Cook Casual AgeCare Brandt's Creek Mews

Job summary

The Opportunity: The Cook works as part of a team in food and nutrition services performing tasks such as ordering, receiving, cooking and presenting meals for residents, families, and staff as appropriate and directed. Key Responsibilities: • Cooks food items, including texture modified foods, in a timely fashion following production time schedules, prescribed recipes, portions, procedures and guidelines • Participates in meal service as required • May be required to assist with menu development • Prepares food and supply orders as necessary • Ensures proper receiving and storage when needed…

Job details

The Opportunity: The Cook works as part of a team in food and nutrition services performing tasks such as ordering, receiving, cooking and presenting meals for residents, families, and staff as appropriate and directed. Key Responsibilities: • Cooks food items, including texture modified foods, in a timely fashion following production time schedules, prescribed recipes, portions, procedures and guidelines • Participates in meal service as required • May be required to assist with menu development • Prepares food and supply orders as necessary • Ensures proper receiving and storage when needed • Daily cleaning and sweeping floors • Follows proper food handling procedures including maintaining food in a temperature safety zone and initiates corrective action as required • Practices safe and proper use of food service equipment Qualifications: • Minimum 2+ years of cooking experience in a health care environment • Experience in preparing pureed and texture modified foods would be preferred • High School Diploma or equivalent, red Seal/Certification is considered an asset • Must be fluent in English both verbal and written • Experience working with ovens, steamers, meat slicer, deep fryer, tilt fryer, soup kettle, VCM, robot coupe etc. • Ability to work under minimal supervision and accomplish tasks in a fast paced environment following departmental guidelines • Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to work efficiently • Regularly demonstrates, AgeCare values of Trust, Respect, Quality and Teamwork Internal Closing Date: June 6, 2026 Members of equity-seeking groups are encouraged to apply Union membership is a condition of employment. Wage Levelling Salary: $28.01 per hour Since 1998 AgeCare has been dedicated to creating vibrant communities that celebrate and support aging with dignity, independence and community interaction for seniors. We offer our residents a safe and secure home-like atmosphere where they and their families can be assured peace of mind. We want to hear from you if you are a talented, motivated, and embrace our guiding principles of: Trust: Act with integrity and fairness Respect: Treat everyone with dignity, kindness, and compassion Quality: Relentlessly pursue excellence in care and service Teamwork: Uplift each other with positive energy and support

What you’ll do

The Cook is responsible for preparing, cooking, and presenting meals for residents and staff, including texture-modified foods. Key duties include ordering supplies, maintaining food safety standards, and ensuring the cleanliness of the kitchen area.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 2 years of cooking experience in a healthcare environment and be fluent in English. A high school diploma is required, while a Red Seal certification and experience with pureed foods are considered assets.

Listed skills

• Dedicated · Preferred
• Teamwork · Preferred
• Production · Preferred
• Cleaning · Preferred
• staff · Preferred
• Receiving · Preferred
• Energy · Preferred
• safety · Preferred
• Development · Preferred
• as part of a team · Preferred
• Time · Preferred
• Cooking · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Cooking
• Texture Modified Foods
• Food Handling
• Menu Development
• Inventory Management
• Food Safety
• Kitchen Equipment Operation
• Organizational Skills
• Teamwork

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