Food Services Officer

**Food Services Officer (Cook)**:

- **Job ID**:

- 233603
- **Posting status**:

- Open
- **Organization**:

- Ministry of the Solicitor General
- **Division**:

- Ontario Correctional Institute
- **City**:

- Brampton
- **Position(s) language**:

- English
- **Job term**:

- 1 Temporary (up to 12 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.
- Join a team that makes a meaningful impact every day. As a** Food Services Officer** at the Ontario Correctional Institute in Brampton, you'll play a vital role in maintaining the health and well-being of the inmates by preparing and delivering nutritious meals in a secure environment. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to public service while developing your culinary and organizational skills in a dynamic correctional setting.

Please note:

- This position requires working with and providing direction to inmate helpers (and may be eligible for an Custodial Responsibility Allowance)**Join Our Information Session**
To learn more about the role, the Ontario Public Service and the recruitment process, we welcome you to attend our information session on Monday, November 17th, at 12:00pm. Please register. Attendance is optional and will have no influence on the screening and selection process.

**About the job**:

- Prepare and assemble meals and restricted diets, ensuring proper handling and storage
- Assist in maintaining a daily food item inventory of supplies on hand and required for pre-determined menus
- Assists in the receipt and storage of replacement supplies, adhering to standard stock rotation principles
- Instruct and direct inmate helpers
- Ensure the safety and security of kitchen helpers and other staff
- Maintain proper sanitary conditions in the kitchen area-
- **What you bring to the team**:

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Mandatory requirements**:

- You have a Cook's certificate issued by appropriate Ministry OR demonstrated equivalent acceptable experience in volume cooking- **
Food Services Knowledge and Skills**:

- You have knowledge of volume cooking/baking methods and safety principles
- You can prepare and assemble a high volume of meals
- You have knowledge and experience with various diets (i.e. lifestyle, medical, religious)
- You have knowledge of food safety practices
- You have knowledge of health and safety practices and standards
- You have demonstrated ability to understand and follow organizational policies/protocols in order to maintain safety and security of kitchen- **
Communication and Team Leadership Skills**:

- You can work with staff, inmate helpers, and service providers to address issues
- You have team leadership skills to provide instruction and direction to kitchen helpers and inmate helpers in cooking methods and kitchen cleanliness and appraise performance
- You have written communication skills to prepare various reports- **
Other Essential Skills**:

- You have analytical and problem-solving skills to identify, assess, and resolve equipment/appliance malfunctions, supply shortage, sanitation and hygiene control, and food service issues
- You have 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 moreOur comprehensive compensation and benefits package includes:

- a defined-benefit lifetime pension plan (guaranteed, ongoing inflation-protected inco