Site Leader - Food Services (Chef)
Top Benefits
About the role
GEF Seniors Housing is the largest provider of affordable supportive living residences for low to moderate income seniors in Alberta. As a leading provider of safe, affordable, quality accommodations, we offer competitive salaries & excellent working conditions for our team of employees, and the opportunity to positively contribute to our clients’ quality of life.
Details: Full Time, Days, 37.50 hours per week, 9:30AM to 5:30PM, 3 week rotational schedule
Pay Scale: $34.25 - $42.77 per hour
Location: At any of our GEF lodge locations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee kitchen and dining room operations, including supervision, training, and coaching of staff.
- Plan balanced menus, ensuring compliance with the Canada Food Guide, and Order groceries and kitchen-related purchases within a set budget.
- Assist in planning special events and cooking main meals
- Perform administrative duties, including performance evaluations, scheduling, submitting timesheets, invoice approval, and monthly inventory management.
- Contribute to health and safety program administration, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.
- Foster positive dining experiences by gathering feedback from residents and implementing improvements to food offerings.
- Oversee food supplies, equipment, and inventory management, ensuring proper food storage and cost-effective practices.
- Ensure proper meal presentation, portioning, and maintain high quality control standards.
- Maintain cleanliness in kitchen and dining areas, ensuring compliance with health regulations and safety standards.
- Perform other site-specific duties as required to ensure smooth kitchen and dining room operations.
Experience/Education Preferences:
- Alberta recognized Journeyman Certificate in cooking. (Red Seal is required)
- Minimum of 5 years of Experience in a supervisory culinary role is required.
- Food Safe Certification required.
- Knowledge of food production, quality control, and inventory management systems.
- Experience in a commercial kitchen environment and with seniors preferred.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to meet deadlines
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and kitchen management systems.
Other Requirements:
- Strong customer service skills, including respectful interaction with residents, families, staff, and contractors.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently and work under pressure.
- Availability to work weekends and public holidays as needed.
- Physical ability to lift and carry up to 25 lbs., perform repetitive motion tasks, and stand/walk for extended periods.
What We Offer:
- Comprehensive Sun Life Benefits Package, including:
- Medical and Dental Coverage
- Health Spending Account
- Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Participation in the LAPP Pension Plan
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Paid Training, including Health & Safety certification and hands-on, role-specific learning
- Company-covered Criminal Record and Vulnerable Sector Checks
Internal applicants: Please advise your supervisor or manager of your intent to apply.
This job competition will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.
The successful applicant will be required to undergo a criminal records check.
About GEF Seniors Housing
We provide friendly, affordable, and secure housing and services to nearly 4,000 seniors in Edmonton.
Our vision is to create vibrant, affordable communities for seniors. For our mission, we focus on providing affordable, well-maintained, and secure buildings, where our clients can live with dignity and thrive in their communities with the support of friendly and caring staff and volunteers.
We offer a wide selection of seniors’ self-contained apartments and lodge accommodations throughout Edmonton, to give seniors more choices of where they want to live.
In 2019, GEF Seniors Housing celebrated 60 years of serving Edmonton seniors.
In 1959, our organization was established under provincial legislation as Greater Edmonton Foundation (GEF). In the 1960s the Alberta government built retirement homes throughout Alberta, called lodges, for low-income seniors. The province continued to build these homes until 1984.
Under an agreement between the City of Edmonton and the Alberta government, the City provided land for the buildings and the provincial government built the lodges. Foundations were established to manage the lodges in one or more municipal districts or counties in the province. The Greater Edmonton Foundation was one of these foundations. In 2012, we changed our name to GEF Seniors Housing.
Since 1959, we have continued working with the community as an active partner in the important work of providing quality housing for seniors in Edmonton and its surrounding communities. Our self-contained apartment buildings and lodges offer accessible, affordable and safe housing in comfortable, supportive environments that promote opportunities for seniors to successfully age in place.
Site Leader - Food Services (Chef)
Top Benefits
About the role
GEF Seniors Housing is the largest provider of affordable supportive living residences for low to moderate income seniors in Alberta. As a leading provider of safe, affordable, quality accommodations, we offer competitive salaries & excellent working conditions for our team of employees, and the opportunity to positively contribute to our clients’ quality of life.
Details: Full Time, Days, 37.50 hours per week, 9:30AM to 5:30PM, 3 week rotational schedule
Pay Scale: $34.25 - $42.77 per hour
Location: At any of our GEF lodge locations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee kitchen and dining room operations, including supervision, training, and coaching of staff.
- Plan balanced menus, ensuring compliance with the Canada Food Guide, and Order groceries and kitchen-related purchases within a set budget.
- Assist in planning special events and cooking main meals
- Perform administrative duties, including performance evaluations, scheduling, submitting timesheets, invoice approval, and monthly inventory management.
- Contribute to health and safety program administration, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.
- Foster positive dining experiences by gathering feedback from residents and implementing improvements to food offerings.
- Oversee food supplies, equipment, and inventory management, ensuring proper food storage and cost-effective practices.
- Ensure proper meal presentation, portioning, and maintain high quality control standards.
- Maintain cleanliness in kitchen and dining areas, ensuring compliance with health regulations and safety standards.
- Perform other site-specific duties as required to ensure smooth kitchen and dining room operations.
Experience/Education Preferences:
- Alberta recognized Journeyman Certificate in cooking. (Red Seal is required)
- Minimum of 5 years of Experience in a supervisory culinary role is required.
- Food Safe Certification required.
- Knowledge of food production, quality control, and inventory management systems.
- Experience in a commercial kitchen environment and with seniors preferred.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to meet deadlines
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and kitchen management systems.
Other Requirements:
- Strong customer service skills, including respectful interaction with residents, families, staff, and contractors.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently and work under pressure.
- Availability to work weekends and public holidays as needed.
- Physical ability to lift and carry up to 25 lbs., perform repetitive motion tasks, and stand/walk for extended periods.
What We Offer:
- Comprehensive Sun Life Benefits Package, including:
- Medical and Dental Coverage
- Health Spending Account
- Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Participation in the LAPP Pension Plan
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Paid Training, including Health & Safety certification and hands-on, role-specific learning
- Company-covered Criminal Record and Vulnerable Sector Checks
Internal applicants: Please advise your supervisor or manager of your intent to apply.
This job competition will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.
The successful applicant will be required to undergo a criminal records check.
About GEF Seniors Housing
We provide friendly, affordable, and secure housing and services to nearly 4,000 seniors in Edmonton.
Our vision is to create vibrant, affordable communities for seniors. For our mission, we focus on providing affordable, well-maintained, and secure buildings, where our clients can live with dignity and thrive in their communities with the support of friendly and caring staff and volunteers.
We offer a wide selection of seniors’ self-contained apartments and lodge accommodations throughout Edmonton, to give seniors more choices of where they want to live.
In 2019, GEF Seniors Housing celebrated 60 years of serving Edmonton seniors.
In 1959, our organization was established under provincial legislation as Greater Edmonton Foundation (GEF). In the 1960s the Alberta government built retirement homes throughout Alberta, called lodges, for low-income seniors. The province continued to build these homes until 1984.
Under an agreement between the City of Edmonton and the Alberta government, the City provided land for the buildings and the provincial government built the lodges. Foundations were established to manage the lodges in one or more municipal districts or counties in the province. The Greater Edmonton Foundation was one of these foundations. In 2012, we changed our name to GEF Seniors Housing.
Since 1959, we have continued working with the community as an active partner in the important work of providing quality housing for seniors in Edmonton and its surrounding communities. Our self-contained apartment buildings and lodges offer accessible, affordable and safe housing in comfortable, supportive environments that promote opportunities for seniors to successfully age in place.