Food Services Officer

**Food Services Officer (Cook)**:
**Job ID**:

- 234813

**Posting status**:

- Open

**Organization**:

- Ministry of the Solicitor General

**Division**:

- Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre

**City**:

- Hamilton

**Position(s) language**:

- English

**Job term**:

- 2 Temporary (on call - up to 6 months with possible extension)

**Job code**:

- C50214 - Cook 2 (COR)

**Salary**:

- $25.62 - $27.70 Per hour*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.

**Are you a seasoned food service professional eager to showcase your culinary skills in a high-volume environment?**

**Join us at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre and make a difference with your expertise.**

Please note:

- This position requires you to work on an on-call basis. The hours of work are 0 to 40 hours per week, including weekends and statutory holidays, based on operational requirements and with no guaranteed hours.
- This position requires working with and providing direction to inmate workers (and will be eligible for a Custodial Responsibility Allowance)

**About the job**: Our dedicated food service team and play a vital role in preparing nutritious meals for inmates while ensuring the kitchen remains safe and spotless.

Discover more about our work locations and opportunities by clicking Opportunity Overview. Although the meal schedule is consistent, our menus are diverse and tailored to meet various dietary needs.

As a valued member of our Food Service Team, you will:

- Efficiently produce meals during your shift
- Ensure meals meet standards, follow menus, and are served on time
- Maintain cleanliness, safety, and security
- Prepare a variety of foods using standard cooking methods
- Guide and support inmate helpers

**What you bring to the team**:
**Mandatory requirements**: You currently hold these certifications (or can complete or renew them upon hire):

- A Cook's certificate issued by appropriate Ministry or demonstrated equivalent acceptable experience in volume cooking
- A Valid First Aid and Heartsaver Certificate

**Food Services Knowledge and Skills**: You have:

- Knowledge of general and volume cooking/baking methods
- Experience with food preparation, storage, and portion control
- Ability to prepare various foods and restricted diets
- Familiarity with food safety practices and kitchen equipment
- Understanding of health and safety standards (e.g., OHSA, WHMIS, Public Health Act)
- Ability to follow workplace policies to ensure kitchen safety and security

**Communication and Team Leadership Skills**: You can:

- Guide inmate helpers in cooking methods and kitchen cleanliness, and evaluate their performance
- Use tact and diplomacy to collaborate with ministry staff, inmate helpers, and service providers
- Prepare reports with strong written communication skills

**Other Essential Skills**: You can:

- Analyze and resolve equipment malfunctions, supply shortages, and food service issues
- Use basic computer skills to input, track, and record data

**How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility**: We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's _Human Rights Code_ and the _Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005._ We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

- diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
- accessibility
- Anti-Racism Policy

**What we offer**: The Ontario Public Service is one of Ontario's largest employers. Employees work for a wide range of ministries, with offices in more than 70 cities across the province. We offer:

- a career that can grow across ministries and job functions
- flexible learning and developmental opportunities, including education and mentorship programs
- many employee networks offering support for and education about underrepresented groups
- tailored work arrangements, including opportunities like flex hours, self-funded leave and more

Our comprehensive compensation and benefits package includes:

- a defined-benefit lifetime pension plan (guaranteed, ongoing inflation-protected income after retirement)
- group health, dental, life and disability benefits
- a range of vacation and leave options
- an Employee and Family Assistance Program, which provides confidential counseling services

**Additional information**:

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