Assistant Cook

2 weeks ago

Scarborough, Canada Edion Healthcare Full time

_**Join our Team**_

**Casual Assitant Cook required to join our teams located at Scarborough**

Edion Healthcare is providing the opportunity for individuals who enjoy interacting with others, are caring and passionate about serving the most respected demographic of the Canadian population and love being around similarly driven individuals of diverse backgrounds and life experiences. Edion Healthcare contributes positively to the field of early learning, while also enriching the employee experience.

**Full Job Description**

**Available Opportunities**
- Assitant Cook

**Summary of Responsibilities**:

- Reviews daily menu, checks supplies, plans preparation, and makes substitutions (as directed).
- Prepares food and ingredients to be cooked or baked by cleaning, cutting, portioning, measuring and mixing, using kitchen utensils, knives and large quantity cooking equipment such as Hobart mixers, steamers, ovens, meat slicers, steam kettle, skillet, flat top, roasting pans etc.
- Prepares ovens and steamers, ensuring correct temperature/pressure is used.
- Cooks food and bakes desserts, using adjustments to standard recipes (e.g. special dietary requirements) and modifying consistency according to special needs of client groups (e.g. pureeing and mincing).
- Portions and places foods in containers for delivery by Food Services Worker.
- Prepares cold foods such as salad, sandwiches, meat/fruit trays etc.
- Labels and retains daily food samples.
- Directs the retrieval of food supplies and the storage of leftovers.
- Monitors and orders food supplies in stockroom, rotates same.
- Prepares reports on food waste/usage.
- Answers telephones, take messages.
- Ensures food is cooked, stored and served at proper temperatures.
- Records temperatures.
- Cleans work surfaces and utensils.
- Delivers, arranges, replenishes food to service area and does meal rounds to make sure the meals are good in terms of quantity and quality.

**Qualifications**:

- Must have food handlers certificate
- Must have a Valid Vulnerable Sector Check within 6 month of Application for this position.
- Must have a tuberculosis TB test done with in 6 months of Application of the position.
- Must have a minimum of 2 covid Vaccine shots.
- Experience working in a food services environment.
- Experience preparing and cooking food in a long-term care or other large scale institutional **setting**.
- Proficient in oral and written communication in English
- Ability to communicate orally and in writing in Chinese is preferable but not mandatory

**You must also have**:

- Current certification of the Food Handler/Safety Awareness Program **offered **by the local **Board **of Health.
- A recent Vulnerable Sector Check within 6 month of Application for this position.
- Ability to communicate orally and in writing in Chinese is preferable but not mandatory
- A recent copy of a 2-step TB test or X-ray within 6 months
- COVID vaccination + booster confirmation Certificate.
- Valid Driver’s Licence and reliable vehicle.
- Effective communication skills.
- **Knowledge of **operation and care **of **kitchen equipment.
- **Knowledge of nutrition **and therapeutic **diets**.
- Ability **to work in **a group **setting **and be able to **work **collaboratively with all staff.
- **Excellent **interpersonal and **teamwork skills**.
- **Ability **to prepare and maintain minor reports and perform basic mathematical calculations.
- Ability to read and write notes, direction and/or program reports as required.
- **Ability **to communicate and maintain effective working relationships with staff and residents. Ability to perform **various **cleaning **duties**.
- Ability to **operate, lift and move **various **equipment, supplies, and other **heavy items**.**:

- **Thorough knowledge of hygiene and safe food handling techniques.**:

- Knowledge of Ministry **of Health and Long-Term Care Standards and ability to ensure **compliance **with these standards.**:

- **Knowledge of the Occupational Health and**

Safety **Act, **WHMIS**, the **Sanitation **Code and other legislation related to this **work**.**
- **Knowledge of HACCP procedures.**:

- Ability to work **weekends**, shifts**, and **holidays
- **Ability to demonstrate a high level of customer service, fiscal accountability, innovation, result **orientation **and **teamwork**.**:

- **Ability and willingness to provide a service **that enhances **the dignity and **reflects **the diversity **of residents**.**

**Job Type**: Casual

**Salary**: $22.10 per hour

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Morning shift
- Weekends as needed

Application question(s):

- Must have a valid tuberculosis TB Test within 6 months of Application and Covid Vaccine shot taken.
- Must have a valid Police Vulnerable Sector Check within 6 months of Application

**Experience**:

- Cooking: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Possession of a current Food Handling Certificate (required)

Work Location: On t

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