Casual Inventory Food Service Assistant

Important messages

WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS VIA THIS WEBSITE ONLY. ANY APPLICATIONS OR RESUMES SENT VIA EMAIL OR DROPPED OFF WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

When you submit an application for this selection process, you are not applying for any specific position, but to an inventory in anticipation of future vacancies. Applicants who meet the essential qualifications will have their application included in the inventory for this ongoing selection process. As positions become available, the applicants meeting the initial screening requirements identified by the hiring manager may be contacted and referred for consideration. Please ensure that your information is updated and remains current in your PSRS Applicant Account.

Your application in this inventory will be active for 180 days. A notice that your application is about to expire will be posted to the My Jobs menu of your account 30 days before the end of your active period. If you do not take action, your application will no longer be active and therefore no longer considered for this inventory. Should your application become inactive while the process is still open, a notice will be posted to your account indicating that your application has expired; you may select the link Update my
Inventory Status to reaffirm your interest.

Intent of the process

This inventory is for casual employment which is a temporary employment of 90 working days or less, in a calendar year, to meet needs from such contingencies as vacations, sick and training leaves, to conduct special projects that are anticipated but dependent of the availability of funds.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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 a Food Service Organization.
Experience of Food Safety Practices.
Experience to work under pressure.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

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

Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS).

Experience working in a food services establishment offering cafeteria-style service or full table service.
Experience in the operation of a point of sale terminal.
Experience of cleaning practices and cleaning agents.
Experience of cash handling procedures.
Experience of service and food presentation techniques.
Experience to read menus and interpret recipes.
Experience to operate and sanitize industrial food service equipment.

Employment Equity: In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may
be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one or more of the following
Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, Persons with Disabilities, Visible
Minorities and Women.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Willingness to work shifts in various kitchens, including weekends, in a physically demanding environment.
Work standing for almost the entire duration of the work shift.
Requirement to adhere to the Food Safety Code of Practice.

Other information

The Statement of Merit Criteria for these positions are not available on the site. Should you be contacted for an interview, please request it from the organization.

Note: When drawing from this pool, we may decide to assess you on certain Abilities and Personal Suitability factors. You will be advised accordingly of the additional factors being assessed, if your application is drawn from this inventory.

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.