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The Cook will be a key member of the Food Service Team at the Westisle Composite High School Food Hub. They will assist the Kitchen Manager in ordering, receiving and maintaining all requirements, including but not limited to food required for the program. Day-to-day activities will include meeting the kitchen's health and safety regulations and preparing and serving hot and cold meals prepared from scratch to students. In addition, the Cook will oversee food service operations when required or as needed by the Kitchen Manager. This  fast-paced, rewarding position provides nutritious meals to school-age children.

Responsibilities:

Assist Kitchen Manager with placing food orders according to program needs

• Oversee food service operation in the absence of or as directed by the Kitchen Manager
• Receive and store products and maintain records
• Prepare hot and cold meals from scratch using standardized recipes
• Keep temperature and sanitation logs and other necessary reports
• Manage, track, and report inventory
• Comply with health, hygiene, and sanitation regulation in the preparation, handling and serving of food
• Serve meals to students and collect payment
• And other duties as assigned

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Current Food safety certification
• A Culinary Diploma and/or red seal certification is considered an asset

Professional Experience:

• Minimum 3-5 years experience working as a cook in the food service industry, with experience in scratch cooking
• Management/supervising experience is considered an asset

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience in preparing large quantities of food from scratch
• Ability to lift and manipulate heavy items
• Knowledge of supplies, equipment, and/or services ordering and inventory control
• Knowledge of food service, including cooking and preparing a variety of foods, quality standards and presentation techniques
• Adaptable to the needs of the students and the ability to be creative with food and menus for special dietary requirements
• Ability to work well with limited supervision
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Enthusiastic and motivated team player
• Valid driver's license & clean driver's abstract

The PEI School Food Program offers a competitive salary of $21.57 per hour (+6% vacation pay), an attractive benefits package (including health and dental), wellness spending, and an RRSP matching package after one-year anniversary. This will be a full-time, continued, part-year (10 months) position. Working months: September- June; Off July- August with continued benefits.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply as we will be onboarding this position as soon as possible. Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada. We thank all applicants; however, only those shortlisted will be contacted for an interview.

Applications will be received via Indeed only. Drop-ins and phone calls will not be accepted.

PEI School Food Program - We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this role, but your experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply and highlight why you would like to work for PEI School Food Program Inc.

Ability to commute/relocate:

Elmsdale, PE: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Licence/Certification:

Food Safety Certification (preferred)

Work Location: In person

• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• RRSP match
• Vision care
• Wellness program

Casual Cook – Various Hub Locations

The Cook will be a key member of our Food Service Teams at our hub locations. Working location may be at any of our following hubs on an as needed basis: Montague Regional High School, Souris Regional School, Kinkora Regional High School, Bluefield High School, Westisle Composite High School and our Stratford Hub. They will assist the Kitchen Manager in ordering, receiving and maintaining all requirements, including but not limited to food required for the program. Day-to-day activities will include meeting the kitchen's health and safety regulations and preparing and serving hot and cold meals prepared from scratch to students. In addition, the Cook will oversee food service operations when required or as needed by the Kitchen Manager. This  fast-paced, rewarding position provides nutritious meals to school-age children.

Responsibilities:

• Assist Kitchen Manager with placing food orders according to program needs
• Oversee food service operation in the absence of or as directed by the Kitchen Manager
• Receive and store products and maintain records
• Prepare hot and cold meals from scratch using standardized recipes
• Keep temperature and sanitation logs and other necessary reports
• Manage, track, and report inventory
• Comply with health, hygiene, and sanitation regulation in the preparation, handling and serving of food
• Serve meals to students and collect payment

And other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Current Food safety certification
• A Culinary Diploma and/or red seal certification is considered an asset

Professional Experience:

• Minimum 3-5 years experience working as a cook in the food service industry, with experience in scratch cooking
• Management/supervising experience is considered an asset

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience in preparing large quantities of food from scratch
• Ability to lift and manipulate heavy items
• Knowledge of supplies, equipment, and/or services ordering and inventory control
• Knowledge of food service, including cooking and preparing a variety of foods, quality standards and presentation techniques
• Adaptable to the needs of the students and the ability to be creative with food and menus for special dietary requirements
• Ability to work well with limited supervision
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Enthusiastic and motivated team player
• Valid driver's license & clean driver's abstract

The PEI School Food Program offers a competitive salary of $19.30- $21.57 per hour (+4% vacation pay). The standard work week is Monday to Friday. For this position, hours will be on an as needed basis with no set scheduled hours of employment. Contact for scheduling will be made as far in advance as possible although the employee may be contacted on the day they are being requested to work. Working months: September- June.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply as we hire for the 2024-2025 school year. Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada. We thank all applicants; however, only those shortlisted will be contacted for an interview.

Applications will be received via Indeed only. Drop-ins and phone calls will not be accepted.

PEI School Food Program - We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this role, but your experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply and highlight why you would like to work for PEI School Food Program Inc.