Food Service Officer (On Call/Irregularly Scheduled)

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

Please note this position is 0-40.00 hours per week with no guaranteed minimum amount of hours.

*Job advertisement has been extended to close on August 30, 2018.*

What can I expect to do in this role?

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

How do I qualify?

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 and Skills:

• You have knowledge of general cooking methods and procedures
• You are experienced in food preparation and storage procedures/methods
• You have knowledge of portion control standards to prepare a variety of foods, volume meals and restricted diets
• You have knowledge of the proper use of kitchen equipment

Other Essential Skills:

Your skills and abilities will include:

• Team leadership skills to provide instruction to subordinate inmate helpers
• Oral communication skills and tact and diplomacy to work with ministry staff, inmate helpers and service providers to address quantity/quality issues
• Written communication skills to prepare various reports
• 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. Public Health Act, Sanitation Code for Canada's Food Industry, Occupational Health and Safety Act, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System)
• Basic computer skills to input, track and record data

Please be advised that the results of this competition may be used to form an eligibility list of qualified candidates to potentially fill future vacancies represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). In accordance with the Collective Agreement, eligibility lists are shared with OPSEU representatives. By applying to this competition, you are providing consent that your name may be shared with OPSEU representatives.

All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

Remember: The deadline to apply is Thursday, August 30, 2018 11:59 pm EDT. Late applications will not be accepted.

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.