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About The Prospect Under the direction of the Manager, the Cook is responsible for the preparation and cooking of food as required for the patient/client menu. The Cook follows quantity recipes ensuring menu choices produced meet quality standards. The Cook is responsible to maintain high standards of food safety and sanitation by consistently complying with procedures/guidelines and systems.
The Cook ensures that the principles and practices that guide our work such as the mission, vision, values, expected behaviours, the leadership philosophy,



organizational health, population health, ethics, safety, quality, partnerships and interprofessional collaboration are integrated within the services they provide and through the messages they deliver.
About You Minimum Grade 12 or GED required
Food Safety Level 1 (Food Handlers) required
Regular upgrading with respect to workplace safety (e.g. WHMIS) and food safety (e.g. Food Handlers and Advanced.fst)
One (1) year recent cooking experience required
Knowledge of food handling and safety practices in an institutional kitchen
Knowledge of therapeutic diets is an asset
Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills
Demonstrated planning, organizational, prioritization and time management skills
Demonstrated initiative; self-motivation and ability to work independently
Demonstrated resourcefulness and ability to use good judgment in making decisions
Ability to hold in confidence all matters pertaining to patients, employees and the business of the organization
Commitment to promoting a culture that supports safety, ethical practice and organizational health
Advanced food safety an asset
Journeyperson certification an asset
Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
Hours Casual relief, no guaranteed hours
Shifts may include days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays
Compensation And Benefits $23.25 - $25.84 hourly
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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📌 Cook I - Nutrition and Food Services (Nova Scotia)
🏢 Nova Scotia Health Authority
📍 Nova Scotia