Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Assistant Manager /Food Service Supervisor, the Cook is responsible for the preparation and cooking of food as required for the patient/client menu. The Cook follows quantity recipes ensuring menu choices produced meet quality standards. The Cook is responsible to maintain high standards of food safety and sanitation by consistently complying with procedures/guidelines and systems.

The Cook ensures that the principles and practices that guide our work such as the mission, vision, values, expected behaviors, the leadership philosophy, organizational health, population health, ethics, safety, quality, partnerships and interprofessional collaboration are integrated within the services they provide and through the messages they deliver.

Qualifications

• Minimum Grade 12 or GED required
• Food Safety Level 1 ( Food Handlers) required
• Regular upgrading with respect to workplace safety (e.g. WHMIS) and food safety (e.g. Food Handlers and Advanced.fst)
• 2 years recent cooking experience required
• Knowledge of food handling and safety practices in an institutional kitchen is required
• Knowledge of therapeutic diets is an asset
• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated planning, organizational, prioritization and time management skills
• Demonstrated initiative; self-motivation and ability to work independently
• Demonstrated resourcefulness and ability to use good judgment in making decisions
• Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships
• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
• Accountability and responsibility for own actions
• Ability to hold in confidence all matters pertaining to patients, employees and the business of the organization
• Commitment to promoting a culture that supports safety, ethical practice and organizational health
• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing learning and professional development
• Physically able to perform job duties including:
• The ability to lift in excess of 20 kg;
• The ability to withstand the demands of walking and standing most of the workday;
• The ability to work in an environment with high heat and temperature fluctuations.
• Availability for shift work
• Travel within the district may be required
• Advanced food safety an asset
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Hours of Work

• Casual Relief Positions

Salary Information

$20.2517 – $22.5017 hourly