Cook - LTC, Unscheduled Part-Time (Int/Ext)

Job summary

The Cook is responsible for preparing meals in a long-term care setting while ensuring compliance with safety and nutritional standards. They must maintain a caring and respectful environment for residents, families, and team members.

Job details

The Village of Erin Meadows has an exciting opportunity for a Cook to join their team. • Status: Unscheduled Part-Time • Location: 2930, Erin Centre Blvd, Mississauga, L5M 7M4 • Expected Start Date: As soon as possible Published September 09, 2026 To be unpublished September 19, 2026 The hiring rate for this role is $24.11 per collective agreement/employee association agreement. Successful candidates will be required to provide an acceptable Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC) before starting. Are you willing to obtain and provide a VSC upon hire? Successful candidates will be required to provide an acceptable Tuberculosis (TB) screening test before starting. Are you willing to obtain and provide a TB test upon hire? How Schlegel Villages supports our Team Members: * Competitive salary, and benefits; * Significant opportunities for Growth and Development * Ongoing Team Member Appreciation incentives and rewards and recognition * Extended Health Benefits & Retirement Savings * Individualized Assistance for Team Member Education and Development * Loans and Scholarships to help our team members realize their greatest potential * Financial Hardship Support Program: Wilfred Schlegel Hope Fund * A Unique Family Culture To be successful as our new COOK, you will: * Be a graduate of Chef Training or Culinary Management Diploma from an accredited college * Possess a food safety certification * Be able to lift up to 35lbs * Display a caring and respectful attitude toward our residents, families, and team members * Understand the physical, mental, and emotional demands of the COOK role It would be an asset if our new COOK has: * Acquired a Red Seal designation * Possesses an understanding of therapeutic diets * Knowledge of relevant policies, procedures, legislation, regulations and best practices applicable to the retirement and long-term care sector You can be you while being a part of our family At Schlegel Villages we are redefining elder care through innovation [https://the-ria.ca/about-ria/about-us/our-history/], Village design [http://schlegelvillages.com/about] and culture [http://schlegelvillages.com/culturechange] change, but we know the key to our Village success, and our residents’ satisfaction, is YOU and our teams. We aspire to provide all members of our communities, including team members, with a life enriching experience. We are family owned and operated and we take our mission seriously: “to provide holistic health care in a home environment, located within an internal neighbourhood design that promotes a caring community with emphasis on optimal health and life purpose for each resident”. Schlegel Villages is pleased to accommodate individual needs in accordance with the Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), within our recruitment process. If you require accommodation at any time throughout the recruitment process, please speak with the hiring leader. Equity, diversity and inclusion are ingrained within the Schlegel Culture, and our Villages are more welcoming, open-hearted and vibrant because of it. Each Village is strengthened by the unique lived experience of every person connected to it. Everyone is included and respected in their spirituality, cultural diversity and individuality. Regardless of ability, heritage or cultural roots, our people are embraced, just as they are, and we celebrate and support life purpose within the community. At Schlegel Villages, our hiring practices reflect our commitment to human connection and strong relationships that we strive to provide in our Villages. We do not use artificial intelligence in our screening or selection processes; applications are reviewed by our recruitment professionals who thoughtfully assess candidate’s fit with our posted opportunities, mission and values.

What you’ll do

The Cook is responsible for preparing meals in a long-term care setting while ensuring compliance with safety and nutritional standards. They must maintain a caring and respectful environment for residents, families, and team members.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Chef Training or Culinary Management Diploma and possess a valid food safety certification. The role requires the ability to lift up to 35lbs and the successful completion of a Vulnerable Sector Check and TB screening.

Benefits

• Competitive salary • Extended health benefits • Retirement savings • Growth and development opportunities • Team member appreciation incentives • Financial hardship support program • Education and development assistance

Listed skills

• Regulatory Compliance · Preferred
• Food safety · Preferred
• Team Collaboration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Culinary management
• Food safety
• Therapeutic diets
• Meal preparation
• Kitchen operations
• Regulatory compliance
• Elder care support
• Team collaboration
• Culinary Management
• Food Safety Certification
• Lifting Ability
• Artificial Intelligence
• Cultural Diversity
• Disabilities
• Equities
• Holistic Health
• Innovation
• Loans
• Long-Term Care
• Tuberculosis Management
• Tuberculosis

Job areas

• Food & Beverage
• Healthcare
• Social Services
• Lead Cook
• Cook
• Cooks
• Cooks, Restaurant