Casual Kitchen Coordinator

WNHAC; Northwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 43,000; Part time

Job summary

WNHAC in Ontario is seeking a part-time Kitchen Coordinator to plan, prepare, and supervise healthy meals for program clients within a supportive housing setting. The role includes budgeting, inventory control, and maintaining sanitary kitchen operations, with attention to Indigenous cultural practices and languages as assets.

Qualifications include safe food handling, strong teamwork and communication, a valid driver’s license, and willingness to travel if required.

Qualifications

• Safe food handling course completed.
• Maintain sanitary conditions in cooking and dining areas.
• Knowledge of menu planning, food costing, and inventory control.
• Willingness to work flexible hours.
• Sound understanding of Indigenous culture, values, and perspectives.
• Experience in Indigenous organization; ability to understand and speak Anishinaabemowin is an asset.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; team member.
• Valid driver’s license and own vehicle; willingness to travel.
• Current criminal/vulnerable persons records check.
• Commitment to ongoing training and professional development.
• Proof of immunization per policy requirements.

Responsibilities

• Plan and prepare healthy meals and snacks meeting nutritional needs of clients.
• Order and shop for staples, groceries, and supplies within budget.
• Supervise and monitor kitchen and dining areas for safety and cleanliness.
• Maintain documentation for food and kitchen operations.
• Assist residents on request; attend staff meetings as needed.
• Maintain cleanliness of kitchen and dining area.
• In emergencies, redeploy as needed to ensure essential services.

Skills

Safe food handling

Sanitation and cleanliness

Menu planning and food costing

Interpersonal and communication skills

Team player

Valid driver’s license

Willingness to travel

Indigenous culture knowledge

Anishinaabemowin language (asset)

Job description

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

1 CASUAL (EXISTING POSITION)

Kitchen Coordinator

Our purpose is to foster healthy Indigenous people, families, and communities. Our interprofessional teams include health professionals, educators, and support workers representing both traditional Indigenous and contemporary models of care, and use wholistic health and community development concepts.

The program operates within the Supportive Services Program. Supportive Housing is a twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week service that offers an in-house nutrition program for clients to access healthy, wholesome and traditional foods according to the Healthy Food Policy and dietary needs of the Supportive Housing clients.

NOTE: Traditional practices involving burning sacred medicines including tobacco, sweetgrass, sage and cedar and other cultural protocols occur regularly within our work setting.

PRIMARY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plan and prepare healthy meals and snacks that meet the nutritional needs of program clients (may include traditional cooking).
• Order and shop for staples, groceries, and supplies, keeping within the program budget allocation.
• Supervise and monitor kitchen, and dining areas ensuring safety and cleanliness.
• Maintain required documentation for food and kitchen operations.
• Assist with residents on request, documenting any actions or behaviour that warrants attention; attend staff meetings and case management meetings on request.
• Maintain cleanliness of kitchen and dining area.
• Other duties as required. In extenuating situations or in an emergency, they may be redeployed to ensure essential services.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Safe food handling course, and previous experience working in food preparation and service.
• Ability to maintain sanitary conditions in cooking and dining areas, and clean facility as required.
• Knowledge of menu planning, food costing, and inventory control
• Willingness to work flexible hours.
• Sound understanding of Indigenous culture, values, and perspectives.
• Experience working in an Indigenous organization; ability to understand and speak anishinaabemowin a definite asset.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated capacity to function as part of a team.
• Valid drivers’ license and own vehicle; a willingness to travel if required.
• Current criminal/vulnerable persons records check.
• Commitment to ongoing training and professional development relevant to the job requirements.
• Proof of immunization in compliance with policy requirements is mandatory.
• Positive attitude and capacity to act as a healthy lifestyle role model.

Salary: $29.17 per hour.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open Until Filled

Kitchen Coordinator

We thank all applicants for their interest in this position; however, please note only those selected for an interview will be contacted. As an Indigenous employer we encourage First Nations, Inuit, and Metis applicants to apply. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities and will provide accessibility accommodations as part of the application process upon request.