Duties and Responsibilities

- Reviewing menus, preparing food following standardized recipes and production sheets.
- In the absence of the Food Services Manager assists with their responsibilities.
- Monitor quality and quantity of food supplies and recommend corrective action when need be regarding quality.
- Coaches Dietary Aides in basic food preparation procedures and in serving activities; assumes responsibility for routine departmental operations in the absence of the Food Services Manager, including staff replacements and service calls for malfunctioning equipment.
- Maintains all required records and cooperates with other departments to meet resident needs.

Qualifications
Must meet one of the three (3) following qualification scenarios:

- Chef training or culinary management certificate/diploma from a program that meets the requirements of the Ontario Long Term Care Act; or




- Certificate of qualification as a Cook issued by an authority meeting the requirements of the Ontario Long Term Care Act, or
- Post-secondary diploma in food and nutrition management or a post-secondary degree in food and nutrition

Additional qualifications include:

- Red Seal Cook Trade Certification preferred.
- Experience in institutional large quantity cooking preferred.
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
- Proven ability to provide direction and lead others within a busy environment.
- Must provide a current Protected Food Handling Certificate issued by the TBDHU.
- Must possess/able to obtain a current Vulnerable Sector Criminal Record Check.

📌 Food Service- Cook (Canada)
🏢 SOUTHBRIDGE HOMES
📍 Canada