COOK
Position: Cook
Status: Part-Time
Schedule: Mixed shifts (6am-2pm/11am-7pm)
Home/Location: Hope Street Terrace, Port Hope, ON
Are you passionate about creating delicious, nutritious meals that bring comfort and joy to others? Join our team at Hope Street Terrace, part of Southbridge Care Homes, as a Cook and play a key role in enhancing the lives of our residents through exceptional culinary care.
In this role, you will prepare and serve meals that meet the dietary needs and preferences of our residents, ensuring both quality and presentation. You’ll work closely with a dedicated team in a supportive, collaborative environment, contributing to a warm and welcoming atmosphere where residents feel valued and cared for.
If you take pride in your culinary skills, enjoy creating nourishing meals, and want to make a positive difference every day, this is the perfect opportunity for you!
Duties and Responsibilities
Reviewing menus, preparing food following standardized recipes and production sheets.
In the absence of the Food Services Manager assists with their responsibilities.
Monitor quality and quantity of food supplies and recommend corrective action, when need be, regarding quality.
Coaches Dietary Aides in basic food preparation procedures and in serving activities; assumes responsibility for routine departmental operations in the absence of the Food Services Manager, including staff replacements and service calls for malfunctioning equipment.
Maintains all required records and cooperates with other departments to meet resident needs.
Qualifications
Must meet one of the three (3) following qualification scenarios:
Chef training or culinary management certificate/diploma from a program that meets the requirements of the Ontario Long Term Care Act; or
Certificate of qualification as a Cook issued by an authority meeting the requirements of the Ontario Long Term Care Act, or
Post-secondary diploma in food and nutrition management or a post-secondary degree in food and nutrition
Additional qualifications include:
Red Seal Cook Trade Certification preferred.
Experience in institutional large quantity cooking preferred.
Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
Proven ability to provide direction and lead others within a busy environment.
Must provide a current Safe Food Handling Certificate issued by the TBDHU.
Must possess/able to obtain a current Vulnerable Sector Criminal Record Check.
Interested applicants should send their resumes here. We would like to thank all applicants for your interest in working as part of our team! Only those applicants selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be contacted.
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