Job Description

Location

: Shaughnessy Seniors Community

Address:

2250 Wilson Ave, Port Coquitlam, BC, V3C 1Z5

Position Details:

Dietary Aide to train in the kitchen for a Cook position.

Schedule:

Casual - looking for mainly Friday to Sunday

Compensation:

$24.34 per hour

Dietary Aide Responsibilities:

Performs all duties in relation to the serving and distribution of food. Ensures that food is served in accordance with the dietary requirements of the residents. Strips, racks, and washes items such as dishes, pots, pans and utensils; operates dishwashing machine; stacks clean dishes and utensils; sets, clears, and cleans dining tables. Makes beverages and food items such as tea, coffee, and toast; assembles items such as sandwiches and salads. Performs cleaning duties such as sweeping and damp mopping floors, cleaning counter tops, sinks, machines and equipment and spot washing walls and splash areas; removes garbage as required. Performs other duties as assigned.

Cook Responsibilities:

Prepares assigned food items by following established menus, recipes, and quantity quotas, determining ingredients and quantities required and assembling ingredients and equipment required for cooking. Plans preparation and cooking schedule. Cooks and seasons assigned food and therapeutic diet items such as soups, sauces, salads, starches, meats, fish, poultry, vegetables, and desserts by methods/procedures such as roasting, frying, grilling steaming, poaching boiling, baking: tests food items for palatability and temperature and adjusts accordingly. Carves food items such as meat and poultry and controls portioning of food items to ensure recipe yield meets assigned quantity quotas. Maintains established food rotations in storage, to minimize spoilage and waste. Assigns tasks to designated Food Service Workers. Performs other related duties as assigned.

The ideal candidate will have:

One-year previous experience in a long-term care kitchen environment (preferred).*
Food Safe certificate. WHIMS certificate. Graduation from a recognized 12-month program in cooking or an equivalent combination education, training, and experience. Experience working with Seniors (preferred).*

Job Type: Casual

Pay: $24.34 per hour

Benefits:

Flexible schedule On-site parking
Application question(s):

Can you work on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays?
Experience:

cooking : 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:

FoodSafe (required)
Work Location: In person