cook

7 days ago

Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Southbridge Care Homes Full time
Home: Southbridge Lakehead Long Term Care
Location: Thunder Bay, ON
Salary Range: Starting Rate $25.02 per hour
Position: Cook
Status: Casual Vacancy
 
Southbridge Care Homes provides exceptional acquisition, management, and redevelopment services for long-term care homes and retirement communities across Ontario. Our mission is to maintain a best-in-class portfolio that consistently delivers excellence in care and services while ensuring economic sustainability.
Reports to: Food Service Manager
The Cook follows established policies, procedures and standards, prepares and serves food for the residents, including the more complex meal preparation for the facility (dinner, sauces, desserts etc.).
Key Responsibilities:

Reviews regular and therapeutic menus and sets up equipment and supplies for food preparation. Prepares food and nourishments including evening meal following standardized recipes and production sheets. Provides for prescribed diets, including variations in texture. Ensures meals are served on time, at appropriate temperatures and in portion-controlled quantities.
In the absence of the Dietary Manger, decides on menu changes as necessary and ensures that changes are recorded following department procedures.
Monitors quality and quantity of food supplies ordered, proper operation of kitchen equipment and alerts Manager of problems. Recommends corrective action.
Directs Dietary Aides in basic food preparation procedures and in serving activities at mealtimes; assumes responsibility for routine departmental operations in the absence of the Dietary Manager, including staff replacements and service calls for malfunctioning equipment.
Maintains all required records such as menu changes, delivery receipts, temperature checks; cooperates with other departments to meet resident needs.

Knowledge and Skills Required:
Must meet one of the three (3) following qualification scenarios:

Chef training or culinary management certificate or diploma from a program that meets the requirements of the OLTCH Act, or
Certificate of qualification as a Cook issued by an authority meeting the requirements of the OLTCH Act, or
Post-secondary diploma in food and nutrition management or a post-secondary degree in food and nutrition.

Additional qualifications include

"Red Seal" certification preferred
Experience in institutional large quantity cooking preferred
Ability to work safely, following established safety practices and procedures
Ability to read and write English, and understand moderately complex verbal and written instructions in English
Proven ability to provide direction and lead others within a busy environment.

Additional Requirements include

A negative vulnerable sector check completed within 6 months of start date.

Completion of a 2 Step TB Skin test within the last 12 months of start date.

 We would like to thank all applicants for your interest in working as part of our team Only those applicants selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be contacted.   
Southbridge welcomes those applicants with disability related needs and those whom a need for accommodation in the recruitment process.  Please provide notice of your need for accommodation to the hiring manager upon scheduling of an interview.  
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