupational Health & Safety Standards
• Follow the Environmental Health Services Guidelines regarding how food is prepared, handled, and stored
• Required to abide by all Health & Safety protocols including completing a report for all incidents that occur, including near misses, in a timely manner.
• Other duties as assigned

• A minimum of one (1) year experience working in the Food Service industry is preferred
• A valid Alberta Health Services Food Safe certificate
• Desire to serve in a Christian ministry
• Ability to successfully prepare food in a commercial kitchen for a large number of clients
• Be willing to take any necessary training the Mustard Seed requires
• Customer service experience
• Ability to resolve conflicts as they arise

• Eight-hour shifts scheduled by manager; weekends may be required
• Fast-paced demanding work environment
• Physical effort: moderate to significant amounts of walking, climbing, standing, sitting, lifting, carrying (must be able to lift up to 25 to 50 pounds)
• Mental effort: position is often fast-paced and demanding, requiring substantial mental effort to analyze information and problem solve
• Daily interactions with colleagues and guests required

• As The Mustard Seed is a Christian ministry, we require our employees sign an agreement indicating that they will respect and not detract from our Statement of Faith.
• Must have legal authorization to work in Canada on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
• Employment Security and/or Vulnerable Sector Check required
• Employees are to be aware that many of our clients may experience difficulties or impairment at times, which could result in them uttering threats, discriminatory statements, and other insults at your person. This may in a raised voice, or in seeing unpredictable behaviour up to and including the possibility of them becoming aggressive.

• Training on how to respond is provided, but this is to be considered typical working conditions. Many of our clients are unaware of the impact of these comments.

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• We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. The Mustard Seed reserves the right to amend job advertisements. No phone calls please.
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