Food Service Team Leader (Full-Time)
Mission Statement: Understand the aspirations of seniors and respond with innovative supports.
Vision Statement: Building inclusive communities where all seniors are connected to living their best possible life.
Why Work With Us:
At Senior Persons Living Connected (SPLC), your work makes a real difference in our communities. Our mission is to understand the aspirations of seniors and respond with innovative support so seniors can live their best possible life.
We offer a supportive and inclusive workplace that values collaboration, professional growth, and work-life balance. By joining SPLC, you’ll work alongside passionate professionals, contribute to meaningful programs and services, and be part of an organization committed to positive social impact.
What to expect when you join SPLC:
Position: Food Services Team Leader
Position Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Hours of Work: 35 hours per week (on-site)
Compensation: $23.60 - $29.50 hourly
Reports to: Director of Facilities and Properties
Date Posted: January 15, 2026
Position Summary:
This is a vacant position.
Responsible for contributing to the excellence and safety of food services to clients, visitors, staff and volunteers by coordinating the Dining Room and Kitchen Attendant services, and to promote efficiency and quality of food service.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Senior Persons Living Connected is an inclusive and diverse work environment. We encourage applications from all persons, including persons with disabilities. Accommodation will be provided upon request to our team at hiring@splc.ca
SPLC is committed to fair and transparent hiring practices. Hiring decisions are based on job-related qualifications, skills, and experience. Artificial intelligence tools are not used to screen, assess, or select applicants for this position.
Please submit your application by visiting our website at www.splc.ca/careers
While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those applicants selected for interview will be contacted.
Vision Statement: Building inclusive communities where all seniors are connected to living their best possible life.
Why Work With Us:
At Senior Persons Living Connected (SPLC), your work makes a real difference in our communities. Our mission is to understand the aspirations of seniors and respond with innovative support so seniors can live their best possible life.
We offer a supportive and inclusive workplace that values collaboration, professional growth, and work-life balance. By joining SPLC, you’ll work alongside passionate professionals, contribute to meaningful programs and services, and be part of an organization committed to positive social impact.
What to expect when you join SPLC:
- Competitive Compensation and Benefits
- Rewarding career that supports meaningful work in our communities
- Training and Professional Development opportunities
- Healthy and safe working environment
Position: Food Services Team Leader
Position Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Hours of Work: 35 hours per week (on-site)
Compensation: $23.60 - $29.50 hourly
Reports to: Director of Facilities and Properties
Date Posted: January 15, 2026
Position Summary:
This is a vacant position.
Responsible for contributing to the excellence and safety of food services to clients, visitors, staff and volunteers by coordinating the Dining Room and Kitchen Attendant services, and to promote efficiency and quality of food service.
Responsibilities:
- Supervises Kitchen Attendants, Dining Room Assistants and Volunteers, and administers Dining Room operations
- Opens dining room service ensuring all setup is complete
- Ensures clients’ satisfaction by responding to client’s concerns and complaints and communicating with kitchen staff and senior management about clients’ needs
- Ensures dining service is provided in a manner that maximizes resources while ensuring the highest quality service
- Takes orders from clients, serves meals and completes payment transactions in an accurate and timely manner
- Coordinates the cleaning and sanitizing of all dining tables and service stations and maintains cleanliness, tidiness and hygiene of dining room area at all times and after closing service
- Promotes client safety by maintaining a clean and safe dining environment and responding to concerns, complaints and issues identified
- Checks that the dining room environment and practices are meeting health and safety standards for clients, staff and volunteers on regular basis
- Reports to supervisor of any health and safety related issues in the dining room area and makes recommendations for quality improvement
- Attends meetings and participates in SPLC’s activities
- Works cooperatively with staff and volunteers to ensure clients’ needs and SPLC responsibilities are met
- Participates in all required training
Qualifications:
- High School graduate with OSSD or equivalent
- 1-2 years’ experience as a server, host or coordinator in a busy restaurant
- Good verbal and written skills, in both English and Cantonese required
- Experience working with frail or cognitively impaired seniors
- Good organizational and time management skills
- Team oriented with the ability to provide positive leadership to volunteers within a team
- Ability to work on variable hours in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience working in a multi-cultural environment an asset
- Exposure to hot temperatures in the kitchen
- Standing and walking for long periods of time
- Vulnerable Sector screening required
- Proof of full vaccination or Medical Exemption Certificate
Senior Persons Living Connected is an inclusive and diverse work environment. We encourage applications from all persons, including persons with disabilities. Accommodation will be provided upon request to our team at hiring@splc.ca
SPLC is committed to fair and transparent hiring practices. Hiring decisions are based on job-related qualifications, skills, and experience. Artificial intelligence tools are not used to screen, assess, or select applicants for this position.
Please submit your application by visiting our website at www.splc.ca/careers
While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those applicants selected for interview will be contacted.
This is a full time position