Scratch Cook

**Job Title**: Cook
**Location**: Cherish at Central Park - Langford, BC

**Job Type**: Full-Time
**Reports To**: Head Chef

**Position Summary**:
At Cherish at Central Park, our cooks are responsible for preparing high-quality, scratch-made meals that support the health, dignity, and enjoyment of our senior residents. Working with the kitchen team, each chef plays a key role in delivering a delicious culinary experience for our seniors..

**Key Responsibilities**:
**Meal Preparation & Service**:

- Prepare high quality tea service, lunch and dinner items according to daily menus
- Plate meals for service, ensuring proper portioning, presentation, and timing.

**Kitchen Coordination**:

- Collaborate with other chefs to create and adjust production plans based on staffing and menu flow.
- Review menus in advance and ensure frozen and perishable ingredients are prepped as needed.
- Participate in handovers between shifts to ensure continuity and readiness for upcoming services.

**Cleaning & Organization**:

- Clean as you go, following all food safety and sanitation procedures.
- Complete assigned daily deep-cleaning task (e.g., equipment, storage areas, shelving).
- Receive and store delivered items, rotating stock according to FIFO principles.

**Qualifications & Skills**:

- 5+ years of professional cooking experience in a commercial or residential kitchen.
- 5+ years of Scratch cooking/production cooking experience **REQUIRED**:

- Food Safe Level 1 certification required.
- Experience working in a senior living setting an asset.
- Strong time management, organization, and multitasking skills.
- Able to lift up to 40 lbs and stand for extended periods.
- Team-oriented, respectful, and able to work both independently and collaboratively.
- Effective verbal and written communication in English..
- Supports a respectful, gossip-free, and team-driven workplace culture.

**Job Details**:

- Salary: $25 hour to start
- Job Type: Permanent Full-Time
- Schedule: Between 8am-6:30pm. Weekday and Weekend availability required.

**Why Work at Cherish?**
At Cherish at Central Park, we believe that meals are more than nourishment—they’re moments of connection and joy. As a Chef, you’ll be part of a supportive, values-driven kitchen team that prepares delicious food from scratch and makes a meaningful difference in the lives of our residents every day.