Cook (Casual)

GoldenLife; Invermere; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking passionate Casual Cooks to join their team in providing high-quality meals for seniors. This role focuses on food preparation, ensuring a clean and efficient kitchen, and engaging with guests to ensure satisfaction. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cooking, excellent teamwork skills, and a commitment to providing nutritious meals. Join a purpose-driven organization that values dignity, respect, and employee engagement, and enjoy a competitive salary along with a comprehensive benefits package. If you’re ready to make a difference, apply today!

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Voluntary retirement program with company contributions

Qualifications

• Completion of secondary school and college program in cooking preferred.
• Food Safe Certification and clear criminal record check required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and bake desserts and soups while ensuring kitchen cleanliness.
• Maintain stock and coordinate meal service with colleagues.

Skills

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Food preparation

Communication

Education

Secondary school completion

College program in cooking

Tools

Food Safe Certification

Job description

Cook

Casual

It's an amazing time to join Golden Life as we continue to expand our seniors housing, care, and services within western Canada.

We’re looking for qualified, Casual Cooks to join our team at Crest View Village in Creston, BC. If you are a strong team player with previous cooking experience, we’d like to hear from you!

The successful candidate will have related experience and a passion for providing high-quality care and support for seniors.

Food preparation is the essential focus of this position. While operating within the kitchen, you will be responsible for, but not limited to:

• Preparing and baking desserts and soups.
• Ensuring the kitchen is operated in a clean, safe, and efficient manner, including ensuring that all staff follow safe food handling procedures.
• Maintaining and rotating stock by dating and appropriately containing food.
• Discussing deadlines and timeframes with colleagues to coordinate meal service and the sharing of equipment, workspace, and functions.
• Communicating with dishwashers and servers regarding cleanup.
• Engaging with guests at their tables to ascertain satisfaction with the food and service.
• Completing all required records, which may include, but are not limited to, equipment and food inventory, food and supply orders, budget requirements, and other costing measures.
• Providing customers with satisfactory, appetizing, and nutritious meals.

Our culture attracts proactive self-starters who exhibit good judgment, innovation, selflessness, courage, impact, candid communication, inclusion, integrity, passion, and curiosity. If this resonates, maybe you’re the right person to join the Golden Life team.

The successful candidate will meet the following qualifications:

• Completion of secondary school.
• Completion of a college program in cooking. Several years of related, proven cooking experience may also be considered.
• Food Safe Certification.
• Clear Vulnerable Sector - Criminal Record Check.
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic, a team player, and excellent problem-solving skills.
• Can provide a negative TB Screening test.
• Can provide a complete Immunization Record as outlined in the BC Centre for Disease Control for Health Care workers.

What we offer you:

Compensation: The $27.56 per hour start rate for this position currently falls under provincial wage-levelling.

At Golden Life Management Corporation, we are purpose-led. Our Philosophy is focused entirely on providing the best possible quality of care to our residents and those we serve. We recognize that engaged employees are necessary to achieve our purpose and our Philosophy.

As a Golden Life Team member, you can expect to be treated with dignity and respect, to be challenged with your work, and to have the autonomy necessary to excel. We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package that includes a voluntary retirement program with company contributions, for eligible employees.

Golden Life welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

If this sounds attractive to you, please apply today!