Cook – 6 Month Contract

Job title: Cook – 6 Month Contract

Job description: Cook
Food Services Department
6 month Contract, Part-Time (Weekends/Holidays)

Covenant House helps youth ignite their potential and reclaim their lives. As Canada’s largest agency serving youth who are homeless, trafficked or at risk, we offer the widest range of 24-7 services to more than 300 young people each day.

As a national leader, we educate and advocate for long-term change to improve the lives of vulnerable youth. This includes influencing public policy, leading awareness and prevention programs and continually building and sharing our knowledge. As a learning organization, we strive for excellence and programs with impact.

More than a place to stay, we provide life-changing care with unconditional love and respect. We meet youth’s immediate needs and then we work together to achieve their future goals. We offer housing options, health and well-being support, training and skill development, and ongoing care once youth move into the community.

Thanks to our donors, who contribute almost 75 per cent of our $40-million annual operating budget, we are able to deliver these comprehensive programs and services.

Since 1982, Covenant House has supported more than 100,000 young people.

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Responsibilities:

• The cook will be responsible for production/preparation of all menu items to include seasoning, marinating, and cooking of salads, soups, fish, meats, vegetables, desserts or other foods as instructed by the Operations manager.
• Plan and schedule production for menu items, assist in ordering supplies, and keep records and accounts as necessary according to standard policy and procedures of the organization.
• Supervise, direct and train personnel and youth training in the food production kitchen in order quantity and quality standards are maintained according to the departments’ goals and objectives.
• Supervises and participates in cooking, baking and the preparation of foods.
• Reports to the Associate Foodservice Manager needs for weekly production according to business and projected goals for food cost budgets.
• Must participate with Receiver/Purchaser in checking of all purchased supplies for quality and account for each delivered item.
• Operate the dishwasher, ensuring that it is running at the proper temperatures with proper chemical cleaners; washing all dishes generated by youth and staff.

• Cleaning the food service equipment and facility daily in accordance with the established schedule.
• Moving dirty uniforms to the basement for pickup by supplier.
• Preparing bag lunches and salads, preparing vegetables for cooks to use.
• Re-stocking the breakfast cupboard.
• Serving meals and interacting with youth in a challenging and sometimes stressful environment; assessing when to involve Youth Workers.
• Assisting in preparing dinners for the Intake and Outreach areas and transporting them to the respective areas.
• Helping to intake food orders, assisting with catering of meetings and special events
• Transporting food and supplies to appropriate areas if the cook is unable to do it.
• Assist the cook and others in the food service department to prepare meals, serve and clean the areas as required.

Qualification, Experience:

• Minimum 2-5 years’ experience in the hospitality/customer service industry.
• Successful completion/enrollment in a recognized Culinary Training Program or Ministry Apprenticeship program
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Current food handler’s certificate.
• Ability to prioritize and read orders, menus, standard recipes and task sheets, plan, prepare and execute meals within set deadlines with attention to standards of wholesomeness, quality and quantity as instructed.
• Supervisory skills to provide guidance, training, direction and to coordinate, assign, schedule, check and supervise the work of staff in food production
• Should be familiar with the operation and cleaning of all food service equipment, particularly an automatic dishwasher.

Interested candidates should submit their cover letter and resume online through our careers page at . Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

As an employer, Covenant House is committed to building an organization that reflects the diversity of our clients and the communities we serve. We encourage applications from qualified individuals who represent diverse communities. In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and Covenant House Policies on Accommodation, a request for accommodation will be accepted as part of Covenant House recruitment process.

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