Cook (On call)

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Are you an experienced food service professional? If so, consider bringing your culinary expertise to the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, Thunder Bay Correctional Centre.

Did you know:

Thunder Bay is located in Northwestern Ontario at the head of Lake Superior, 1,377 km from Toronto, Ontario and approximately 45 minute's drive from the border crossing to Minnesota, USA. With a population of approximately 125,000, it is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario, with quality education at all levels.

On the shore of the world's largest freshwater lake and nestled among Canada's boreal forests and Canadian Shield, Thunder Bay provides all the amenities of an urban centre as well as ready access to outdoor adventure in Northwestern Ontario.

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About the job

You will:

- prepare, cook, and serve three meals per day for inmates and staff
- train, instruct and supervise inmate cooks and helpers in the preparation of meals on an assigned shift

Please note, this position will be on an 'as required' basis with no guarantee of the number of hours worked (0 – 40.00 hours per week).

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What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements:

You must have:

- possession of Journeyman Chef's Certificate as issued by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities OR sufficient acceptable experience in volume cooking
- valid First Aid and Heartsaver Certificate or the ability to obtain
- ability to work shift work, weekends, and holidays

Technical knowledge:

You have practical, applied knowledge of:

- general cooking methods and procedures
- food preparation and storage procedures
- food service guidelines
- use of kitchen equipment and tools

People skills:

You display:

- good communication and interpersonal skills
- the ability to instruct, train, supervise and control inmate kitchen workers

Reasoning skills:

You can demonstrate:

- good analytical and problem solving skills
- ability to interpret and apply legislation such as the Public Health Act, Health Protection and Promotion Act, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), to ensure compliance with food preparation and storage, sanitation, food safety, proper equipment operation, and utilization

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Additional information:

Note:

• The successful candidate will be required to consent to and successfully pass a search by the Ontario Provincial Police, through the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC).
• The minimum salary rates identified in this posting are subject to revision as a result of the recently agreed to OPSEU collective agreement covering the period of January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2014.

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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.