Cook I

Job Description

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Cook I

Temporary Call-In

Location : Forteau, NL

Reporting to the On site Manager, the primary purpose of this position is general duty cooking and baking work, performed in an institutional kitchen serving acute and long-term care clients as well as cafeteria service.

Preparation, cooking, and distribution of regular and therapeutic diet foods are the main tasks involved.

Qualifications :

• High school diploma or equivalency;
• Cooking certificate;
• Certificate in sanitation training would be an asset;
• Experience in therapeutic diet preparation would be an asset;
• Ability to work alone and under minimum supervision;

The successful applicant will be required to submit a satisfactory certificate of conduct.

Duties (Included but not limited to) :

• Prepares, cooks and serves various foods which include breakfast items, main meal entrees, vegetables, soups, gravies; desserts and may include wild meats, game and fresh fish for acute and long-term care clients;
• Prepares main course items and special menu items for cafeteria service;
• Prepares and cooks therapeutic diet foods as well as texture modified foods;
• Bakes items such as breads, buns, muffins, pastries, cakes and cookies;
• Maintains sanitary conditions in work areas;
• Responsible for receiving and storage of food and related supplies as required;
• Insures food amounts and ingredients are available for each cooking task;
• Operates and cleans a variety of standard cooking equipment;
• Responsible for keeping accurate records of temperatures, food preference lists and meal day statistics;

Other duties as required.

Salary :

CG-25 of the NAPE HS salary scales $23.31 to $25.68 per hour, plus the applicable Labrador Allowance.

Hours of Work :

75 hours Bi-weekly. Variable shifts.

Labrador Grenfell Health values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.

Labrador-Grenfell Health is a smoke and scent free organization.

Interested applicants please submit resume, stating competition number 2021000479