POSITION: Cook 1
DEPARTMENT: Women and Children’s Services– Powell Place & Springhouse
AFFILIATION: HEU
POSTING NUMBER: 25-08
SALARY: $25.61 – $27.31
GRID: 9
DURATION: Ongoing
STATUS: Casual
START: ASAP
JOB SUMMARY: The Cook prepares balanced, nutritious meals for the client/residents, maintains the inventory levels of food and supplies, and ensures that the food and supplies are rotated. The Cook maintains an orderly, sanitary work area
EDUCATION/PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE:
- Grade 12
- Training in quality food production with a Professional Cook Training Certificate or parallel diploma from a recognized course.
- Food Safe 1 Certificate
- Recent related experience in health care
- Previous supervisory experience
- First Aid preferred
- Non-violent Crisis Intervention course preferred.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Gender is a bona fide occupational requirement: self-identifying women only applicants please.
- We are particularly interested in receiving applications from women who reflect the diversity of the women who access our services: Indigenous and Racialized Women strongly encouraged to apply.
ABILITIES/SKILLS:
- Ability to communicate effectively in English verbally and in writing.
- Ability to take initiative and work with minimal amount of supervision.
- Ability to work in a stressful environment and in a changing work environment.
- Ability to empathize and work with people who may have experienced abuse, poverty, grief and loss, oppression, violence, mental health challenges, and/or addictions issues, and/or those who may be living with HIV/AIDS or other life-limiting or life-threatening conditions.
- Ability to adjust recipes.
- Physical capabilities, which are compatible with lifting, stooping, and standing for long periods in a relatively warm environment.
- Must be well groomed and demonstrate a high degree of personal hygiene.
Please submit your application via email to careers@thebloomgroup.org with the job posting number in the subject line. Include your full name, contact number and email, cover letter and resume in your application.
Date Posted: February 12, 2025
Deadline for submission: February 19, 2025, or externally until filled
OPEN TO: INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL APPLICANTS
Thank you for your interest in a career with The Bloom Group.
Should your application be selected for further consideration we will be in contact with you shortly.