Cook/kitchen Lead

4 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada Covenant House Toronto Full time

**Cook/Kitchen Lead**

**Food Services Department - On-Site**

**Full-time Permanent**

**About Covenant House Toronto**

Covenant House helps youth ignite their potential and reclaim their lives. As Canada’s largest agency serving youth who are homeless, trafficked or at risk, we offer the widest range of services to hundreds of young people every day. More than a place to stay, we provide life-changing care with unconditional love and respect. We meet youth’s immediate needs and then we work together to achieve their future goals. We offer 24/7 crisis shelter transitional housing options on-site and, in the community, health and well-being support, training and skill development, and ongoing care once youth move into the community.
For over 40 years, Covenant House has been dedicated to its mission of serving youth on the street and to protect and safeguard all youth with absolute respect and unconditional love. Since 1982, Covenant House has supported more than 100,000 young people.

**Overview**:
The Food Services Cook / Kitchen Lead is responsible for assisting with the day-to-day operations of the kitchen; provides direction to kitchen staff; provides support to the Food Services Manager and ensuring the timely execution of food delivery services.

**Responsibilities**:

- The cook / kitchen lead will be responsible for production/preparation of all menu items to include seasoning, marinating, cooking soups, fish, meats, vegetables, salad, desserts, allergen, dietary, vegan and vegetarian option or other foods as instructed by the Food Services Manager.
- Provides suggestions and recommendations on menu that support religious, ethnic dishes and support various holidays and celebrations.
- Provide suggested to recipe or menu changes to allow food products to be utilized before expiration date and minimize waste.
- Mentor, train, and leads staff and youth training in the food production kitchen in order quantity and quality standards are maintained according to the department’s goals and objectives.
- Communicates weekly with Food Services Manager regarding upcoming menus, food orders and budgets.
- Arrange service with Maintenance Team and various vendors to arrange for repair and maintenance of food service department.
- Responsible for checking and organizing fridge and freezer for inventory daily.
- Provide support with logistic and inventory team verifying Food Services Orders and deliveries.

**Qualifications**:

- Minimum 2-5 years’ experience in the food service industry.
- Successful completion/enrollment in a recognized Culinary Training Program or Ministry Apprenticeship program
- Strong written and verbal communications skills.
- Current food handler’s certificate.
- Experience working in a high volume fast-paced hospitality environment.
- Ability to prioritize and read orders, menus, standard recipes and task sheets, plan, prepare and execute meals within set deadlines with attention to standards of wholesomeness, quality and quantity as instructed.
- Leadership skills to provide guidance, training, direction and to coordinate, assign, schedule, check and supervise work of staff in food production areas.
- Familiarity in preparing meals with allergen and dietary requirements gluten free, lactose free, vegan and vegetarian.
- Must be available to work Monday - Friday. Working hours may from 7am - 11am start times and weekends if needed.
- At Covenant House Toronto we believe in a workplace culture of inclusion that is welcoming, respectful and safe for all staff. It is critical to Covenant House Toronto success to eliminate barriers and promote the inclusion of equity groups. Equity groups have been, and continue to be, underrepresented and marginalized in the workforce, leadership roles, and in some specific occupations. Equity groups include but may not be limited to Indigenous persons, racialized people, gender diverse people, 2SLGBTQIA+ people, and people with disabilities._
- In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and Covenant House Policy on Accommodation, a request for accommodation will be accepted as part of the Covenant House recruitment process._

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