Chef - Granville Gardens - Casual
Job No:
VSL1015
Location:
Vancouver
Come join us and help make a difference in the lives of older adults! As employees at a Verve Senior Living Retirement Residence, our primary goal is to help each person, have a great day, every day! Our employees thrive on collaboration and have a passion for excellence, achieving multiple awards including the Order of Excellence in Quality, from Excellence Canada. As part of our team, the things you do are key to helping us achieve our shared vision of helping seniors live longer, better. Oh, and you’ll also have a lot of fun doing it. Want to join us?
ACCOUNTABILITY OBJECTIVES:
Responsible for food preparation, kitchen hygiene and customer service. Job duties often include managing inventory, product quality, inspecting stores and ensuring cleaning routines are implemented all within the guidelines of licensing and regulatory standards.
BACKGROUND / QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum of grade 12
Chef Training or Culinary management diploma or certificate granted by a recognized College or completion of the institutional cooks program or equivalent.
A minimum of two years’ experience in volume food preparation at a Cook I or Cook II level Red Seal will be given preference
BC: Cook Level I; Food Safe level II; Serving it Right; Clean Criminal Records Check
Computer skills (e.g., proficient in Word and Excel, must be familiar with on line ordering systems and dietary software)
Demonstrated leadership skills (e.g., Verve Senior Living Competencies)
Communication skills written and verbal in English
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Prepares food for residents and guests in accordance with food safety regulations, the approved menu and production methods best suited for nutritional quality and appearance.
- Ensures weekly menus have been approved by a recognized dietitian, including in-season local products
- Supervises ordering for and distribution or resident meals
- Collaborates with all departments to provide refreshments/snacks/catering
- Ensures that food samples are taken and labelled as per regulations
- Ensures all temperature records are taken and documented as per regulation
- Controls expenses through re purposing leftovers, portion control and waste management protocols
- A satisfactory dining experience for each resident or guest
- Ensures food temperate is maintained or cooked in smaller batches if necessary
- Plates and garnishes meals in an attractive manner
- Enhances choices through menu options and an array of condiments for individual preferences
- Provides an assortment of alcoholic beverage choices, if applicable
- Ensures all service practices meet hospitality standards.
- Initiates audits regularly for on-going feedback
- Attends interdisciplinary committee meetings regarding nutritional issues
- Chairs the food advisory/resident food committee meetings
- Fulfills the responsibility of every team member to adhere to all policies and procedures in accordance with the Vision and Values of Diversicare/Verve Senior Living
- Provides outstanding public relations with residents, potential clients, staff, suppliers and all persons visiting the residents
- Commits to creating a learning organization whereby honoring our Core Values helps exceed our customers’ expectations.
- Assist in maintaining a safe, neat and clean environment for residents and staff
- Complies with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, and Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS). This includes recognizing health and safety hazards, reporting incidents, fulfilling responsibilities under the applicable legislation, as well as participating in in-services and fire drills.
- Provides a protective oversight of residents and reports any unusual occurrences, concerns, or changes to a residents’ daily life which may affect their health and welfare.
“We accommodate persons with disabilities in the recruitment and hiring process.”
All offers of employment are subject to a Criminal Background Check. We thank all who apply; however, only candidates under consideration will be contacted.