Food Services Assistant Internal Posting

Food Services Assistant INTERNAL ONLY POSTING

Temporary

Posting Date: November 13 2025

Closing Date: November 18 2025

Posting #

Hours

FTE .80
November 2025- June 20 2026

Salary

$23.79 per hour

This is a bargaining unit position in the Professional Employees Association.

All candidates must be legally able to work in Canada.

Summary

St. Margarets School (SMS) is Western Canadas only girl-centered independent day and boarding school located in Victoria British Columbia Canada on the unceded traditional territories of the Esquimalt Nations Songhees Nations and WSÁNEĆ Nations. Founded in 1908 SMS is an international centre for girl-centered learning and leadership development providing empowering education for girls from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 (boarding grades 712). St. Margarets School is an International Baccalaureate (IB) School offering the Diploma Program.

St. Margarets School is seeking a reliable and experienced Food Services Assistant to work for our very busy Dining Hall. Preparing real food from scratch the Kitchen Helper will prepare quality food products properly and efficiently in a clean working environment; organize clean and sanitize the work area; and perform other duties as assigned.

Our Food Services team works together to create a positive dining experience. We provide uniforms ongoing training and opportunities for career growth.

Core Competencies

• Integrity & Trust
• Service Orientation
• Adaptability
• Innovation
• Resilience
• Professional Knowledge
• Communication & Collaboration

Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean and welcoming environment.
• Interact cheerfully with students colleagues and guests.
• Clean restock and replenish serving lines and stations to ensure our guests enjoy an exquisite dining experience.
• Rotate products in inventory.
• Maintain a clean kitchen properly washing and sorting soiled dishes.
• Setup and break down of dish machine and sanitizing equipment.
• Bag all garbage and boxes and disposing these in appropriate dumpsters.
• Adhere to safety and allergy prevention policies.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
• Adapt to additional duties as assigned.

Required Education & Experience

• 
  Food Safe Level 1 required
• 
  Experience in high volume institutional kitchen an asset

Required Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Understanding of kitchen operational procedures
• Must be able to sit stand or walk four hours continuously up to eight hours per day and able to remain on feet for entire shift
• Must be able to properly lift and carry objects weighing 20 pounds or less frequently; 35 pounds or less occasionally; and 50 pounds or more rarely; with the highest point of any lift being overhead and the lowest point of any lift being the floor
• Availability for morning afternoon and weekend shifts
• Ability to establish good relationships with staff faculty and students
• Actively support the vision mission and values of our school

Valued Benefits

A career with St. Margarets School will offer you the opportunity to be part of dedicated team of professionals in a dynamic and rewarding educational environment. This position is located on the school campus with access to rapid transit on-site gym and other amenities.

St. Margarets School emphasizes a dedication to equity diversity and inclusion across living learning and work environments. The school aims to have its workforce mirror the diversity of students and the community. Actively encouraging applications from groups facing historical or current equity barriers the institution is committed to fostering an equitable diverse and inclusive community. Employees needing employment support technical aids or accommodations are encouraged to contact Human Resources .

Please note that this is an Internal only posting and external candidates will not be considered.

Interested candidates are invited to submit an application package including a covering letter curriculum vitae and professional references through Bamboo HR by November 18 2025 to:

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