Cook (Casual) Branch Crest View Village Creston, BC

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

Job summary

Join a purpose-driven team at an innovative seniors care provider as a Casual Cook. This role emphasizes food preparation and quality service, ensuring that residents receive nutritious and appetizing meals. You will work in a collaborative environment, engaging with guests and coordinating with colleagues to deliver exceptional dining experiences. With a focus on respect and dignity, this position offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package. If you are passionate about cooking and care, this is the opportunity for you to make a meaningful impact in the lives of seniors.

Benefits

Competitive Salaries

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Voluntary Retirement Program

Accommodations for Disabilities

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meals, ensuring quality and safety standards.
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness and manage food inventory.

Skills

Cooking Experience

Food Safety Procedures

Team Collaboration

Problem Solving

Education

Completion of Secondary School

College Program in Cooking

Tools

Kitchen Equipment

Food Inventory Management

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, that brings previous cooking experience, then we’d like to hear from you!

The successful candidate will have related experience and has 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 veggies, meats, sauces, and salads.

Other duties will include, but are not limited to:

1. Prepare and bake desserts and soups.
2. Ensure the kitchen is operated in a clean, safe and efficient manner, including ensuring that all staff follow safe food handling procedures.
3. In order to maintain and rotate stock, the cooks will need to date and appropriately contain food.
4. Discuss deadlines and timeframes with colleagues to coordinate meal service and the sharing of equipment, workspace, and functions.
5. Communicate with dishwashers and servers regarding cleanup.
6. It is encouraged that the cook chats briefly with guests at their tables to ascertain satisfaction with the food and their service.
7. Complete 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.
8. Provide 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:

1. Completion of secondary school.
2. Completion of college program in cooking. Several years of related, proven cooking experience may also be considered.
3. Food Safe Certification.
4. Clear Vulnerable Sector - Criminal Record Check.
5. Self-motivated, enthusiastic, a team player, and excellent problem solving skills.
6. Can provide a negative TB Screening test.
7. 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 upon 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!