Supply Cook

**Supply Cook, (Hamilton)**

**Program Location**: Hamilton Region

Hello, Future Cook

**_ At Today’s Family, we believe in the role, value and impact of strong people partnerships in achieving what’s best for _**_children_**_ and families. Together, we can ensure that every _**_child_**_ experiences the joy of learning through play._**

**_ It’s why we exist._**

We believe in the importance and impact of access to healthy and safe food for children and families within our communities. Across our many programs, our kitchens act and serve as the heart of Today’s Family - offering places to nourish, gather, learn, and grow together.

With food as the invitation, our Cooks offer essential support to creating welcoming and positive environments for children, families, and our people to thrive.

**Who Are We?**

Today’s Family is a large and growing not-for-profit, charitable organization serving over 6,000 children and families in over 86 neighbourhoods across Hamilton, Halton, Haldimand and Norfolk, and Oxford County. We’re on a mission. By working together to enrich today’s families, we want what’s best for children. It’s our vision that every child experience the joy of learning through play. We achieve this by holding our core values close to us, allowing them to guide us into the future we embrace - a future for every child. We value _Caring, Collaboration, Accountability, Innovation, and Inclusion_.

We offer a wide variety of licensed early learning and child care programs for children ages 0-12 and their families.

We care for children. Children in our programs receive fresh food cooked and prepared on-site by our Caring Cooks who are committed to strengthening experiences and opportunities to build stronger food security and food literacy in the early years.

We care for community. Our programs commit to serving whole foods sourced by local growers and vendors. Additionally, our programs commit to eliminating food waste by sharing food with families, our people, and community food programs. We enjoy facilitating spaces for families and community to gather together to enjoy meals.

We believe that food is the invitation to slow down, pause and enjoy play in a new wa,y through social connection and a chance to learn more about the world and people around us. Our meals are enjoyed around a table, joined by friends, family, and community. Time spent in this way is important to us. We believe that we’re better when we’re together.

We know that the very best programs require the very best people - and that’s YOU

**Are you?**:

- Looking for new, innovative ways to share your skills and talents?
- An expert in all things healthy nutrition, menu planning, cooking, and baking?
- Interested in spreading the joy of learning and connection through the sharing of food?
- Someone who values creativity and expression?
- Seeking new opportunities and places to chart your growth and expertise in food preparation, cooking, and customer service?
- Eager to share your big ideas on the ways of which we can make a positive impact in the healthy development of children and families?

**If yes**, we welcome you to consider learning more about a career with Today’s Family:
**We’re seeking Cooks to**:

- Care for children and families within a variety of program spaces throughout our neighbourhoods (e.g. kitchens, community gardens) by preparing fresh, healthy, unique, and exciting meals and snacks each day
- Be accountable to the children and families in our care by ensuring the constant safety and well-being is our top priority through the strong adherence to child food preferences and restrictions
- Maintain clean, safe, and welcoming kitchen environments
- Adhere to Today’s Family’s policies and procedures, Public Health standards, and the College of ECEs Code of Ethics and Professional Practices to ensure the highest quality of interactions, relationships, and engagement with children and families
- Work collaboratively with children and families as our partners to co-create experiences to investigate and explore new foods in innovative ways
- Offer creativity and collaboration in sharing best thinking to creation of diverse menu items with the input and feedback from families
- Facilitate belonging for all by creating welcoming, accepting, and safe cooking and kitchen environments
- Explore new cuisines, tastes, and explorations in the world of food preparation, discovery, and engagement
- Work collaboratively across our Cooks Network to investigate new ideas, processes, and practices to best empower and build food literacy and security within our programs and communities
- Ensure a strong commitment to leading and caring with an intent for Equity, respect for Diversity, demand for Inclusion, and facilitation of Belonging that every family deserves

We’re seeking Cooks with:

- Experience working within hospitality, restaurant or applicable food industry environments
- Comfort and e