Food Services Officer (On-Call)

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Are you an experienced food service professional? If so, consider bringing your culinary expertise to the Elgin Middlesex Detention Centre where you will prepare, cook and assemble standard and special diet meals in a conventional institutional kitchen.

Please note:
• this position is on-call, irregularly scheduled 0 to 40 hours per week with no guaranteed minimum amount of hours
• this position requires working with and providing direction to inmate helpers

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About the job

In this role you will:
• Provide team leadership within the cooking operation for the correctional institution
• Provide direction and support to inmate helpers
• Prepare and assemble meals
• Maintain an inventory of supplies
• Ensure the safety and security of helpers, staff and equipment
• Maintain proper sanitary conditions in the kitchen area

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What you bring to the team

Mandatory Requirement:

You must have:
• Possession of a Cook's certificate issued by appropriate ministry and/or demonstrated equivalent level of knowledge and experience necessary to be eligible to write certificate examination
• Valid First Aid and Heartsaver Certificate or the ability to obtain
• Ability to work shift work, weekends, and holidays

Food Services Knowledge and Skills

• You have knowledge of general and volume cooking/baking methods and procedures
• You have experience with food preparation and storage procedures/methods as well as portion control standards
• You have experience preparing a variety of foods and restricted diets
• You know food safety practices and have experience in the proper use of kitchen equipment
• You understand and can apply health and safety practices and standards (such as Public Health Act, Sanitation Code for Canada's Food Industry, Occupational Health and Safety Act, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System)
• You have demonstrated ability to understand and follow organizational policy and protocol in order to maintain safety and security of kitchen

Team Leadership and Communication Skills

• You can provide instruction to inmate helpers
• You have demonstrated tact and diplomacy to work with ministry staff, inmate helpers, and service providers to address issues
• You have written communication skills to prepare various reports

Other Essential Skills

• You have analytical and problem-solving skills to identify, assess, and resolve workplace hazards, equipment malfunctions, and food service issues
• You have basic computer skills to input, track and record data

NOTE

This is a continuous posting. Screening and selection processes will begin after Dec 3, 2018. However, this posting may be extended and available until the position has been filled. Please only submit your application ONCE under this Job ID.

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Additional information:

Note:

• In accordance with the Ontario Public Service (OPS), Employment Screening Checks Policy (ESCP), the top candidate(s) may be required to undergo a security screening check. Refer to the above to determine the screening checks that are required for this position.
  
  You will be responsible for obtaining the criminal record check at your own expense and provide it, along with your written consent, to the Transition and Security Office (TSO), Talent Acquisition Branch (TAB), HR Service Delivery Division (HRSDD) to evaluate the results. If applicable, the TSO, with your written consent, will request and obtain any additional employment screening checks that were not obtained directly by you. (Note: If a Vulnerable Sector Screening Check is required, it must also be obtained in person at your local police service).
  
  A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position. The employment screening check(s) will only be reviewed and evaluated by the TSO for the purpose of making a security clearance decision. The details of an individual's employment screening check(s) will be considered in specific relation to the duties and responsibilities of the position being filled. Employment screening check records will be maintained by the TSO and kept strictly confidential.
• Please note that as of November 1, 2018, with the implementation of the Police Record Checks Reform Act, 2015, the security screening check requirements for this position may differ from those described in this job ad.

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Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.