Food Service Attendant – Employment Opportunity in Saskatoon

Posting details

• Reference number: PEN26J-181526-000003
• Selection process number: 2026-PEN-EA-PRA-203660
• Who can apply: Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.
• Level: GS-FOS-03

Employment tenure

👉 Staffing needs include opportunities for permanent, temporary, and casual employment (note: casual work is offered for a fixed duration not exceeding 90 working days in the same calendar year).

Duties

📢 Positions within food services are an essential part of the day-to-day operations of the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC). The food services team contributes to a safer, healthier community by ensuring quality nutrition and dietary care in correctional institutions across the country. Join our dynamic team and contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference nationwide. 💼 𝐊𝐄𝐘 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒: 👩‍🍳 As a Cook’s Helper, you will support food productions by assisting with ingredient preparation, following recipes, and performing short-order cooking, such as breakfast items, sandwiches, and other hot foods. You will be helping in the production of meals, serve food while maintaining portion control, and monitor food temperatures to ensure safety and quality. You will be preparing special meals for both religious and therapeutic diets.

The role also includes assisting with ordering, receiving, storing, and distributing food supplies; maintaining inventory and secure storage areas, and supporting meal assembly and delivery to inmates, as well as the provision and distribution of rations for the SGMP (Small Group Meal Preparation) program, where inmates prepare meals independently.

You will maintain cleanliness in kitchen, dining, and storage areas, and operate a variety of kitchen equipment while reporting any issues. This includes sweeping, mopping, cleaning and sanitizing surfaces and equipment. As well you will clean and put away dishes, meal trays and kitchen utensils and equipment both by hand and through the dishwasher. A key aspect of the role is training offender workers in food preparation, service, safety procedures, and workplace behaviours to support their employability and rehabilitation. You will also ensure all activities comply with established safety, security, and fire prevention procedures and documentation of such. ───────────────────────────────────────────────

Intent of the process

The candidate qualified pool resulting from this selection process may be used to staff similar positions, both permanent and temporary, including casual employment, to address urgent operational needs at the 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞, located on land leased from the University of Saskatchewan within the city of Saskatoon, approximately 140 kilometres south west of Saskatchewan Penitentiary near Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

🏢 𝐀𝐃𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 : 2520 Central Avenue North, PO Box 9243, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7K 3X5. ───────────────────────────────────────────────

Important messages

💰 𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐅𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐓 𝐂𝐒𝐂*: CSC values continuous learning throughout your career and offers a variety of training programs and opportunities for professional growth and development. Our employees receive competitive salaries and benefits*, including:

✅ Enjoy a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, plus allowances for weekends, inmate training, overtime, and commuting assistance where applicable.

✅ Benefits which encompasses healthcare, dental & vision care, as well as post-retirement eligibility for the Public Service Health Care Plan.

✅ Special retirement benefits that allow eligible CSC employees to retire at age 50.

✅ Start with 3 weeks of paid vacation, which can increase to up to 6 weeks. Additional leave benefits & 12 paid statutory holidays are also included.

✅ CSC may offer relocation assistance to employees who need to move to live within a reasonable distance of their work location.

*These benefits are subject to eligibility and are not applicable to casual employees. ─────────────────────────────────────────────── 🛑 𝐀𝐃𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: We’re hiring for multiple positions right away—apply today! 🗣️𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄: You have the right to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of your choice.

📋𝐒𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐄: A random, top-down, or other volume management method may be applied at any stage to determine which candidates move forward in the assessment process.

🤖𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 (𝐀𝐈) 𝐓𝐎𝐎𝐋𝐒: To abide by the spirit of the Public Service Employment Act (e.g. transparency, merit based appointments), please include a brief note at the end of your responses when applying, describing how AI was used, if applicable (e.g., An AI tool was used to conduct research or to improve the structure, clarity, or linguistic quality of the response). Further guidance on the responsible use of AI may be provided during the next step of the assessment process, where applicable.

Any omission or inaccurate disclosure regarding the use of AI tools as part of this process may be subject to corrective measures, including additional verifications.

Language requirements

English essential