Cook – Seniors Living Retirement

SarniaCareers; Sarnia; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible shifts

Extended health benefits

RRSP/Pension matching

Company events and paid days off

Job summary

SarniaCareers is seeking a Cook for our Seniors Living homes in Sarnia. The role focuses on preparing nutritious meals from scratch while accommodating dietary needs and ensuring safe, high-quality service for Residents.

Join a team that values work-life balance, with evenings free and opportunities for benefits and internal growth. This is a demanding yet rewarding position within a caring community.

Qualifications

• Certification in the Food Safety Awareness Course with recertification every 5 years.
• Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) check completed within the past 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Prepare delicious, nutritious meals from scratch for Residents.
• Cook in batches and manage multiple stations to ensure meals are served on time and at the right temperature.
• Create meals that follow Residents' dietary needs and texture modifications, using standardized recipes and safe practices.

Skills

Food safety

VSS clearance

Education

Food Safety Awareness Course certificate

VSS check (within 6 months)

Job description

Job Description

At our Seniors Living homes, we pride ourselves on creating a warm and welcoming culinary atmosphere with fantastic food. This cook position offers reasonable operating hours you don't often find in the restaurant industry, you can have your evenings to yourself! Help support some of the most vulnerable people in your community in a job that gives great work-life balance. If you were working for us as a Cook, here are some of the things you would have done last week:

• Prepared delicious, nutritious meals from scratch that brought comfort and enjoyment to Residents
• Cooked in batches and managed multiple stations to ensure meals were served on time and at the right temperature
• Created meals that followed Residents' dietary needs and texture modifications, always using standardized recipes and safe practices
• Ensured the kitchen was kept clean, safe, and sanitary by practicing strong food safety habits, from handwashing to routine cleaning and sanitizing
• Checked and recorded food temperatures to ensure compliance with policies, Public Health regulations, and MOH guidelines
• Safely operated, cleaned, and maintained kitchen equipment to keep everything in excellent working order
• Contributed to special events like holiday dinners or summer barbecues that brought Residents and families together
• And supported your team as needed.

When you're eligible with us for benefits, you can expect a variety of them:

• Flexibility in shift scheduling to support your home life
• When eligible, you can enjoy full range of extended Health benefits
• Pension/RRSP matching
• And many Company Events like our annual recognition parties, team theme parties, lunches, outings,and paid days off

We prioritize promoting from within and support our employees' educational needs because we care for the team we have put together. We come to our workplace each day understanding that we are entering our Residents' Home, and we are there to support them. While we don't take ourselves seriously, we take our jobs seriously and love to have fun with each other and the Residents!

Qualifications

To be hired into this role, you must have:

• Certification in the Food Safety Awareness Course with recertification every 5 years
• Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) check completed within the past 6 months

Additional Information

While our Applicant Tracking System uses some AI-enhanced tools, every decision throughout screening, assessing, and selecting candidates is made by real people on our team.

This posting is for an upcoming vacancy.