Temporary Food Service Worker

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : 23.15

About the Organization

Lift Community Services focuses on helping all people thrive in the qathet region by reducing social inequities and by providing support and advocacy for anyone who needs it. Our vision is a welcoming, inclusive, and diversity-affirming community that is free of poverty and full of heart. At Lift, we believe a thriving, sustainable community comes from a collaborative, equitable, future-focused approach.

Our programs and services include employment services, supportive housing and homeless outreach, literacy programs, health services, outreach, immigrant services, adult and family on-demand support. We also provide community leadership and development in overdose response planning, poverty reduction planning, and other projects that develop a more connected and resilient community. Lift operates many resource centres in our community, including the local WorkBC Centre, the Community Resource Centre, qathet Complex Care Housing, the iOAT Clinic, and Family Place.

Lift Community Services serves a diverse community, and our goal is to build a team that reflects that diversity. People of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives are encouraged to apply.

Opportunity

We are looking for a creative, hardworking and upbeat individual to join our Food Service team in the Housing Services Department. In this role, you will help prepare and serve nourishing meals for individuals who are residents of Lifts Supportive Housing.

This role includes a little bit of everything in a busy commercial kitchen environment : receiving and storing inventory; preparing ingredients and meals; serving food and interacting with clientele; kitchen clean-up and dishwashing; and general assistance to the Food Services Coordinator.

We are looking for a dedicated individual who is committed to making a difference in the lives of the people we serve. A team player who can work collaboratively with food service colleagues, support teams, and clients. This is a role that will suit someone who has a passion for making food and feeding others, and who believes everyone in our community deserves access to nourishing meals and safe, affordable, dignified housing.

Overview

• Type : Temporary (4-months with a possibility of extension)
• Hours : 21 hours / week
• Shifts : Monday Wednesday, 12pm 7pm
• Hourly Wage : $23.15 to start
• Reportsto : Housing Services Manager
• Start Date : January 15, 2025
• Closing Date : December 30, 2025
• Questions?Contact : Nova Milford, Housing Services Manager,
• To Apply : Submit a resume and cover letter

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We appreciate all applications, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

As an inclusive employer, we would like to make the recruitment process as accessible as possible. Please contact us to let us know how we can best support you.

We live and work on the homelands and territories of the Tlaamin People. We honour the land, the Tlaamin People, and their treaty and continually seek to strengthen our relationship and responsibilities to them as guests in the territory.