2026-298 Dietary Aide

Title: Dietary Aide

Division: Corporate Services

Affiliation: Public Service Alliance of Canada

Location: Moose Factory, ON

Reports to: Supervisor of Dietary Services

Status: Casual

Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) is seeking an experienced candidate to fill the key role of Dietary Aide.

Life at WAHA

A beacon of healing, wellness, and innovation, WAHA connects remote communities with the care they deserve. With spellbinding views surrounding each site, team members bask in the tranquility of the land, juxtaposed against a bustling workplace busy addressing the complex needs of the region. Here, we work with purpose, knowing each action matters. Patients are neighbours, family, and colleagues. Each day brings a challenge- the good kind that stretches you, helps you grow, and makes you feel vital. These hurdles birth opportunities to problem solve, develop new skills, and explore new roles. Here, we step into a version of ourselves once forgotten, overshadowed by the daily grind, and rediscover a deep connection with ourselves, the land, and each other. Here, we experience work with wonder. #WeAreWAHA

What We Do

There has never been a more exciting time to be at WAHA. We are an integrated health system providing the full continuum of care to the six communities of the western James Bay coast with over 500 employees, physicians, and partners in care. As a health authority, you will work in a unique setting where you have the opportunity to care for patients in all phases of their life journey, in all areas of their health experience. From Primary, Acute, and Mental Health, Dental, Specialty Clinics, Population Health and the WAHA Paramedic Service, the opportunities for growth are boundless. We provide community-based programming in all six of our communities, have six paramedic bases, three hospitals, four emergency departments, one community health centre and a total of 72 beds. Our guiding goal is to be a centre of excellence in Indigenous and remote healthcare. To make this goal a reality, we have formed partnerships with other centres of excellence to remove barriers and eliminate the inequity of health services access that have long impacted the patients that we serve.

At WAHA, we are leading the way in health transformation. Come and immerse yourself in the local Cree culture, work with dedicated and passionate colleagues, and live in beautiful northern communities with amazing community members. Our mission is to provide optimum healthcare as close to home as possible. You can be part of this rewarding experience. Come and find your adventure in the north.

Who You Are

• Ability to follow the dietary sanitation code
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Reliable and able to work all shifts
• English is essential for this position
• Ability to work as a team member

What You’ll Do

• Provides dietary services in the kitchen, cafeteria, delivers to and picks up trays from the patient units
• Run the cash register when required
• Help assemble the patient trays and deliver and pick up from wards
• Report any safety issues to manager
• All other related duties as assigned

What You Bring

• Successful completion of secondary school or equivalency
• Certification in Food Handler’s Safety or willing to obtain
• English is essential for this position
• Ability to communicate in the local native Cree language is an asset

Why Choose Us

• Defined benefit pension plan (HOOPP)
• Be part of an organization leading health transformation in the remote north
• Ability to work with a purpose, connected to an amazing community and culture, with opportunities to learn and grow

Salary: $22.65 - $23.80

Competition #: 2026-298

This job posting is for an existing vacancy.

Deadline: This position will remain open till filled.

As part of our recruiting process, AI tools may assist in the screening of applications. Final hiring decisions are made by our recruitment team and hiring managers.

Weeneebayko Area Health Authority is an inclusive employer. Accommodations are available in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights code and Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.