Cook (Pwlac)

**The Opportunity**:
The **Cook** role will be serving the community of **Athens Creek Retirement Lodge** in **Penticton, British Columbia** This role is responsible for ensuring top resident care is priority, with an elevated level of focus in time management and hospitality.

Full time with Availability Days, Weekends, Evenings, Nights: Saturday-Wednesday 10am-6:30pm

**Foundational knowledge and experience to grow from**:

- You stay cool as a cucumber
- A patient team player, motivator, mentor, and professional role model
- Able to coordinate various business activities within the vision, objectives, and guiding philosophy of Connecting Care
- A strong personal commitment to Person Directed Care approaches.
- Current familiarity with the Eden Alternative Philosophy and the Domains of Well-Being is preferred
- Strives to attain excellence in Resident, family member and Employee Care Partner satisfaction
- Friendly with a sense of humor and the utmost respect for all persons
- Attains and maintains ongoing compliance with appropriate local, provincial, and federal regulatory standards
- Demonstrates strength in building partnerships with Residents, family members, Employee Care Partners, volunteers, external care partners and the community at large to ensure the vibrancy of our community
- Flexible, willingness to prioritize and re-adjust routines, open to change for the benefit of the community
- Strong time management skills
- Supporting the Food Services Supervisor in supervising/managing the activities of the food services team and facilitating effective two-way communication
- Excellent problem solving and conflict resolution skills, and ability to calmly deal effectively with difficult or crisis situations
- Ongoing monitoring and continuous quality improvement
- Demonstrates an awareness of accident and injury prevention and adheres to safe work practices. Is mindful of the psychological health and safety of our employee care partners
- Auditing and collecting ongoing resident/family feedback. Including but not limited to the Resident Food Services committee
- Ensuring adequate & competent care partners are available to provide the food services that are required within the Community
- Supporting the Food Services Supervisor in coordinating & overseeing care partner planning and service time scheduling as per budget guidelines, including overtime and time off approval and vacation requests
- Attending and actively participating on various committees/meetings providing advice/ input
- Performs other services/tasks/duties related to Employee Care Partner role as assigned

**Skills and key deliverables that will take you further**:

- Food Safe Certificate is required
- Must hold valid Standard First Aid and CPR certificate
- Obtain prior to employment, a clear criminal record check with vulnerable sector check

**Why Join Our Team?**
- Competitive compensation package
- Opportunity for personal and professional growth
- We provide an approach to care that supports the WHOLE person, that upholds their right to a life full of purpose, connection, empowerment, and possibility.
- Life, Health & Dental benefits **(All permanent employees with 20 hours+ qualify for benefits & RRSP)**:

- Health Spending Account
- RRSP program with employer maximum % matching
- Looking for a happy corporate culture **The term staff is not used here, we are Employee Care Partners