Supervisor, Nutrition Services

• Ensures staff is scheduled on a daily basis in accordance with baseline budget and applicable overtime procedures.

• Assists in the effective and efficient provision of staff resources to meet department needs.

• Applies the appropriate Human Resources staffing procedures to ensure the department is adequately staffed and takes action to mitigate vacancies.

• Ensures the availability of competent and proficient staff necessary to provide and support the highest quality of work possible within existing resources.

• Assists in administering annual vacation procedures.

• Approves shifts swaps.

• Coordinates and organizes staff meetings as required.

• Provides reports, justifications and incident reports as required.

• Participates in the application of the Attendance Support and Assistance Program.

• Participates in the application of the performance appraisal process.

• Implements audits related to the areas of responsibility and shares results with staff, applicable Regional Manager, Area Manager, Manager and other relevant stakeholders.

• Assists in the achievement and maintenance of standards in accordance with overall professional and facility/regional standards.

• In collaboration with the service team, identifies and recommends actions that will operationally improve the Nutrition Services Department.

• Participates in the development and review of Nutrition Services Department policies and procedures.

• Assists staff to maintain expertise as new methods and techniques are developed and introduced, as based on research findings.

• Ensures documentation is complete and is consistent with facility/regional policy.

• Reviews monthly financial reports, as required.

• In consultation with the Regional Manager, Nutrition Services and/or Manager, Nutrition Services approves expenditures for the departments.

• With the assistance of staff, identifies departmental areas of unnecessary expenditure in supplies and services, participates in the development and implements methods to reduce and/or reallocate same.

• Ensures sufficient equipment for the department and makes recommendations for purchasing new and/or replacement equipment.

• Participates in the planning of renovations.

• Ensures appropriate security and use of supplies.

• Responsible for purchasing, receiving, checking and storage of food and supplies as required. Responsible for reporting damaged or missing goods.

• Ensures familiarity with all diets, the use of reference materials, and technical terms used in Nutrition Services.

• Prepares all food in accordance with production schedules, standard recipes, quality standards (taste, texture, presentation and appearance) and portion control guidelines.

• Prepares all food items as required for special and catered functions and other departmental programs (e.g. Meals on Wheels, Adult Day Program).

• Completes preparations for all therapeutic or texture-modified foods required.

• Adheres to the approved menu and therapeutic guidelines regarding the preparation and serving of therapeutic and/or texture-modified diets.

• Makes necessary changes to the client menus as directed in consultation with the Manager, Nutrition Services or Registered Dietitian.

• Monitors and records temperature of foods through storage, preparation and service to ensure established temperature goals are achieved or exceeded.

• Maintains safe and healthy food preparation environment through compliance with “Food Safety Code of Practice” standards.

• Ensures appropriate labeling, dating and storing or discarding of left overs, including hazardous food sample maintenance.

• Assists with planning, organizing and evaluating menu items.

• Ensures all relevant equipment is clean and operating efficiently.

• Assists with inventory procedures.

• Participates in orientation, training and mentoring of new employees and students.

• Reports Maintenance needs, accidents, injuries, security issues and unsafe work conditions to the Supervisor or Manager. Completes all necessary documentation.

• Complies with all regional and departmental policies and procedures.

• Sundry duties as assigned.

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