Cook

Hours:

• 31 hours/weekly (4 days – with potential for extra hours)
• Saturday & Sunday: 10:00am – 6:30pm
• Thursday & Friday: 10:30am – 6:30pm

• Able to cook in a Home Style fashion and bake quality food from scratch on a consistent basis.
• Able to organize and have food prepared on time for meal service.
• Prepares and tastes meals including meats, fish, vegetables, soups, sauces, desserts, sandwiches, salads.
• Able to prepare alternates for special diets – low fat, reduced salt, diabetic, allergies.
• Works accurately in imperial or metric
• Demonstrates flexibility in making substitutions in menus if circumstances require it.
• Does baking of muffins, cookies, and other snack foods.
• Is able to cook and bake from mixes and recipes.
• Does work for next day.
• Adheres to principles/directives of Food Safe in storage, handling, and preparation of food.
• Consistently keeps work areas clean and sanitized
• Ensures that meals are of high quality and well presented.
• Accepts deliveries and ensures that orders are correct and properly stored.
• Operates all equipment safely as per procedures.
• Works cooperatively with other kitchen and food service staff to ensure smooth, professional delivery of service.
• Is able to take direction from Food Services Manager or designate.
• Supervises the Dietary Aides when the Food Services Managers or designate is not available.
• Notifies Food Services Manager of any concerns with tenants, staff, inventory, recipes, or menu items.
• Responsible for making sure items are taken out of freezer and prepared in time for meal service
• Oversees other Dietary Aides in portioning or prep of items for meal service.
• Monitors and records food temperatures during storage, preparation, cooking and service all phases of foods served. (HACCAP standards are to be met)
• Perform other related duties as required.

• High school graduate.
• Cook Level 1 (1-year course)
• Two years’ experience in quantity cooking preferably in the service industry.
• Certificate in Food Safe Levels 1, Level 2 is preferred.
• WHIMS certificate.

PREFERRED SKILLS/capabilities:

• Oral and communication in English.
• Organizational skills

Successful candidates, prior to hiring, may be required to provide:

• Background check consent
• A clear vulnerable sector screening
• A TB Test

The Salvation Army will accommodate candidates as required under applicable human rights legislation.   If you require a disability-related accommodation during this process, please inform us of your requirements. 

The Salvation Army requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof of full vaccination. The Salvation Army will provide reasonable accommodation if the successful candidate cannot be vaccinated due to a medical exemption.

We thank all applicants, however, only those candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.

Internal Applicants, please advise your managing supervisor of your intentions prior to submitting your application.