Cook I

Alberta Health Services; Devon; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Alberta Health Services is hiring a 'Cook I' to provide high-quality meal services within the Nutrition and Food Services department. This role involves food preparation, portioning, and serving, requiring strong customer service and teamwork skills, as well as adherence to safety and sanitation standards.

Qualifications

• Physically capable of lifting food and supplies up to 46lbs.
• Able to push/pull meal carts up to 250lbs.
• Effective when standing for long durations during shifts.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve high quality food following standardized recipes.
• Assist and manage inventory and ordering of supplies.
• Comply with all safety and sanitation policies.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Organizational skills

Leadership

Communication

Critical thinking

Education

Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent

Food Sanitation and Hygiene Certificate

Job description

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Your Opportunity:

Achieve meaningful and empowering work by becoming part of Alberta Health Services (AHS), where compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and safety are at the heart of everything we do. As a Cook I within the Nutrition and Food Services (NFS) department, you will directly impact patient care by providing nutritious, healthy, high quality meal service. This position will be accountable for performing various tasks under minimal supervision while using strong customer service, teamwork, organizational and leadership skills to: Prepare and serve high quality food following standardized recipes, menu documents and AHS policies. Assist and/or manage inventory and ordering of supplies. Safely operate and clean food service equipment. Comply with all AHS safety and sanitation policies. Complete cash handling duties (in retail settings). Provide mentorship within the department, as required. Provide support to NFS staff during meal preparation, plating, and assembly. Complete other food service duties as assigned. The successful candidate will be able to: Measure ingredients, adjust yields, and calculate food cost, as required. Work with speed and accuracy while under pressure Communicate effectively in English. Work as an effective, professional team member. Demonstrate a patient first approach as outlined in the AHS Foundational Strategies. This position requires you to walk and stand on your feet for the duration of your shift. Demonstrate critical thinking skills and initiative.

Description:

As a Cook I, you will be responsible for food preparation, portion and assembly, and serving of menu items with limited supervision. Your typical duties may include preparing multi-ingredient recipes from raw ingredients using various cooking techniques and established recipes, preparing meals using precooked products utilizing various re-thermalization techniques and ensuring meals are appropriately portioned. You will follow AHS guidelines for quantity and quality controls, food safety standards, and established cleaning and sanitization practices to ensure the cleanliness of cooking equipment and work areas.

Acute Care Alberta: N Primary Care Alberta: N Recovery Alberta: N Classification: Cook I Union: AUPE GSS Unit and Program: Patient Services Primary Location: Devon General Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.40 Posting End Date: 23-JUN-2025 Employee Class: Regular Part Time Date Available: 14-JUL-2025 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 4 Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $23.55 Maximum Salary: $25.90 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent. Physically capable to lift food, supplies and equipment up to 46lbs and must be able to push/pull meal carts up to 250lbs. This position requires you to walk and stand on your feet for the duration of your shift. Food Sanitation and Hygiene Certificate or equivalent.

Additional Required Qualifications:

As required.

Preferred Qualifications:

As required.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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