Cook

Employment Type: Fixed term until March 31st, 2026.
Schedule: 5-Hour shifts on a rotating schedule 4 days on 4 days off
Reporting to: Food Services Supervisor
City: Kamloops
Wage: $22.00 per hour 
Number of Positions to Fill: 2
RFR #: 1776

Reporting to the Food Services Supervisor, the Cook is responsible for planning and preparing food for shelter meals, our Drop-in Centre and other areas. The Cook will oversee the kitchen and ensure all food deliveries from suppliers and donations are received, sorted, and stored in the most efficient manner. They will be responsible for ordering food and staying within budget. They will coordinate and work together with volunteers, community participants and staff members.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee the delivery of a healthy and nutritious meal program and create menus that fit the budget and available donations
• Receive, verify orders, and store all purchased food and kitchen items
• Receive donated goods, sort, and transfer to appropriate area
• Oversee stored food rotation
• Maintain Occupational Health & Safety standards
• Follow the Environmental Health Services Guidelines regarding how food is prepared, handled, and stored
• Work alongside volunteers, both individually and in groups
• Keep all food inventories up to date and track statistics (meals made and served, etc.)
• Record all temperatures daily and inform supervisor of any concerns
• Greet and welcome all donors in a professional and respectful manner
• Maintain cleanliness of kitchen (floors, countertops, walls etc.)
• Work in dish pit, clean cookware and dishes
• Pick-up food as required
• Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Minimum of one (1) year experience working in the Food Service industry preferred
• Experience with menu planning, large quantity cooking, and working with donated goods and assets
• Valid Food Safety certificate
• Ability to lead a team consisting of paid staff, volunteers and guests
• Ability to resolve conflicts as they arise
• Ability to respect and follow necessary boundaries with coworkers, volunteers and guests

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Potentially high-pressure environment so the ability to adapt to change and find creative solutions are essential
• Position is often fast-paced, and requires substantial effort to analyze information and problem solve
• Position requires varied mental and emotional effort: must be able to respond appropriately to intense situations, provide conflict resolution and work directly with clients at risk
• This is a "hands on" position: moderate physical effort required, extensive periods of standing, walking, and reaching; must be able to lift twenty-five (25) pounds
• Employees are to be aware that many of our clients may experience difficulties or impairment at times, which could result in them uttering threats, discriminatory statements, and other insults at your person. This may be in a raised voice, or in seeing unpredictable behaviour up to and including the possibility of them becoming aggressive
• Training on how to respond is provided, but this is to be considered typical working conditions. Many of our clients are unaware of the impact of these comments

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• An Employment Background Check is required for all positions at The Mustard Seed
• As The Mustard Seed is a Christian ministry, we require our employees to agree to respect and not detract from The Mustard Seed's Employment Values during their employment at The Mustard Seed.
• Must have legal authorization to work in Canada on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer

NOTE

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