Food Services Officer

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**Food Services Officer**:
**Job ID**:

- 239718

**Posting status**:

- Open

**Organization**:

- Ministry of the Solicitor General

**Division**:

- Kenora Jail Food Services

**City**:

- Kenora

**Position(s) language**:

- English

**Job term**:

- 1 Temporary (irregular, 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.

Please note:

- This position is irregularly scheduled, on-call working from 0 to 40 hours per week with no guaranteed minimum amount of hours per week
- This position requires working with and providing direction to inmate helpers (and will be eligible for an Custodial Responsibility Allowance)

**About the job**:

- Prepare, cook and serve meals for an offender population of approximately 260 and staff on an assigned shift
- Train, instruct, and supervise offender helpers
- Check temperatures and ensure equipment is functioning properly
- Ensure safety and security of the kitchen
- Maintain an inventory of supplies
- Maintain proper sanitary conditions in the kitchen area

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.**What you bring to the team**:
**Mandatory requirements**:

- You have a Journeyman Chef's Certificate as issued by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities, or sufficient acceptable experience in volume cooking
- You have a valid First Aid and Heartsaver Certificate or the ability to obtain

**Food Services Knowledge and Skills**:

- You have knowledge of general and volume cooking/baking methods and procedures
- You have experience with food preparation and storage procedures/methods
- You have knowledge of portion control standards
- You have experience preparing a variety of foods and restricted diets
- You know food safety practices and proper use of kitchen equipment
- You have demonstrated ability to understand and follow organizational policies/protocols in order to acquire knowledge of institutional policies and maintain safety and security of kitchen

**Communication Skills**:

- You can provide instruction and direction to kitchen helpers and inmate helpers in cooking methods and kitchen cleanliness and appraise performance
- You have demonstrated tact and diplomacy to work with staff, inmate helpers, and service providers to address issues
- You have written communication skills to prepare various reports

**Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills**:

- You have analytical and problem-solving skills to identify, assess, and resolve workplace hazards, equipment malfunctions, and food service issues**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**:

- Monday, January 26, 2026 11:59 pm EST

**Position details**:

- 1 English Temporary - Irregular On-Call, duration up to 6 months, 1430 River Dr, Kenora, North Region, Vulnerable Sector Check, Credit History Check, Local Police Databases Search

**Compensation group**:

- Ontario Public Service Employees Union

**Work hours**:

- Schedule 4-7

**Category**:

- Corrections and Enforcement

**Posted on**:

- Monday, January 12, 2026

**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.
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