Cook

Job summary

Prepare food according to menus, standardized recipes, prescribed diets, and portion requirements, while maintaining safe food-handling practices and completing required temperature and menu documentation. Help keep the kitchen and resident environment clean and safe, and assume departmental operational duties when the Manager of Culinary Services is absent.

Job details

About Levante Living Our mission at Levante Living is to provide a supportive and caring experience for our residents, families, and team members. For us, this is more than a job; it’s a passion. Together, we create a space at each residence where ongoing enrichment helps both residents and team members thrive. Levante Living is a rapidly growing retirement living portfolio (23 properties under management), primarily in secondary markets with a mix of independent and assisted living suites. We believe in living our values to build a culture rooted in respect and teamwork, and we remain focused on excellence in team member experience, resident satisfaction, and financial performance. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Based on menus, sets up equipment and supplies for food preparation. Prepares food following standardized recipes. Provides for prescribed diets, at appropriate temperatures and in portion controlled quantities; Inspect food preparation and serving areas to ensure observance of safe, sanitary food handling practices; Completes all necessary documentation (food and refrigeration temperatures, dishwashing machine temperatures if applicable, menu changes) as assigned; Complies with all provincial regulations, established food and beverage department policies and procedures and ORCA standards to ensure the department is tour ready; In the absence of the Manager of Culinary Services assumes responsibility for departmental operations including menu changes as necessary, requisitions and purchases food and other supplies from authorized suppliers; Maintains a clean, safe environment for residents utilizing infection control principles; Perform other duties as required. KEY QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum one year experience in volume food preparation, catering and special event preparation in the hospitality or Retirement home industry; Must be sensitive to the dietary needs of seniors; Must be physically able to lift and transfer heavy, hot items and stand for majority of shift; Effective verbal and written English communication skills required. Minimum Grade 12. Must have a valid Safe Food Handling Certificate, Smart Serve Certificate an asset.

What you’ll do

Prepare food according to menus, standardized recipes, prescribed diets, and portion requirements, while maintaining safe food-handling practices and completing required temperature and menu documentation. Help keep the kitchen and resident environment clean and safe, and assume departmental operational duties when the Manager of Culinary Services is absent.

Requirements

Requires at least one year of experience in volume food preparation, catering, and special events, a minimum Grade 12 education, and a valid Safe Food Handling Certificate. Candidates must be sensitive to seniors’ dietary needs, able to lift and transfer heavy hot items and stand for most of a shift, and have effective verbal and written English communication skills; Smart Serve is an asset.

Listed skills

• written communication · Preferred
• Food safety · Preferred
• Documentation · Preferred
• Physical stamina · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Volume Food Preparation
• Catering
• Special Event Preparation
• Following Standardized Recipes
• Preparing Prescribed Diets
• Food Safety
• Sanitary Food Handling
• Temperature Monitoring
• Documentation
• Menu Changes
• Food and Supply Purchasing
• Infection Control
• Senior Dietary Needs
• Verbal Communication
• Written Communication
• Physical Stamina
• Lifting Ability
• Assisted Living
• Management
• Communication
• Food Safety And Sanitation
• Food Preparation
• Operations
• Secondary Market
• Written English
• Teamwork

Job areas

• Food & Beverage
• Hospitality
• Healthcare
• Cook
• Cooks
• Cooks, Restaurant