Certification in the Food Safety Awareness Course, with recertification every five years.
A Vulnerable Sector Screening check completed within the past six months.
Responsibilities
Prepare nutritious meals from scratch for residents.
Cook in batches and manage multiple kitchen stations to ensure meals are served on time and at the correct temperature.
Create meals that follow residents’ dietary needs and texture modifications using standardized recipes and safe practices.
Keep the kitchen clean, safe, and sanitary through handwashing, routine cleaning, and sanitizing.
Check and record food temperatures to comply with organizational policies, public health regulations, and Ministry of Health guidelines.
Safely operate, clean, and maintain kitchen equipment.
Contribute to special events such as holiday dinners and summer barbecues.
Support the team as needed.
Job Description
At our Seniors Living homes, we pride ourselves on creating a warm and welcoming culinary atmosphere with fantastic food. This cook position offers reasonable operating hours you don't often find in the restaurant industry, you can have your evenings to yourself! Help support some of the most vulnerable people in your community in a job that gives great work-life balance. If you were working for us as a Cook, here are some of the things you would have done last week:
Prepared delicious, nutritious meals from scratch that brought comfort and enjoyment to Residents
Cooked in batches and managed multiple stations to ensure meals were served on time and at the right temperature
Created meals that followed Residents’ dietary needs and texture modifications, always using standardized recipes and safe practices
Ensured the kitchen was kept clean, safe, and sanitary by practicing strong food safety habits, from handwashing to routine cleaning and sanitizing
Checked and recorded food temperatures to ensure compliance with policies, Public Health regulations, and MOH guidelines
Safely operated, cleaned, and maintained kitchen equipment to keep everything in excellent working order
Contributed to special events like holiday dinners or summer barbecues that brought Residents and families together
And supported your team as needed.
When you apply, if you have your credentials, we will try our best to reach out to you within the week (hopefully within a few days). When you’re eligible with us for benefits, you can expect a variety of them:
Flexibility in shift scheduling to support your home life
When eligible, you can enjoy full range of extended Health benefits
Pension/RRSP matching
And many Company Events like our annual recognition parties, team theme parties, lunches, outings, and paid days off
We prioritize promoting from within and support our employees' educational needs because we care for the team we have put together. We come to our workplace each day understanding that we are entering our Residents' Home, and we are there to support them. While we don't take ourselves seriously, we take our jobs seriously and love to have fun with each other and the Residents!
Qualifications
To be hired into this role, you must have:
Certification in the Food Safety Awareness Course with recertification every 5 years
Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) check completed within the past 6 months
Additional Information
While our Applicant Tracking System uses some AI-enhanced tools, every decision throughout screening, assessing, and selecting candidates is made by real people on our team.