Assistant Cook - Part Time

Optima Living; Victoria; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A community living organization in Victoria, BC, seeks an Assistant Cook to assist in preparing quality, home-cooked meals. Responsibilities include food preparation, sanitation, and maintaining food safety standards. Ideal candidates will have experience in food services and exceptional organizational skills. Food Safe Certification is required. This position fosters a supportive environment that values resident-centered care.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one (1) year experience with restaurant or residential care setting.
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time.
• Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and problem solve.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of ingredients and undertake basic cooking duties.
• Ensure proper food handling and sanitation procedures.
• Maintain sanitation of equipment, supplies, and utensils.

Skills

Strong background in food services

Exceptional interpersonal skills

Superior organizational skills

Comprehensive food services knowledge

Superior oral and written communication skills

Job description

Let us welcome you home to Parkwood Place in Victoria, BC.

At Optima Living, we’re committed to building communities where everyone truly feels at home whether you live here or work here. We operate Independent Living, Assisted Living, Supportive Living, Memory Care, and Long-Term Care communities across Alberta and British Columbia, and our vision is simple: For every person to feel at home.

This isn’t just something we say it’s something we live by. All of us here feel it’s a genuine honour to work with our residents. We believe in a resident-centered approach, where the resident is at the heart of everything we do. Guided by our credo, “Let us welcome you home,” we strive every day to create a space where people feel seen, supported, and truly at home.

The Assistant Cook is responsible for assisting in the daily preparation of food and ingredients which helps with the service and delivery of quality, home-cooked meals to our residents.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of ingredients and undertake basic cooking duties
• Store food in designated areas following all food safety and sanitation procedures
• Ensure proper food handling, presentation, portion control and maintenance of appropriate serving temperatures
• Maintain sanitation of equipment, supplies and utensils. Clean workstation thoroughly prior to leaving area. Keep display equipment clean and free of debris during meal service to comply with all sanitation and safety requirements
• Ensure the environment is safe and sanitary staff and residents; makes efforts to reduce safety hazards, accidents, and injuries where possible
• Maintain kitchen sanitation standards
• Demonstrate complete understanding of current menu
• Monitor inventory and deliveries of product and supplies
• Other duties as assigned to support operational requirements

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of one (1) year experience with restaurantorresidential care setting
• Strong background in food services in a residential care setting or hotel
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with peers, residents, visitors, and operational partners
• Superior organizational skills with the ability to handle fast paced environment
• Comprehensive food services knowledge, including focus on quality, production, sanitation, and presentation
• Superior oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and problem solve
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time

Conditions of Employment

• Food Safe Certification
• Clear Police Information Check
• Clear Vulnerable Sector Check