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Cook
General Description:
The cook will plan, organize, and deliver a supper program at SIMFC ensuring that food is healthy, safe, affordable and appropriate. The successful candidate will deliver two meals per week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The target audience being served will be individuals experiencing homelessness and/or extreme poverty.
Duties and Responsibilities:
To ensure the successful supper program.
Menu planning to meet nutrition requirements of participants
Ordering and receiving food and supplies
Preparing meals using food safe practices
Maintaining a clean and organized work area
Relate well to participants sharing information on healthy eating as appropriate and possible
Keep records and write reports
Ensuring all kitchen dishes/pots/utensils are cleaned and maintained.
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Training and/or experience in nutrition and food services
Experience working with youth, adults and aboriginal individuals and families
Familiar with ordering food and supplies, record keeping and budget management
Must have Food Safe Certification
Indigenous candidates preferred, please self identify (First Nations, Metis, Inuit)
Working Conditions:
Work hours will be 1:30-6:30 p.m., working with adults at the SIMFC, ability to work cooperatively with SIMFC staff, participants, ability to work with little supervision
This job requires a police record check, drivers license preferable, Food Safe certificate
Part Time-10 hours per week
Types of Meals/Food Prepared
- All meals
Essential Skills
- Working with others
- Decision making
- Job task planning and organizing
- Continuous learning
Cook Categories
- Cook (general)
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Food Safe Certificate
Specific Skills
- Plan menus
- Order supplies and equipment
- Manage kitchen operations
- Maintain inventory and records of food, supplies and equipment
- Estimate food requirements and costs
- Ensure quality of food and determine size of food proportions
- Work with minimal supervision
- Clean kitchen and work areas
- Wash dishes
Work Location Information
- Urban area