Cook

Employment Type: Part time
Schedule: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Reporting to: Food Services Supervisor
City: Red Deer
Number of Positions to Fill: 1
RFR #: 2301

Reporting to the Food Services Supervisor, the Cook will be part of a team and in the absence of the Chef, fill in to prepare delicious and nutritious meals for our guests. Responsibilities will include helping to coordinate evening meal services and assisting volunteers to prepare, serve and clean up after meals. This role will also ensure all food deliveries from suppliers and donations are received, checked, sorted, and stored in the safest and most efficient manner.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepare meals for shelter guests and community members, in Chef’s absence
• Serve meals to guests, assist in coordinating volunteers, and clean up after meal service
• Utilize ingredients and supplies efficiently to minimize waste
• Bake desserts such as cookies, muffins and snacks for School Lunch Program, shelter guests and community members as workload capacity allows
• Assist Supervisor/Chef with inventory and place orders when required
• Receive and verify orders, and store all purchased food and kitchen items
• Ensure proper food rotation and organize storage of food, supplies, and donations
• Maintain cleanliness of the kitchen: wash dishes, remove garbage, clean cookware, and cutlery; clean floors, coolers, walls, sinks etc.
• Collaborate with volunteers to complete tasks
• Greet and welcome all donors and volunteers in a professional and respectful manner
• Respect and follow necessary boundaries with coworkers, volunteers, and guests
• Follow the Environmental Health Services Guidelines regarding how food is prepared, handled, and stored
• Maintain Occupational Health & Safety Standards
• Adhere to all Health & Safety protocols including completing a report for all incidents that occur, including near misses, in a timely manner
• Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• A minimum of two (2) years cooking experience working in the Food Service industry
• Valid certificate from the Alberta Health Services Food Safe course preferred, or willingness to obtain within 1 month of hire
• Ability to independently prepare high-quality food in a commercial kitchen for a large number of clients
• Ability to creatively incorporate ingredients to utilize donations and reduce waste
• Willingness to participate in training required by The Mustard Seed
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to resolve conflicts and solve problems as they arise

WORKING CONDITIONS

• This is position requires shift coverage and availability to work various shift times including evenings and weekends as needed
• This is a “hands-on” position requiring moderate to significant physical effort such as extended periods of standing, walking, sitting, climbing, lifting, reaching, carrying (must be able to lift to 25 to 50 pounds)
• Position is often fast-paced and demanding, requiring substantial mental effort to analyze information and problem solve
• Ability to work in hot kitchen environment at times, as well as cold spaces (freezer)
• Daily interactions with colleagues and guests required
• Employees are to be aware that many of our clients may experience difficulties or impairment at times, which could result in them uttering threats, discriminatory statements, and other insults at your person. This may be in a raised voice, or in seeing unpredictable behaviour up to and including the possibility of them becoming aggressive.
  • Training on how to respond is provided, but this is to be considered typical working conditions. Many of our clients are unaware of the impact of these comments.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• An Employment Background Check is required for all positions at The Mustard Seed
• As The Mustard Seed is a Christian ministry, we require our employees to agree to respect and not detract from The Mustard Seed’s Employment Values during their employment at The Mustard Seed.
• Must have legal authorization to work in Canada on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer

NOTE

• Your privacy is important to us. The information we collect is used solely for consideration for employment.
• We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. The Mustard Seed reserves the right to amend job advertisements. No phone calls please.

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