About the Role
Assisting in the production and delivery of healthy meals to clients at St. Michael’s Homes to aid in their recovery from addictions. This role involves supporting all Food Services activities, including inventory, receiving, storing, cooking, disposal, and cleaning, while adhering to food safety standards.
Responsibilities
- Assists the Food Services Coordinator in the execution of his/her duties
- Assists in menu planning
- Assists with weekly inventory, ordering and receiving of foodstuffs and dry goods for all sites
- Cooking, portioning, wrapping, labelling, transporting meals and dry goods to other sites
- Thorough daily cleaning
- Models best practices in Food Services and articulates these to Food Services Staff and trainees, and other staff and clients
- Occasional supervision of volunteers
- Other duties as required
Requirements
- Minimum G2 driver’s license with clean driver’s abstract to drive company van
- Two years’ experience in restaurant, catering or institutional cooking
- Possess basic computer skills, specifically in Microsoft 365 environment
- Awareness and appreciation of client needs specific to the addictions and mental health field
- Completion of standard staff training modules
- Food Handler Certification
- Experience batch cooking for large groups
- Can cook without a recipe to incorporate donated ingredients
- Ability to make substitutions for standard allergies and cultural/religious avoidances
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs (23 kg)
- Comfortable working in a transitional housing environment and engaging with clients
- Ability to attend scheduled meetings and participate in team discussions
Skills
- Basic computer skills
- Microsoft 365 environment
- Food safety policies
- Batch cooking
- Cooking without a recipe
- Making substitutions for allergies and cultural/religious avoidances
Location
- In person
Work Type
- Full-Time
- Permanent
Experience Level
- Two years’ experience in restaurant, catering or institutional cooking
Education Level
- Food Handler Certification
Salary/Compensations
- $53,040.00
Benefits
- Full benefits package after 3 months
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Vision care
- Life insurance
- Company pension plan
- Paid time off
- On-site parking
About the Company
- St. Michael’s Homes is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment.
- Accommodations are available on request for candidates throughout the recruitment process.
- St. Michael’s Homes thanks all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates chosen for an interview will be contacted.
Equal Opportunity
- St. Michael’s Homes is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment.
- Accommodations are available on request for candidates throughout the recruitment process.
