Cook 0.4 permanent 1-0008 1

Requisition ID: 382412

Posting End Date: June 9 2025

City: Winnipeg

Employer: Golden Links Lodge

Department / Unit: Food Services

Union: CUPE

Anticipated Start Date: June 9 2025

FTE:0.4

Anticipated Shift:Days

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours:2015

Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites services and organizations. Were united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.

Faites progresser votre carrire dans la Rgion sanitaire de Winnipeg! Notre quipe offre une gamme tendue de services de soins de sant par le biais dun rseau intgr de sites de services et dorganismes. Nous sommes unis par un engagement commun en faveur de lexcellence et de lquit des soins de sant.

POSITION CLASSIFICATION

Cook

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP

Director of Support Services

ROTATION:

WEEK #1 TUESDAY SATURDAY

WEEK #2: SATURDAY THURSDAY

POSITION SUMMARY

Under the direction of the Manager of Support Services is responsible for coordinating and performing the various duties required to prepare nutritious safe meals including serving of meals. Responsible for food preparation service and delivery of food. Ensures all safety and other requirements are maintained in the performance of duties including Manitoba Health Standards for Personal Care Homes:

• Works within the framework of the Golden Links Lodges Mission Vision and Values and in accordance with its policies and procedures.
• Respects Residents Rights at all times.

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Education and Experience

• Successful completion of Grade 12 education according to Manitoba Provincial Standards or equivalent required.
• Graduate of a Recognized Institutional Cooking course required.
• Food Handlers training certificate Level 1 or equivalent required.
• A combination of education training and experience may be considered in lieu of formal certification.
• Minimum one (1) year cooking experience in an institutional setting required.

2. Other

• Ability to carry out duties in a professional manner working under little or no supervision and in compliance with confidentiality of Lodge and Residents.
• Ability to read write comprehend and speak fluent English is required.
• Ability to work independently and as a team member.
• Adheres to safety principles.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills required.
• Good physical and mental health to meet the demands of the position (i.e. prolonged standing pushing pulling lifting and bending etc.).
• Excellent organizational skills with the effective problem-solving skills.
• Able to accept and provide constructive criticism and direct others.
• Clean neat appearance in accordance with GLL dress code.
• Consistently able to arrive punctually and prepared to work.
• Able to adapt to stressful situations.
• Able to operate related equipment and maintain a clean work area.
• Interested in the elderly and in working to uphold the concepts of teamwork in caring for the needs of the Residents.
• Able to work to improve food service for facility Residents and staff.
• All hires require a Criminal Record and Adult Abuse Registry check.
• Understands and respects Residents rights and privacy.
• Presents a courteous cooperative and professional manner to both Residents and Staff while performing duties.
• Promotes a homelike atmosphere within Golden Links Lodge.

STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE/DUTIES

1. Food Services

• Prepares all food following the established menus recipes and production sheet. Determines the ingredients and quantities required assembles ingredients and equipment required for cooking.
• Assures that foods are prepared consistently and served following techniques to ensure optimum nutritional quality flavor appearance and proper temperature.
• Tests food items for palatability and temperature; adjusting accordingly.
• Has input into and assists in preparation and execution of special meals for parties teas etc.
• Follows weekly production sheet placing supply dairy/ bread orders etc. as needed.
• Ensures mealtime deadlines are met.
• Assists in maintaining food costs as budgeted through use of standard recipes portion control careful storage and usage of leftovers etc. Advises Manager of Support Services of any alterations and proportion changes in recipes or menu as they occur. Portions foods following portion manual.
• Responsible that all foods including deliveries are stored appropriately as soon as possible.
• Works to minimize spoilage and waste.
• Receives deliveries checking invoice against items received. Advises Manager of Support Services of any damaged short or incorrect items.

2. Nutrition Services

• Serves Residents staff and visitors in a courteous and helpful manner.
• Responsible for knowledge of Resident preferences diet and provision of correct food items as posted on diet sheets or tray cards.
• Completes tray/ cart set up.

3. Sanitation and Safety

• Responsible for cleanliness and sanitation of work area and equipment including pots/ pans.
• Ensures assigned cleaning duties are completed.
• Able to safely operate all dietary equipment.
• Ensures safety practices/ procedures are adhered to and advocates for a safe environment.
• Uses appropriate lifting techniques.
• Reports equipment requiring repair or safety hazards to Manager of Support Services.
• Follows Golden Links Lodge Policy and Procedures not limited to the fire plan disaster plan emergency paging codes etc.
• Follows standards outlined in Infection Control and WHMIS/ MSDS programs.

4. Administration

• Understands and supports the mission philosophy and policies of Golden Links Lodge.
• Promotes a team approach within the department and the facility through active cooperation with all staff.
• Ensures that departmental policies and standards are adhered to.
• Assists with formulation and review of policies/ procedures as assigned. Has input into annual revisions of menus and portion control manuals; making recommendations based on Resident needs.
• Maintains privacy and confidentiality. Compliant with Protection for Persons In Care legislation.
• Responsible for Dietary Department in the absence of Manager of Support Services.
• Reports problems/ incidents to Manager of Support Services as soon as possible.
• Directs and supervises all dietary personnel reassigning duties as necessary.
• Replaces relief staff in the event of illness or absence of an employee as needed.
• In the absence of the Head Cook (II) assigns related tasks to Dietary personnel. Has input on performance conversations for dietary personnel recommending training and remedial action as necessary.
• Provides input into standardization of recipes and helps maintain recipe manuals.
• Performs inventory counting.
• Completes Work Request Forms for maintenance to assess and repair departmental equipment as required.

5. Personal/ Professional Criteria

• Conducts self in a mature responsible pleasant manner and displays a positive work ethic.
• Completes work assignments efficiently and effectively.
• Participates in orientation and training of Dietary personnel.
• Assists others to complete tasks supporting a team environment.
• Promotes a facility wide team approach through active cooperation with all staff
• Advocates for a respectful environment recognizing individual uniqueness.
• Maintains competency level by attending staff meetings in-service programs or seminars as required.
• Maintains a current Food Handlers certificate.

6. Quality Program

• Participates in Quality Program/Risk Management program.
• Checks refrigerators daily. Completes various monitoring audits.
• Contributes to improving food service for Residents and staff by making recommendations for best practice.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

• Required to work with a minimum of supervision after initial direction.
• Receives direction verbally and/ or in writing (memos emails etc.) and through established work routines and schedules policies and procedures.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Le poste exige une vrification satisfaisante du casier judiciaire (y compris une vrification de lhabilitation travailler auprs de personnes vulnrables) du registre des enfants maltraits et du registre des adultes maltraits comme conditions demploi. La candidate ou le candidat retenu devra assumer les frais de service engags sil y a lieu. Une vrification de scurit est juge jour si elle a t obtenue au plus tard six (6) mois avant le dbut de lemploi.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre Deer Lodge Centre Golden West Centennial Lodge Grace Hospital Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg Pan Am Clinic River Park Gardens Victoria General Hospital WRHA corporate programs and WRHA community health services.

Veuillez noter quil est interdit quun employ ou une employe ait deux postes ETP ou plus quivalant un taux combin de plus de 10 dans toute lentit lgale de lORSW (Centre Deer Lodge Golden West Centennial Lodge Hpital Grace Centre des sciences de la sant Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg River Park Gardens Hpital Victoria programmes administratifs de lORSW services de sant communautaire de lORSW).

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

On peut demander aux candidat(e)s qui sont convoqu(e)s une entrevue de participer une valuation des comptences.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

Toute demande demploi et tout CV reus aprs la date de tombe ne seront pas considrs dans le concours.

Wewelcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodationsare available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Nous serons heureux de recevoir les candidatures de personnes handicapes. Des accommodements peuvent tre faits la demande pendant le processus dvaluation et de slection.