Food Service Worker On-Call

Surrey Schools, recipient of the BC's Top Employer and Canada's Greenest Employer awards, provides quality education to over 74,000 students in British Columbia’s fastest-growing community. Serving a diverse, multicultural urban centre, we area progressive school district offering a broad range of innovative programs and services to support the learning of our students and staff.

Called on short notice to work at a designated school, the Food Service Worker On-Call prepares and serves Breakfast and organizes catered Lunch Program meals for students and cleans up afterwards.

Typical duties include:

• Ordering, receiving and storing food and supplies required for Breakfast and Lunch, respecting students’ food allergies and other restrictions to ensure their safety.
• Working successfully as a member of a team and independently, depending on the task.
• Following established procedures to ensure food safety and economy.
• Maintaining basic records using established forms.
• Monitoring food quality, quantity, temperature and food safety
• Lifting and carrying food containers, reaching, bending and twisting to pack meals for distribution, load the dishwasher, etc.
• Identifying food safety issues that might jeopardize student safety
• Obtaining clarification about students’ food restrictions to ensure student safety.
• Maintaining positive relationships with students, parents and staff.

Job Requirements:

• Valid Food Safe I certification.
• At least 1 year recent related experience in a fast paced institutional food services environment.
• Basic food preparation and serving skills.
• Able to speak, read and write clearly in English.
• Good arithmetic skills.

• Able to use Microsoft Outlook (email).
• Must have a valid BC Driver’s License and vehicle to move between sites. 
• Available for work on an as needed basis but without a guarantee of hours from 7:00 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, from September to the end of school in June,
• $21.64/hour.

Interested and qualified applicants can apply by clicking "apply online" below.  Ensure to include resume, cover letter, references and any supporting documents.

Note:  Successful applicants will be required to consent to a Criminal Records Search prior to employment.  Only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted. To all others, thank you for your interest.