Activily of Daily Living Assistant

3 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada COTA Health Full time

**Activity of Daily Living Assistant (ADL) - Cook**

**Bailey House**

**One (1) Bargaining Unit, Contract, Part-Time Position**

**(Contract until November 31, 2023)**

**(Every Tuesday and Thursday - 8:00 am - 4:00 pm)**

**About Cota**

If you're looking to contribute your expertise at a community-based organization making a positive impact in the lives of thousands of people each year - Cota would love to hear from you

We provide a collaborative and inclusive work environment that emphasizes employee support, learning opportunities and excellence in our field. We offer flexible hours and employer-paid benefits for some classifications along with other perks and wellness activities.

For 50 years, Cota has been supporting adults with mental health and cognitive challenges to live well within their community. We provide person-centred support to help individuals find inspiration and hope in themselves, so they are better able to pursue meaningful change in their lives.

To find out more about us and our programs/services and employee benefits please visit our website

**Role Overview**

We are seeking a dynamic and innovative individual who will work enthusiastically to deliver recovery oriented, client and family centered and comprehensive services that meet client needs, ensure client safety and work within a quality improvement framework to identify opportunities for enhancing quality and quantitative outcomes of the services. Client and family centered care is guiding principle at Cota that helps improve decision making processes, health outcome and client experiences. The successful individual will embed this guiding principle into their work.

**About the Position**

Bailey House is a supportive housing program that provides rent-subsidized accommodation and support for 17 men living with mental health challenges and co-occurring diabetes or pre-diabetic conditions. Each tenant has his own bedroom, a bathroom, and shares a communal kitchen with other tenants.

**Role Description**

As an Activity of Daily Living Assistant - Cook you will work in accordance with the mission, vision and values of Cota. Your duties and responsibilities will include planning, preparing and serving healthy meals and snacks in conjunction with Bailey House tenants, as well as maintaining a clean and organized work environment

**Summary of Duties**:

- Planning, in consultation with the Program Manager, the menu for all three meals per day with deserts and snacks, taking into consideration food preferences, special dietary requirements/food allergies, budgetary constraints, and ensuring healthy/nutritious meals.
- Preparing menu plans if absent from work.
- Ordering all required food and kitchen supplies in advance and according to established schedules, procedures and spending limits.
- Inspecting all food deliveries for quantity and quality, recording and tracking inventory, storing appropriately for future use.
- Preparing and cooking meals, desserts and snacks in a timely manner according to established schedules and health standards, including the preparing, cutting of meats and vegetables, assembling ingredients for established recipes or according to taste, heating or cooling as required; serving/arranging foods in a pleasing manner; preparing and cooking meals for special events, occasions or theme nights.
- Cleaning and clearing the kitchen area, cooking facilities and utensils after each meal, disinfecting as required; ensuring that all dishes, plates, utensils, etc., are returned, cleaned and available in sufficient quantities for the next meal; checking the kitchen equipment to ensure all is in safe working order, reporting any malfunctions; cleaning the dining room and pantry.
- Building a rapport with the tenants to learn their food preferences; monitoring and reporting on their health and wellbeing; identifying potential issues and communicating to Program Manager.
- Participating in the administration of the program by providing input into the preparation of the food services plan and budget and completing and maintaining required records or statistics.
- Other related duties as assigned by the Program Manager.

**Summary of Qualifications**:

- Minimum Grade 12 education or equivalent
- Ability to lift a minimum of 30 pounds
- Food Handlers Certification
- Knowledge of the accepted health and safety practices for food preparation, handling and storage, the public health regulations governing commercial kitchens, of nutrition and healthy eating guidelines as established by the Canada Health Guide, for example, and of the food alternatives for those individuals with restricted or special dietary requirements. Combined with this is the requirement to operate commercial food preparation equipment in a safe and proper manner.
- Physical ability to meet the demands of cooking in a commercial kitchen which will include conditions of high temperatures. Ability to stand for long periods of time.
- Demonstrated

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