Cook/Pastry Chef

Touchmark, LLC; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Touchmark Edmonton is seeking a Casual Baker and Line Cook to grow pastry skills with high-quality ingredients, while enjoying a strong work-life balance and evenings home. The role supports a five-star hospitality environment in our retirement community, focusing on education around healthy options and maintaining excellence in food preparation.

The position emphasizes creativity within a team, with opportunities to contribute to menu and presentation standards in a supportive setting.

Qualifications

• Commitment to Touchmark values (excellence, teamwork, hospitality, integrity, compassion).
• Experience as a baker/pastry chef is a significant asset.
• Post-secondary culinary training is desirable.
• Be willing to obtain First Aid/CPR certification.
• Lift up to 30 pounds and stand for long periods.
• Maintain a positive, professional attitude with residents and staff.
• Provide a recent criminal record and vulnerable sector check.

Responsibilities

• Educate residents and team members about healthy food options.
• Get to know the community and its people.
• Help ensure the Gold Standard in cooking, food preparation, and presentation.

Skills

Commitment to values (excellence, TEAM

Teamwork

Positive attitude

Customer service orientation

Ability to lift up to 30 lbs

Professional conduct with residents

Criminal record check readiness

First Aid/CPR certification (willing)

Baker/pastry experience asset

Culinary training desirable

Education

Post-secondary culinary training

Job description

Casual Baker and Line Cook

Are you looking to grow your skill set, create pastries with high-quality ingredients in an environment that lets you have a strong work life balance? This casual position will allow you to showcase your talent!

If you’re passionate about being an integral part of a culinary team but wish you could retain more creative freedom, and be home every evening, we’d like to tell you about an exciting opportunity at Touchmark at Wedgewood.

Touchmark in Edmonton, Alberta is a leading full-service retirement community,enriching the lives of residents and their families through five-star hospitality, services, and amenities. We are currently seeking candidates with a passion for excellent food and outstanding hospitality to join our team as casual Cook with Baker specialization.

At Touchmark, you will have the opportunity to work somewhere that you are proud of. With a mission to enrich people’s lives, which includes both its residents and its employees, Touchmark empowers its staff to not only have a profound impact on seniors, but also to have a healthy work/life balance themselves.

You know the impact that a beautifully plated meal made from fresh ingredients has on a dining experience. You will be part of the team responsible for educating residents and team members about healthy food options, getting to know a community of wonderful people, and helping to ensure that we always maintain the Gold Standard in all aspects of cooking, food preparation, and presentation.

Requirements:

• A commitment to Touchmark’s values (excellence, teamwork, hospitality, integrity, and compassion), as well as a desire to model these values and to encourage others to be allies, friends and givers
• Experience working as a baker / pastry chef is a significant asset.
• Post-secondary culinary training is desirable
• Be willing to obtain First Aid/CPR certification
• Be able to lift and/or carry up to 30 pounds and stay on your feet for long periods of time
• Maintain a positive and professional attitude when dealing with residents, family members, visitors, and team members
• Be able to provide an acceptable, recent criminal record and vulnerable sector check