Cook

**Cook**:
**Job ID**:

- 233312

**Posting status**:

- Open

**Organization**:

- Ministry of Education

**Division**:

- Provincial and Demonstration Schools Branch

**City**:

- Brantford

**Position(s) language**:

- English

**Job term**:

- 1 Temporary, Seasonal position - September to June recurring

**Job code**:

- 50214 - Cook 2

**Salary**:

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

**Competition # PDSB25-093**

The Ministry of Education, Provincial and Demonstration Schools Branch, Brantford Campus (W. Ross Macdonald School) operates school/student lodging programs with the tradition and reputation for meeting the academic, personal, social, emotional, and developmental needs of the individual children.

Do you have experience preparing a large quantity of hot foods using commercial cooking methods and equipment and meeting individual special dietary restrictions? Are you an experienced Cook seeking on-call supply hours primarily during weekdays? If so, consider bringing your culinary expertise to this position where your primary role will be to prepare, cook and serve nutritious and appetizing meals.

**About the job**: In this role you will:

- Prepare a wide variety of foods through standard volume commercial cooking methods, using commercial cooking equipment, ensuring adherence to prescribed menus, work schedules and dietary requirements.
- Maintain cleanliness of food services area, equipment/utensils.
- Assist in the receiving and stocking of food items.
- Assist with inventory of supplies.
- Perform other duties related to the operation of a large school cafeteria.

**What you bring to the team**:
**Knowledge and Experience**:

- You have thorough knowledge of food preparation, storage techniques/procedures and proper kitchen equipment operations, normally acquired through completion of a post-secondary education in chef/cook training course or related work experience.
- Completed Food Handlers Certificate or willingness to obtain.
- You have demonstrated experience cooking large quantity of hot foods, as well as experience in the preparation of foods for individuals with special dietary needs.
- You have experience operating commercial/institutional food preparation equipment.
- You know nutritional principles to assist in planning menus

**Communication and Interpersonal Skills**:

- You have excellent communication skills including the ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.
- You have the ability to work independently and as a team member.

**Physical Work**:

- You have the ability to work shifts and perform physical work.

**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

**Additional information**:

- Wednesday, August 20, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

**Position details**:

- 1 English Temporary - Seasonal, duration up to 10 months, 350 Brant Ave, Brantford, West Region, Vulnerable Sector Check

**Compensation group**:

- Ontario Public Service Employees Union

**Work hours**:

- Schedule 4.7

**Category**:

- Health and Social Services

**Posted on**:

- Wednesday, August 6, 2025

**Note**:

- **About security checks**:
A criminal or other federal offence record **does not automatically disqualify you** from the position. We consider each situation based on the position's responsibilities.
If a check is needed and you've lived outside of Canada in the past 5 years for 6 or more months in a row, or if you are not a Canadian resident, you'll need to provide an out-of-country police clearance certificate from the country you lived in.
Employment screening checks are only reviewed and evaluated by the Transition and Security Office, which also maintains them and keeps them strictly confidential.

**How to apply**:

- Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.
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