Cook- Casual

2 weeks ago


Vancouver, Canada Downtown Eastside Women's Centre - Vancouver, BC Full time

**About DEWC**

**The Opportunity**

The Kitchen Trainer is primarily responsible for providing a nutritious meal within a busy and chaotic drop-in centre and/or emergency night shelter including meal planning and preparation, serving, cleaning and maintenance, customer service skills, stock taking and ordering. She will participate in supporting a relevant training program for community volunteers in all aspects of the kitchen. Reporting to the Kitchen Manager, she will collaborate with other DEWC staff to promote integrated services to women. She will work from a feminist perspective and within an anti-oppression framework.

**About You**

✔ You have a minimum of 2 years related experience preferable within a drop in and/or shelter environment.
✔ You will promote and articulate the mission, mandate, philosophy, and values of DEWC.
✔ You are knowledgeable of the issues impacting women in the dtes, including gender-based violence, mental health, homelessness, and addictions with an understanding of trauma-informed care responses.
✔ You have the ability to work calmly and respectfully within a busy, chaotic, crisis driven environment where there are multiple demands and prioritize.
✔ You have strong conflict resolution skills and demonstrated crises intervention training and experience
✔ You have, or will obtain, a First Aid Certification, Food Safe, and NVCI.

**Benefits of Joining the DEWC Team**
- Healthcare: Extended health & dental coverage including vision; prescription medications; alternative therapies; EAP; life insurance; and long-term disability.
- Paid time off: 3 weeks paid vacation in the 1st year, 4 weeks after 1 year; 13 paid statutory holidays; 12 paid sick days annually; and access to time off to handle family or personal situations.
- For your Retirement: Enrolled in the Municipal Pension Plan with a matching contribution from DEWC.
- Other perks: Compressed work schedule; employee loan program; regular staff development days; and DEWC employees are considered first for any open positions.

**POSITION DETAILS**:

- Permanent/Temporary, Full-Time/Part-Time and Casual positions. Compressed work schedule
- Union position: BCGEU hourly rate $24.23
- Application Closing Date: Open until position is closed, Start Date: ASAP

**Job Type**: Casual

**Salary**: $24.23 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- On call
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

**Experience**:

- Cooking: 2 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Food Safe, SafeCheck, Food Handler or equivalent (preferred)

Work Location: One location


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