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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Entry, Junior · 0+ years
- Minimum education
- Professional degree
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 38 hours per week
Job summary
The cook is responsible for preparing nutritious meals according to dietary plans and ensuring the kitchen area is maintained to health and safety standards. They also assist with catering functions and coordinate with staff during shift exchanges.
Job details
Hours of Work: Sat- Wed 10a-6p (75 hrs. biweekly) (Weekends Required) - Cook (Balwin Villa) The Job Responsibilities are as follows: * Providing quality food service and ensuring individuals receive high quality nutritious foods according to their dietary plan or prescribed diet. * Adhering to the Alberta Health Standards Food Retail and Foodservices Code and Alberta Health Standards and Serving Safer Food Guide at all times. * Strive to uphold a safe working environment and be Health and Safety conscious and actively involved in maintaining and improving a safe work environment. * Assisting with all catering functions. * Liaising with immediate supervisor, to inform, consult, and problem-solve regarding any serious problems/concerns encountered in providing service. * Ensuring the surrounding area is kept clean and maintained according to procedures with the Food Services Administrator. * Taking a proactive role in problem solving processes. * Ensuring all required information is exchanged between staff members during shift exchange. * Receiving and verifying delivery invoices. * Labelling and rotating of product. Requirements: * Graduation from a Culinary Arts Program from a recognized institution, be a registered apprentice, an Alberta-certified journeyperson, hold a valid recognized credential, or 2 years related experience. * Maintain certification in First Aid & CPR. * Satisfactory current criminal record check with vulnerable sector
What you’ll do
The cook is responsible for preparing nutritious meals according to dietary plans and ensuring the kitchen area is maintained to health and safety standards. They also assist with catering functions and coordinate with staff during shift exchanges.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a culinary arts credential or have at least two years of related experience. A valid First Aid and CPR certification and a satisfactory criminal record check are also required.
Listed skills
- Food preparation · Preferred
- Food safety · Preferred
- Inventory management · Preferred
- First Aid · Preferred
- CPR · Preferred
- Problem solving · Preferred
Other relevant skills
Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.
- Food preparation
- Dietary planning
- Food safety
- Catering
- Inventory management
- First aid
- CPR
- Kitchen sanitation
- Problem solving
- Team communication
- Product Requirements
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification
- First Aid Certification
- Food Services
- Culinary Arts
- Invoicing
- Problem Solving
Job areas
- Food & Beverage
- Healthcare
- Hospitality
- Cook
- Cooks
- Cooks, Restaurant
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