Kitchen Helper

Important messages

All job applications must be submitted on-line. To submit an application, please select the button “Apply Online” below. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

Duties

Key Activities: Prepares, presents and delivers food products and services to clients in a dining room through dispersed meals, box lunches, sandwich bars, take out service and on occasion, table service. Receives, labels, stores and distributes food, cleaning and paper supplies. Collects meal charges. Maintains the facility and monitors equipment and supplies.

Work environment

The Department of National Defence (DND) is the largest federal government employer, offering over 70 different types of civilian career opportunities. DND's role is to provide services and support to the Canadian Forces (CF) in their operations and missions at home and abroad. As a civilian employee, you will be an essential part of the Defence Team. In this regard, the department fosters a work environment where employees have opportunities to grow, to learn, to progress in their careers and have job satisfaction over the long-term.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff one (1) indeterminate vacancy. A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions on an indeterminate or term basis, including casual employment and with various security requirements.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Experience working in an institutional, commercial or industrial food service environment (such as nursing homes, restaurants, bakeries, fast food, military mess facilities)

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

Ability to communicate

Effective interpersonal skills
Dependability

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

*Recent and significant experience working in an institutional, commercial or industrial food service environment (such as nursing homes, restaurants, bakeries, fast food, military mess facilities)
Experience with cashier duties and/or operating a point of sale terminal
Experience working in a Canadian or Foreign Service military environment
Experience in supervising employees
*Recent is defined as within the last 2 years and Significant is defined as at least 6 months or longer.

Ability to supervise employees

May be required to work shift work
May be required to work overtime
May be required to work weekends
May be required to lift and carry items weighing up to 20 kg in accordance with general safety practices
Wear CSA approved safety footwear and other personal protective equipment as required

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

Interviews and reference checks may be conducted.

Candidates must clearly demonstrate how they meet the education and experience factors listed in the essential qualifications. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities or to write see resumes. Resumes may be used as a secondary source to validate the information.

Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications noted in the Statement of Merit Criteria to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications or operational requirements. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

Successful candidate(s) must meet and maintain the Conditions of Employment throughout their employment.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.