Senior Food Service Officer (Cook 3)

Are you an experienced food services professional ready to apply your skills in a large volume cooking operation? If so, bring your culinary expertise to this position at the Niagara Detention Centre with the Ministry of the Solicitor General.

Please note: This position requires working with and providing direction to inmate helpers (and may be eligible for a Custodial Responsibility Allowance).

Information Session Details:
A voluntary, online information session will be conducted on May 13 at 1:00 pm EDT to share information about this opportunity.

This is voluntary and will not impact the screening process. If you are interested in learning more about the Senior Food Service/Cook 3 position, please self-register via the following link: Click here for attendance form

Access details to attend the information session will be provided to those who express interest via the above MS Forms page only.

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We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

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What can I expect to do in this role?

In this position, you will:
• contribute to the administration of a food services operations providing meals to more than 150 persons daily (inmates and staff)
• provide technical guidance to kitchen staff and train shift cooks
• enforce safety, security and cleanliness of kitchen, equipment and tools
• assist Chef in preparation of schedules of work, vacations, preparation requisitions
• prepare food by cleaning, peeling, cooking using a variety of methods
• ensure meals are appetizing and served punctually
• supervise inmate helpers assigned to the kitchen and prepare behavioral reports

How do I qualify?

Mandatory

• You have a journeyman's chef or cook certificate issued by appropriate Ministry OR demonstrated equivalent acceptable experience in volume cooking

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 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

Other Essential Skills

• You have analytical and problem-solving skills to identify, assess, and resolve equipment/appliance malfunctions, supply shortage, sanitation and hygiene control, and food service issues
• You have basic computer skills to prepare reports, input, track and record data