Kitchen Helper - Casual

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 28,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is seeking a Casual Kitchen Helper for Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School, on an as-needed basis. The role includes helping prepare and serve food, maintaining clean kitchen spaces, and supervising students under supervision staff.

The position runs Monday to Friday, up to 7.5 hours daily, with a wage of $22.57 per hour plus 4% vacation pay. Applicants should be familiar with health and safety regulations and have culinary training or related experience.

Qualifications

• Secondary school diploma with culinary focus and at least one year of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of industry food specifications and health and safety regulations.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to supervise students.
• Ability to operate kitchen equipment safely and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Maintain kitchen work areas, equipment, utensils and storage areas.
• Assist with the preparation and serving of food.
• Assist with supervision of students.
• Assist with inventory and ordering of supplies.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Customer service

Safety awareness

Education

Secondary school diploma in culinary arts

Tools

Slicer

Buffalo chopper

Grinder

Grater

Convection oven

Deep fryer

Steam table

Gas stove

Mixer

Dishwasher

Inventory control

Job description

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is the largest school board in Eastern Ontario and offers students and parents a world of choice for learning. Our nearly 150 schools offer a wide range of programs to promote learning excellence and meet the individual needs of students, parents, and the community at large. Our schools are teaching communities where principals, vice-principals, teachers and support staff nurture student well-being and challenge students to achieve their best.

We are seeking a creative, dynamic, committed professional

to join our team as:

Casual Kitchen Helper

Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School

Position Status: Casual (as-needed basis)

Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, up to 7.5 hours daily between the hours of 7:00 am and 3:00pm

Salary: $22.57 per hour + 4% in lieu of vacation

Under the direction of the Chef/Food Services Manager/Cafeteria Supervisor/Assistant Chef, the Kitchen Helper carries out a variety of duties to maintain the kitchen work areas, equipment, utensils and storage areas; assist with the preparation and serving of food as directed; assist with the supervision of students.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of specifications for industry food products and practices, and commercial food preparation, as well as health and safety acts and regulations;
• Ability to operate/maintain slicer, buffalo chopper, grinder, grill,
  grater, ovens including convection, deep fryer, steam table, gas
  stove, floor mixer, pressure cooker, blenders, variety of butcher
  knives, dishwasher;
• Interpersonal and communication skills using tact and diplomacy
  to train/monitor/motivate/coach students and mentor in the safe
  and proper use of kitchen equipment, proper hygiene and food
  preparation;
• Report student problems to the classroom teacher when necessary;
• Respond with tact and diplomacy to client needs, explain processes,
  relevant regulations;
• Assist the classroom teacher with kitchen equipment and food
  inventories, communicating with suppliers;
• Organizational skills to prioritize multiple tasks, plan activities,
  meet daily deadlines; mathematical skills related to money to accept
  cash and give change;
• Competency in learning how to use equipment related to electronic
  payment for purchases including debit and credit;
• Assist with inventory and ordering of food supplies as directed with
  associated food service providers.
• This knowledge is acquired through successful completion of a secondary
  school diploma specializing in culinary arts with a minimum of one year of
  relevant experience.

Application Process:

Applications will be considered in accordance with the PSSU Collective Agreement.

OCDSB employees serve students, colleagues, families and community partners. We invite people of all abilities, orientations, faiths, ethnicities, races, genders and ages to join us as we create learning and working spaces that honour the unceded and unsurrendered land of the Algonquin people, and respect, value and increasingly reflect the diversity of Ottawa. Your lived experience is an essential contribution to deliver the education every student deserves with dignity.

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