Competition: (2025-295-CC)Food Handler (2025-295-CC)Employment Type:Part-time,
Bargaining Unit (1 Vacancy)Work Hours:20 hours/week, Monday to Friday 11am to
3pmWork Setting:
Salary:Exclusively onsite - 66 Overlee Blvd
$21.36/hourApplication Deadline:June 10, 2025 by 11:59 pm
Program Overview – Food & Safety Services, Community Care
WoodGreen Food Program provides Meals on Wheels to seniors and adults with
disabilities. The Common Grounds Café is a social enterprise that offers a
unique blend of community engagement and quality service. Through serving
fresh, affordable food and beverages, the café fosters an inclusive and
welcoming environment for all while reinvesting profits into community support
initiatives. The incumbent organizes the on-site dispatch logistics for
volunteer drivers and runners to pick up food with their delivery routes. The
Food Handler will also support the daily operation of the Café and work at the
other dispatch sites and run the meal delivery routes as required.
What You Will Do
- Receives Meals on Wheels food from the supplier, ensuring all labels on each
meal container are correct and informs vendor immediately if there are any
problems detected on quantity, quality, and/or labeling of meals.
- Sorts and loads all the meal items in the coolers according to the
pre-designed meal delivery routes.
- Meets with volunteer drivers and runners at the send-off location, providing
them with meal delivery route sheets and assisting them with safely loading
their vehicles.
- Informs the Meals on Wheels lead immediately if there are delays or absent
volunteers for any pre-arranged meal delivery routes and collaborates with
the lead to provide coverage.
- Deliver meals using the agency fleet when there is a shortage of volunteers.
- Drives and transports meals to the other volunteer dispatch site as required.
- Cleans and sterilizes all coolers and baskets after volunteers have returned
them from their routes.
- Works closely with volunteers and treats them with dignity and respect, and
reports any issues to the Program Supervisor.
- Works closely with the Food Service staff team to support them in any tasks
related to food handling and program needs.
- Supports the operation of the Café, including serving customers, cooking,
cleaning, handling monetary transactions and shopping for supplies.
- Provides cross-coverage to the staff team at the office when staff are on
vacation or sick leave, etc.
- Provides consistent, high-quality customer service to clients.
- Responds professionally to all emergency situations in accordance with unit
and agency policies.
- Liaises with appropriate organization staff and attends meetings as
recommended by the Supervisor.
- Participates in regular supervisory sessions with the Supervisor.
- Participates in regular staff and unit meetings within the unit as required.
- Participate in program-level and individual staff performance evaluations.
- Represents the unit on internal staff committees as directed by the
Supervisor.
- Ensures the anti-racism objectives and community development principles of
the organization are achieved within the program.
- Upgrades training and education, as directed by WoodGreen Community Services
to fulfill the responsibilities of the job.
- Perform other related duties as required from time to time.
What You Bring to the Team
- Valid Food Handler Certificate. Valid full “G” driver’s license and a 3-year
clean Driver’s Abstract are required.
- Must be able to push trolleys with coolers weighing approximately 80 lbs
daily.
- Experience: At least 1–2 years’ work experience in food services.
- Experience working with volunteers, seniors, and community programs is an
asset.
What Will Set You Apart
- Knowledge and skills in food handling and safety.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to work in a multi-tasked and fast-paced work environment.
- Good judgment in assessing and resolving logistical problems.
- Strong team player.
- Efficient and self-motivated.
- Initiative-taking and creative.
- Patient, flexible, and adaptable to changes.
- Strong communication, both verbal and written.
- Capable of fulfilling the physical demands of the job.
- Willingness to work at multiple sites as the program requires.
WoodGreen is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an
inclusive and barrier-free selection process and work environment. If contacted
in relation to an employment opportunity, please advise our People & Culture
representatives at careers@woodgreen.org [\"http://careers@woodgreen.org\"] of
the accommodation measures required. Information received relating to
accommodation will be addressed confidentially.
