Food Services Officer

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Are you an experienced food service professional ready to apply your skills in a large volume cooking operation? Then bring your culinary expertise to this position.

Please note: This position supervises inmate helpers for majority of working time. Salary note for CRA applies

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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 Requirements:

- You have a Cooks certificate issued by appropriate Ministry or demonstrated equivalent level of knowledge and experience necessary to be eligible to write certificate examination.
- You have a current First Aid and Heart-Saver Certificates

Technical Knowledge and Skills:

Your knowledge and skills will include:
- Large volume cooking and baking principles
- Standard cooking and food preparation
- Food storage procedures and methods
- Portion control standards and the proper use of kitchen equipment and tools
- Food safety practices

Other Essential Skills:

Your skills and abilities will include:

- Team leadership skills to provide instruction to subordinate helpers
- Communication skills, tact and diplomacy to work with ministry staff, inmate helpers and service providers
- Analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and assess workplace hazards, equipment malfunctions and food service issues
- Ability to acquire and apply knowledge of relevant legislation (i.e. Occupational Health and Safety Act, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System)
- Written communication skills to prepare various reports
- Basic computer skills to input, track and record data

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Additional information:

Note:

• • In accordance with the Ontario Public Service Employment Screening Checks Policy, the top candidate(s) may be required to provide a general or enhanced screening check. Please refer to the Additional Information / Address section above on this job advertisement to determine the screening check that is required for each position.
  
  A general screening check includes a criminal record check and if applicable, fingerprint verification at your own expense. An enhanced screening check includes a criminal record check and if applicable, fingerprint verification at your own expense and permission for the Negotiations & Security Branch , Employee Relations Division to conduct any specific screening as indicated in the Additional Information / Address section above.
  
  A record of a Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position. The screening check results will only be reviewed and evaluated by the Negotiations & Security Branch for the purpose of making a clearance decision. The details of an individual's screening check will be considered in specific relation to the duties and responsibilities of the position being filled. Screening check records will be maintained by the Negotiations & Security Branch and kept strictly confidential.
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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.