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Food Services Officer (Irregularly Scheduled, on-call)

1 Temporary irregularly scheduled, on-call contract for up 12 to months, with possibility of extension

Job code: C50214 - Cook 2 (COR)

$25.62 - $27.70 Per hour*

*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.

Are you a food services skilled looking to showcase your skills? If so, consider bringing your culinary expertise to the Thunder Bay Correctional Centre, where you will prepare, cook and serve meals to inmates within the correctional facility.

About the job

- Cook and distribute meals for the inmate population and staff
- Train, instruct, and supervise inmate helpers
- Prepare a wide variety of foods including complete meals, restricted diets, salads, snacks, and beverages
- Assist in maintaining an inventory of supplies for pre-determined menus and making alterations or substitutions as required
- Ensure meals are prepared to accepted standards and on time
- Maintain cleanliness, safety, and security in the kitchen
- Assume duties of Senior Food Services Officer or Food Service Supervisor in absences
- Perform other duties, as assigned

Please Note: This competition is being used to fill an immediate vacancy. Qualified candidates who are interested in making an immediate impact are encouraged to apply.

Mandatory requirements

- You currently have a valid Cooks Certificate or equivalent knowledge and experience to be eligible to write the certificate examination
- You are currently certified in First Aid and Heartsaver (or are able to obtain)

Food Services Knowledge and Experience

- You have knowledge of volume cooking/baking methods and safety principles
- You have experience preparing and assembling a high volume of meals
- You have knowledge and experience with various diets (i.e. lifestyle, medical, religious)
- You have knowledge of food safety as well as workplace health and safety practices and standards
- You have demonstrated ability to follow organizational policies/protocols in order to maintain safety and security of the kitchen area





Communication and Team Leadership Skills

- You can work with staff, inmate helpers, and service providers to address issues
- You have team leadership skills to provide instruction and direction to kitchen helpers and inmate helpers in cooking methods and kitchen cleanliness and appraise performance
- You have written communication skills to prepare various reports

Other Skills

- You have analytical and problem-solving skills to identify, assess, and resolve equipment/appliance malfunctions, supply shortage, sanitation and hygiene control, and food service issues
- You have basic computer skills to input, track and record data

Don't meet every qualification?

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion.



For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

- diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
- accessibility
- Anti-Racism Policy

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