Cook - Burnaby, Canada - George Derby Centre
Description
Job Summary:
Under the direction of the Manager or Food Services Supervisor, plans cooking schedule and prepares meals in accordance with menu requirements and established standards and regulations.
Job Duties:
- Prepares assigned menu items by following menu recipes and quantity quotas; determines ingredients and quantities required; assembles ingredients and equipment required for cooking. Controls portioning of food items to ensure recipe yield meets assigned quantity quotas.
- Plans cooking schedule to ensure meals are prepared and served in accordance with meal times. Provides guidance to food service workers on meal assembly and presentation.
- Actively promotes a culture of resident safety by adhering to established safety policies, standards and procedures including emergency procedures.
- Prepares food and therapeutic diet items for residents. Tests food items for palatability and temperature and adjusts accordingly.
- Conducts meal rounds on units to explore clients' satisfaction and make adjustments to recipes as needed for production waste control and continuous quality improvement.
- Participates in annual seasonal menu planning under the guidance of support services supervisors.
- Maintains established food rotations in storage in order to minimize spoiling and waste.
- Estimates food requirements, orders and receives supplies as needed.
- Conducts kitchen orientation and ensures new employees receive appropriate training.
- Maintains a clean and safe work environment. Adheres to safety and hygiene practices and procedures by performing such duties as cleaning food preparation and service areas per schedule.
- Maintains kitchen equipment as required.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Safety Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates a commitment to communicating, improving and adhering to safety policies in the work environment.
- Reports hazards, unusual occurrences, accidents, and unsafe situations to immediate supervisor or designate.
- Reports all incidents and near misses. Reports are to be made in writing.
- Report all concerns related to resident behaviors; even if no incident/injury occurs. Reports are to be made in writing.
- Follow safe work procedures and act safely in the workplace at all times.
- Actively participate in all training provided to you for your safety.
Qualifications:
Education, Training and Experience:
- Food safe Level
- Culinary certificate from a recognized 12month program in cooking or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience for at least 1 year.
Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to deal with others effectively.
- Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
- Ability to organize work.
- Ability to operate related equipment.
Hours of work:
- Sunday & Monday:
- Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday: OFF
- Friday & Saturday:
About George Derby Centre:
Over 53 years of being within the City of Burnaby area, the George Derby Centre has supported the needs of the Federal Government; the Regional needs of qualified Veterans; Provincial needs for beds and services; Lower Mainland Communities; and, more recently the Fraser Health needs.
In May 1988 the present centre opened as a 300 bed licensed intermediate care facility.
George Derby Centre was accredited by Accreditation Canada for , establishing George Derby Centre as a facility exceeding national standards of quality in the provision of health services.
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