Cook

**Employment Opportunity - Cook**

**Shift**: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM daily, Monday to Friday

**Location**: Family Place, 75 Central Street, Summerside, PE.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Ensure the kitchen runs smoothly and effectively.
- Prepare, cook, and handle foods according to a rotating menu, recipes, and guidelines.
- Ensure that all food is prepared and presented in a timely manner.
- Make adjustments to recipes to accommodate specific dietary restrictions and health concerns.
- Set up the work station for daily meal preparation.
- Monitor food quality and taste for consistency.
- Maintain a high standard of cleanliness, sanitation, and organization in the kitchen area, ensuring compliance with all food safety regulations and local safety standards.
- Keep track of kitchen inventory, and assist with ordering supplies as needed.
- Collaborate with staff to ensure smooth kitchen operations.
- Work as a team player.
- Be professional, dependable, punctual, and reliable.

**Skills and Qualifications**:

- A high school diploma, GED, or its equivalent is required. Culinary arts training is a strong asset.
- Three to five years of cooking experience, preferably in a childcare center, seniors' home, restaurant, or other food service environment.
- Strong knowledge of food handling procedures, preparation, and various cooking techniques.
- Must be detail-oriented, creative, and a critical thinker with the ability to modify recipes to meet children's needs.
- Experience using different cooking tools, equipment, and utensils.
- Basic knowledge of mathematics for making correct measurements of ingredients.
- Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
- Ability to work well under pressure.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.

**Certificates and Requirements**:

- **Food Safety Course**: Must possess an approved food handler certificate or be willing to obtain one.
- **Vulnerable Sector Criminal Records Check**: A current and clear check is mandatory. The employer will provide the necessary letter to obtain this document.
- **First Aid & CPR**: Certification is required, or a willingness to obtain it.
- **References**: Three professional references are required.
- **Residency**: You MUST currently live in PEI as we need to fill this position as soon as possible.

**About this Job**:

- **Terms of Employment**: Part-time, 25 hours per week.
- **Anticipated Start Date**: As soon as possible.
- **Wage**: $17.75 per hour, as per the PEI Early Years Centre wage grid.
- **Benefits**: We offer family-friendly policies, paid sick leave, paid personal days, a healthy living allowance, paid training, and co-pay Blue Cross health insurance. _Note: benefits commence after the probationary period is satisfactorily completed and are restricted to permanent staff._

**Family Place** **Attn: Laura Quinn Graham, Executive Director** **75 Central Street** **Summerside, PE, C1N 3L2**

**Closing Date: Open until filled. Applications are being processed as they are received.**

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: $17.75 per hour

Expected hours: 25 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- On-site childcare
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care
- Wellness program

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

**Education**:

- Secondary School (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Cooking: 1 year (preferred)

**Language**:

- English (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Food Handler Certification (preferred)
- Food Safe, SafeCheck, Food Handler or equivalent (preferred)

Work Location: In person