Dietary Aide Part-Time
The Dietary Aide is responsible for food portioning, preparation of therapeutic and texture-modified meals, and maintaining kitchen cleanliness according to HACCP standards. They also provide exceptional customer service to residents and patients while managing dishwashing and inventory tasks.
- On-site
- Cornwall, ON
- Posted Jul 30, 2026
- 1 position
Job summary
What We Offer: * Competitive Pay: $25.03 – $25.85/hour +12% in lieu of benefits * Flexible Shifts: 7.5 hours * Benefits: HOOPP Pension Plan & Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) * A supportive team and a workplace where you can truly make a difference Your Day-to-Day: * Food portioning, minor food preparation/texture modification, and special nourishment preparation. * Maintaining cleaning schedule and completing HACCP records, * garbage and recycling removal. * Dish washing and clean-up (as required), pot washing, steam line * service – plating of food for residents/patients/visitors as per therapeutic menu * Setting tables, removing soiled dishes & washing tables. * Putting away orders, maintaining par levels. * Provide exceptional customer service. * Other duties as assigned What You Bring to the Team: * Graduate of a secondary school program. * Successful completion of a Food Handler Training Program offered or approved by the Board of Health for the Public Health Unit. * Experience in a food services department is preferred. * Certificate of Completion in Health Care Food Service Worker Program approved by the Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities, recognized by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, or equivalent. * Experience with therapeutic and textured modified diets is an asset. * Previous experience in an institutional kitchen is an asset This job posting is for an existing vacancy. About Us St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre (SJCCC) is home to Hotel Dieu Hospital and St. Joseph’s Villa. Located in downtown Cornwall, Ontario, we provide Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care services to adults in our 208-bed, state-of-the-art healthcare facility. With more than 128 years of service to the Cornwall community, SJCCC is proud to be accredited by CARF International and to be a member of Catholic Health International—an organization that sponsors hospitals and long-term care facilities across Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, the United States, and the Dominican Republic. Cornwall, one of Eastern Ontario’s largest cities, offers a strong, modern economy and excellent transportation links. Situated along the St. Lawrence River and Highway 401, the city is just one hour from both Montreal and Ottawa and serves as one of Ontario’s 14 border crossings to the United States. Our Mission In the spirit of the Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph, we reveal God’s love and mercy through compassionate care focused on the body, mind, and soul of all those whose lives we touch. *Accommodation will be provided for all parts of the hiring process in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Applicants must make their needs known in advance.
What you’ll do
The Dietary Aide is responsible for food portioning, preparation of therapeutic and texture-modified meals, and maintaining kitchen cleanliness according to HACCP standards. They also provide exceptional customer service to residents and patients while managing dishwashing and inventory tasks.
Requirements
Candidates must have a secondary school diploma and a recognized Food Handler Training Program certificate. A Health Care Food Service Worker Program certificate is also required, with preference given to those with institutional kitchen experience.
Benefits
• HOOPP Pension Plan • Employee and Family Assistance Program • Competitive pay
Listed skills
- Customer servicePreferred
Other relevant skills
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- Food preparation
- HACCP compliance
- Customer service
- Therapeutic diets
- Texture modified diets
- Institutional kitchen operations
- Food safety
- Cleaning and sanitation
- Dishwashing
- Inventory management
- Food Plating And Presentation
- Compassion
- Customer Service
- Continuing Care
- Food Services
- Economics
- Food Preparation
- Hazard Analysis And Critical Control Points (HACCP)
- Long-Term Care
- Modified Diets
- Rehabilitation
Job areas
- Healthcare
- Food & Beverage
- Social Services
- Dietary Aide
- Health Associate Professionals Not Elsewhere Classified
- Dietitians and Nutritionists
Additional details
- Minimum education
- High school
- Minimum experience
- 0+ years
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 15 hours per week