DIETARY - COOK

Southbridge Care Homes; Toronto; On-site; CAD 51,000 - 57,000; Part time

Job summary

Southbridge Care Homes in Toronto, ON is seeking a casual Cook to prepare meals for residents under standardized recipes and production sheets, including dinner, sauces and desserts. The role reports to the Food Service Manager and requires safe food handling, accurate record-keeping, and teamwork in a busy kitchen.

The ideal candidate has chef training or a culinary qualification and post-secondary nutrition education, with experience in institutional or healthcare cooking and strong English

Qualifications

• Chef training or culinary management certificate or diploma meeting OLTCH Act requirements.
• Post-secondary diploma or degree in food and nutrition.
• Proven experience in institutional, health care, restaurant or hospitality cooking.

Responsibilities

• Review menus and prepare meals following recipes and production sheets.
• Ensure proper diets, textures and meal temperatures; serve meals on time.
• Monitor supplies, equipment, and alert manager to problems; suggest actions.
• Direct Dietary Aides in food prep and serving; cover when Manager is absent.
• Maintain records such as menu changes and delivery receipts.

Skills

Leadership

English literacy

Safety procedures

Education

Chef training or culinary management certificate/diploma (OLTCH Act compliant) / Certificate of qualification as a Cook

Post-secondary diploma/degree in food and nutrition (management or related)

Job description

Location: Toronto, ON

Hourly Wage: $24.77/ hour per Collective Agreement

Position: Cook

Status: Casual

Schedule: Mornings and Evenings

Southbridge Care Homes provides exceptional acquisition, management, and redevelopment services for long-term care homes and retirement communities across Ontario. Our mission is to maintain a best-in-class portfolio that consistently delivers excellence in care and services while ensuring economic sustainability.

COOK

Home: Main Street Terrace (Req# 5722)

Location: Toronto, ON

Hourly Wage: $24.77/ hour per Collective Agreement

Position: Cook

Status: Casual

Schedule: Mornings and Evenings

Southbridge Care Homes provides exceptional acquisition, management, and redevelopment services for long-term care homes and retirement communities across Ontario. Our mission is to maintain a best-in-class portfolio that consistently delivers excellence in care and services while ensuring economic sustainability.

Reports to: Food Service Manager

The Cook follows established policies, procedures and standards, prepares and serves food for the residents, including the more complex meal preparation for the facility (dinner, sauces, desserts etc.).

Key Responsibilities

• Reviews regular and therapeutic menus and sets up equipment and supplies for food preparation. Prepares food and nourishments including evening meal following standardized recipes and production sheets. Provides for prescribed diets, including variations in texture. Ensures meals are served on time, at appropriate temperatures and in portion-controlled quantities.
• In the absence of the Dietary Manger, decides on menu changes as necessary and ensures that changes are recorded following department procedures.
• Monitors quality and quantity of food supplies ordered, proper operation of kitchen equipment and alerts Manager of problems. Recommends corrective action.
• Directs Dietary Aides in basic food preparation procedures and in serving activities at mealtimes; assumes responsibility for routine departmental operations in the absence of the Dietary Manager, including staff replacements and service calls for malfunctioning equipment.
• Maintains all required records such as menu changes, delivery receipts, temperature checks; cooperates with other departments to meet resident needs.

Knowledge And Skills Required

• Chef training or culinary management certificate or diploma from a program that meets the requirements of the OLTCH Act, or Certificate of qualification as a Cook issued by an authority meeting the requirements of the OLTCH Act, or
• Post-secondary diploma in food and nutrition management or a post-secondary degree in food and nutrition.
• Demonstrated and proven experience in institutional, health care, restaurant, or hospitality cooking, sufficient to satisfy the licensee that the candidate can perform all required duties of the position.

You bring one of the following strengths:

• Chef training or culinary management certificate or diploma from a program that meets the requirements of the OLTCH Act, or Certificate of qualification as a Cook issued by an authority meeting the requirements of the OLTCH Act, or
• Post-secondary diploma in food and nutrition management or a post-secondary degree in food and nutrition.
• Demonstrated and proven experience in institutional, health care, restaurant, or hospitality cooking, sufficient to satisfy the licensee that the candidate can perform all required duties of the position.

Additional Qualifications Include

• “Red Seal” certification preferred
• Experience in institutional large quantity cooking preferred
• Ability to work safely, following established safety practices and procedures
• Ability to read and write English, and understand moderately complex verbal and written instructions in English
• Proven ability to provide direction and lead others within a busy environment.

Additional Requirements Include

• A negative vulnerable sector check completed within 6 months of start date.
• TB screening documentation as required under the Southbridge Care Homes’ Tuberculosis (TB) Screening Policy.

We would like to thank all applicants for your interest in working as part of our team! Only those applicants selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be contacted.

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