Cook - Powell River, Canada - Lift Community Services

Lift Community Services

Verified Company

Powell River, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Lift Community Services focuses on helping all people thrive in the qathet region by reducing social inequities and by providing support and advocacy for anyone who needs it. Our vision is a welcoming, inclusive, and diversity-affirming community that is free of poverty and full of heart. At Lift, we believe a thriving, sustainable community comes from a collaborative, equitable, future-focused approach.

Our programs and services include employment services, supportive housing and homeless outreach, temporary shelter services, literacy programs and outreach, immigrant services, adult and family on-demand support.

We also provide community leadership and development in overdose response planning, poverty reduction planning, and other projects that develop a more connected and resilient community.

Lift operates many resource centres in our community, including the local WorkBC Centre, the Community Resource Centre, the Family Place, and the Dr.

Elsie Paul Literacy Centre and the Nook Social Enterprise Cafe both located at the Powell River Public Library.

Lift Community Services is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicant will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.

The Position

In this role, you will spend 10 hours/week preparing meals for Supportive Housing, CRC, and Shelter as part of our food systems team, and 5 hours/week serving our folks to promote the role of food as an integral part of a healing environment.

We are looking for a dedicated individual who is a team player and can work collaboratively with the Food System and Supportive Housing teams.

This is a role that will suit someone who has a passion for making food and values including participants in our food system.

Lift challenges the current food system by prioritizing Social Connection, Full Circle Impacts, Food Security, Education and Meaningful Work. We reduce food waste while increasing food access operating out of our community gardens, kitchens and the Nook Café.

The Cook will be supported by a team of dedicated individuals while operating in the housing kitchen, which is a satellite to the Community Resource Centre Food Hub.

Overview

Hours: 15 hours/week (mid day hours 117:30)
Hourly Wage: $22.65/hr
Job Type: Part-Time

Reports to: Manager

Food Systems
Start Date: As soon as possible
Closing Date: April 3, 2023

Key Tasks and Competencies

Maintain proper sanitation and preparation practices and procedures.
Balance needs of clients within program limits.
Collaborative team approach for continuity of care.
Vision and prepare meals for service.
Support and collaborate in the daily creation of 86 meals served 365 days a year
Serve hot meals to participants using food as a loving point of connection and care

Qualifications and Lived Experience

One (1) year of recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Current Food Safe and First Aid
Possesses a valid driver's license
Familiar with local community resources
Ethically aligned with Harm-Reduction practices
Demonstrates excellent communication and active listening skills
Demonstrates professional boundaries
Demonstrates understanding of emergency response protocol
Ability to remain alert and perform tasks in demanding environment
Ability to remain calm and responsive during crisis incident response
Ability to receive and implement constructive feedback
Contributes to a culturally safe environment

Knowledge

Knowledge of food, meal preparation, and the functions of an efficient kitchen
Understands the therapeutic role of food in a successful supportive housing environment
Understands the Housing First model and the concept of barriers to housing
Understands the needs of individuals with concurrent disorders
Is familiar with common health issues and is sensitive to cultural differences
Understands the harsh realities of stigma
Lived experience is empowering for those we serve and welcomed.

As an inclusive employer, we would like to make the recruitment process as accessible as possible. Please contact us to let us know how we can best support you.

**_ We live and work on the homelands and territories of the Tla'amin People. We honour the land, the Tla'amin People, and their treaty and continually seek to strengthen our relationship and responsibilities to them as guests in the territory._