Shelter Chef

**JOB POSTING 2025-217-11**
- INTERNAL/EXTERNAL
- Montvue Shelter
- Shelter Chef
- Wage: $35.00 per hour
- Part Time: 28 hours per week, Monday to Sunday
- Permanent ** Plan and Prepare Meals for the Montvue Homeless Shelter**
**Join the team at Archway**
**Come Help Us Help People**

**Location: Abbotsford**

**On Site**

**Job Summary**:
The Shelter Chef is responsible for the smooth and efficient operation of the meal program including the planning, preparation of menu items, and clean-up of kitchen. The Chef will maintain a high standard of cleanliness in the eating, preparation and food storage areas.

**Your Role**:
Archway’s Shelter Chef with the Montvue Shelter contributes by:

- Preparing food and drink items according to the menu, specifications, and recipes in a timely manner.
- Sourcing seasonal and local ingredients and researching wholesale buying opportunities.
- Planning and finalizing menu items and ordering supplies.
- Monitoring and managing all cooking tools and ingredients for the program.
- Developing recipes that comply with agency policy and preparing modified or special diet items to accommodate residents’ requests.
- Continuously ensuring the workstation area(s), storage areas, and equipment are properly cleaned and sanitized as per the guidelines for health and safety and food safety.
- Maintaining cleanliness of refrigerators and freezers.
- Ensuring proper procedures are followed for food preparation regarding time and temperature.
- Working with and overseeing kitchen volunteers and/or practicum students.
- Supervising expenditures within existing budget allowances and makes budget recommendations to the Supervisor.

This position is a great fit for someone who has experience as a chef, enjoys cooking meals for a group of about 40 people, has great interpersonal skills, and is able to network and build rapport with food source suppliers, shelter residents, staff, volunteers, and community partners.

**Our Offer**:

- Wage: $35.00 per hour.
- A permanent, part-time position at 28 hours per week, availability Mondays through Sundays.

**Benefits include**:

- Three weeks’ pro-rated vacation in your first year, four weeks in your second year.
- Three pro-rated wellness days per year.
- Pro-rated sick leave days per year.
- Opportunity to exchange a statutory holiday for a cultural day celebration.
- A great benefits plan including extended health and dental; you choose your plan.
- Employee and Family Assistance Program.
- Access to online wellness resources including newsletters, physical health videos, and wellness events.
- Free access to Archway’s wellness equipment.
- Great in-house training opportunities.
- Business insurance and associated mileage costs for program-related driving is covered by Archway.
- Rewarding work in a positive environment.
- Work/Life balance.

**Getting an Interview-you will be considered if you have**:

- Secondary High School Diploma.
- Red Seal Certification as a Cook.
- Class 5 BC Driver’s License.
- Food Safe Certification.
- Experience preparing and cooking complete meals for a large crowd of approximately 40 people.
- Experience in menu planning and developing order supply lists.

**The Job Requires you to have**:

- Strong knowledge of cooking practices, dietary and health requirements.
- Strong verbal, written, and active listening skills; able to communicate effectively and respectfully with people from a variety of backgrounds and experiences.
- Strong planning, organizing, and time management skills; able to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
- Good knowledge of computers; able to use Microsoft Office 365 particularly Word and Outlook, and use of virtual meeting platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams.
- Good relationship building and networking skills; able to build rapport with food source suppliers, residents, volunteers, and community partners.
- Good problem-solving skills; able to identify issues and provide cost-effective solutions.
- Ability to work independently or in a team setting and to manage and organize daily workload.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to operate job-related equipment.
- Ability to understand and maintain clientele/worker boundaries.
- Ability to work with vulnerable, disadvantaged and challenging adults in a diverse environment.
- Crisis Intervention Skills Training is an asset.
- Ability to work in person with clients, shelter residents and Archway staff and adhere to health and safety protocols.
- Ability to be exposed to extreme temperature changes and noise.
- Ability to lift, push, pull, move products, equipment and supplies up to 50 lbs.
- Ability for long periods of standing, requiring bending and lifting.
- Ability to mange frequent interruptions, requiring switch-tasking.
- Access to a reliable, personal vehicle for program-related driving, that can be insured according to Archway’s transportation policy.
- A satisfactory Cri