Are you a food service professional experienced in volume cooking and baking? If so, bring your culinary expertise to the Kenora Jail where you will prepare, cook, and assemble standard and special diet meals in a conventional institutional kitchen.
Please note:• This position is on-call 0 to 40 hours per week with no guaranteed minimum amount of hours
• The Food Services Officer will be required to work shift work, weekends, and holidays
• The Kenora Jail is located at:
1430 River Drive, Kenora (Please click on address link for a map of where the jail is located)
• This position requires working with and providing direction to inmate helpers (and may be eligible for an Custodial Responsibility Allowance)
What can I expect to do in this role?
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
How do I qualify?
Mandatory
• Possession of Journeyman Chef's Certificate as issued by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities or sufficient acceptable experience in volume cooking
• Valid First Aid and Heartsaver Certificate or the ability to obtain upon hire
• Ability to work shift work, weekends, and holidays
Food Services Knowledge and Skills
• You have knowledge of volume cooking/baking methods and safety principles
• You can prepare and assemble a high volume of meals
• You have knowledge and experience with various diets (i.e. lifestyle, medical, religious)
• You have knowledge of food safety practices
• You have knowledge of health and safety practices and standards
• You have demonstrated ability to understand and follow organizational policies/protocols in order to acquire knowledge of institutional policies and maintain safety and security of kitchen
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
Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills
• You can identify and resolve equipment/appliance malfunctions, supply shortage, sanitation and hygiene control, and food service issues
NOTE
This is a continuous posting and will be posted until filled. Screening and selection processes will begin after October 7, 2020. This posting may be extended but could close at any time after this date without notice. Please only submit your application ONCE under this Job ID.
All Ontario Public Service external job advertisements are posted in English and French. To confirm the language requirements of a job, check the "language of position" information at the top of each job ad. For all positions, candidates will be assessed in English, the business language of the Ontario Public Service. For English/French designated bilingual positions, candidates will also be assessed through French-language proficiency testing.
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario sont affichées en anglais et en français. Pour connaître les exigences linguistiques, vérifiez les renseignements sur la « langue du poste » figurant dans le haut de chaque offre d'emploi. Pour tous les postes, l'évaluation des candidates et candidats se fera en anglais, la langue usuelle de la fonction publique de l'Ontario. En ce qui concerne les postes désignés bilingues, la maîtrise du français des candidates et candidats sera également évaluée.