Job Description
Hours & Compensation
Permanent Full-Time | Monday to Friday | 8:00am to 1:00pm
Start Date: October 28, 2025
Pay Rate: $24.30 per hour
Benefits: Extended Health and Dental Benefits | Registered Pension Plan (4.5% Employer contribution) | Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) | Paid Sick Time (based on accrual) | Life Insurance | Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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In this Role, you will contribute to the Community by ...
preparing daily nutritious lunch and snacks to children aged 6 months to 5 years attending the Jean Steckle childcare centre.
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Please apply if you have ...
- Knowledge of Canada Food Guide nutritional cooking practices.
- Awareness of various food intolerances and allergies.
- Organizational skills to effectively and efficiently manage kitchen routines.
- High standards of sanitary policies and practices in compliance with Health Department requirements.
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Mandatory Qualifications
- Valid Vulnerable Sector Check documentation
- Safe Food Handlers Training Certificate
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About YWCA Canada and YWKW
When you choose to work with the YWCA Kitchener-Waterloo you aren't just joining an organization, you are joining a movement
YWCA Canada is a secular, registered charity and the country's oldest and largest women's rights organization, driving change for over 150 years. The National Office strengthens the work of 29 independent local member associations across Canada by providing tools, training, national convening, and capacity-building. Through research, governance support, professional development, and advocacy coordination, YWCAs deliver impact in their communities while growing the collective power of the national movement focused on ending gender-based violence; advocating for affordable housing that meets the needs of women and gender-diverse people; challenging systemic barrier to economic equity; championing childcare and women's well-being; empowering diverse young leaders; as well as informing and shaping the feminist future.
The YWCA Kitchener-Waterloo is committed to developing an organization that is reflective of and responsive to the diversity of Kitchener-Waterloo, in which all people are respected and valued. A full Diversity & Inclusion Statement can be viewed at
Accommodation requests can be emailed to
YWKW does not use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants; all resumes submitted are reviewed manually by hiring managers
Company
YW Kitchener-Waterloo
Location
670 Thomas Slee Drive, Kitchener Ontario
Opening Date
Feb 20, 2026
Closing Date
Feb 27, 2026