Food Services Helper

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

The client organization will accept applications via online, email, post-mail, fax, and hand delivery.

To submit an application on-line, please select the button “Apply Online” below.
To submit via fax, please send to 604-870-2598.
To submit via email, please send to
To submit via Post-mail or drop off in person:
Attn: Sherry Sigurdson
#100 - 33991 Gladys Avenue, Abbotsford, BC, V2S 2E8

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Work environment

Organization
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is the federal government agency responsible for administering sentences of a term of two years or more, as imposed by the court. CSC is responsible for managing institutions of various security levels and supervising offenders under conditional release in the community.

Mission Statement
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), as part of the criminal justice system and respecting the rule of law, contributes to public safety by actively encouraging and assisting offenders to become law-abiding citizens, while exercising reasonable, safe, secure and humane control.

Challenge
Candidates must be willing to work in a correctional environment where ongoing contact with federally sentenced inmates will be necessary.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff similar positions of various tenures including permanent or temporary.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 2,000 words (maximum)

Contact information for 2 references.

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

EDUCATION

Successful completion of two years of secondary school or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

Recent * experience working in food services within a commercial or institutional setting.

* Defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with the performance of the duties on a continuous basis over a period of approximately 3 months, within the last 3 years.

NOTE: the above experience may have been obtained while serving as a member in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge of preparation and food handling procedures.
Knowledge of workplace safety requirements, hygiene and sanitation practices.
Knowledge of safe lifting and carrying techniques.

ABILITIES

Ability to perform simple mathematical calculations accurately.
Ability to communicate orally.
Ability to provide on the job training.
Ability to lift and carry up to 20 kg in accordance with general safety practices

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES

Work in a team
Judgment
Dependability

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

EDUCATION

Successful completion of a secondary school diploma.

Possession of a valid recognized Safe Food Handling Program certification.

Degree equivalency

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Mobility between Institution(s) and Healing Village.

Compliance with Memorandum of Understanding/Agreements with Healing Lodges/Villages.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Willingness to work overtime on short notice.

Willingness to work shift work (evening, weekends, statutory holidays).

Willingness to work with federally incarcerated offenders.

Ability to meet the physical demands of the work; including standing for prolonged periods of time, walking, bending, twisting, lifting items weighing up to 20kg.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

You will be required to show how you demonstrate the essential qualifications (i.e. Education, Experience and/or Occupational Certification) for the initial screening through your resume, cover letter, and/or in answering online screening questions. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must clearly demonstrate HOW, WHEN, and WHERE the qualification was met through substantiation by examples. Information on your described skills, experience, etc. provided in a cover letter or screening questions should be supported by your resume. Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in your application being rejected from the process.

Written test(s) may be administered.
Interviews may be conducted.
Reference checks may be conducted.

Candidates must obtain the required pass mark for each essential qualification in order to be given further consideration in the selection process.

Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications 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. It is the candidates' responsibility to demonstrate clearly on their application that they meet the asset qualifications.

Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be applied at the time of staffing. Candidates may be contacted and assessed against these criteria at any time during this process.

At the interview stage, you will be required to provide proof of Canadian citizenship as well as proof of education.

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

Note for applicants who self-declare as Aboriginal:
An Aboriginal person is a North American Indian or a member of a First Nation, Métis or Inuit. North American Indians or members of a First Nation include treaty, status or registered Indians, as well as non-status and non-registered Indians. Please note that you will be required to complete the Affirmation of Aboriginal Affiliation Form (AAAF) http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/plcy-pltq/eead-eeed/dg-gd/aaa-frm-eng.htm.

PLEASE NOTE: 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).
It is therefore your responsibility to verify your e-mail account for new communication regarding this selection process on a regular basis and to advise of any change of address, phone number and/or email address.
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 (some email systems block these types of emails).If you do not have a valid email or access to a computer, you will be notified by post-mail.

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, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

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