Cook

Job Title: Cook

Classification: FULL-TIME – Term (fiscal year-end)

Department: Akoka’tssini Mental Wellness

Schedule: Monday – Friday, evening and weekends as required

Shift: 60-75 Hours bi-weekly

Rate of Pay: CA$23.00-CA$25.00 per hour

Work Location: Brocket, In person

Why Work for Us

Aakom-Kiyii Health Services offers competitive pay, a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees (including health and dental coverage), and one paid wellness day each month to support work-life balance. We also provide generous professional growth and training opportunities within a supportive, positive, and community-focused workplace. Relocation assistance is available for this position. Join us in meaningful work that makes a direct and lasting impact on the health of our community.

Summary

The Cook will primarily work in the Inii Healing House (IHH) kitchen. IHH is a pre-treatment program that houses up to 10 residents at a time. The Cook will serve meals to the IHH residents and deliver dinner meals to the local shelter & detox programs. The Cook will create daily meal plans under the Canadian nutritional food guide, considering traditional Blackfoot cuisine, and specialized individual diets. The Cook will oversee all kitchen operations and will follow standard safety practices. The cook will create and maintain inventory records and reconsider monthly budgets allotted for each program. The cook will supervise one .5 kitchen support worker.

Role responsibilities and duties

· Supervise the part-time kitchen support worker

· Plan and prepare meals for large groups

· Maintain inventory records of food, supplies, and equipment

· estimate food requirements and costs, and monitor and order supplies

· Purchase groceries

· Reconcile the budget

· Ensuring the freshness of ingredients

· Weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients according to recipes

· Baking, grilling, frying, boiling, and steaming foods

· Arranging and delivering meals

· Cleaning work areas, equipment, utensils, and dishes

· Developing and testing new recipes and menu items.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

· Reliable, compassionate, and works collaboratively within a team environment

· Organized, solution-focused, takes initiative

· High level of verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills

· Ability to create and maintain Word documents and Excel sheets

· Knowledge of Piikani/Blackfoot Culture and Language is an asset

· Manage key stakeholder relationships

Qualifications

· Valid food handling certificate required

· Experience working with vulnerable populations an asset

· Proficient in MS Office 365 and Excel

· Frequent travel is required.

Applicants will be required to provide the following documents when conducting background checks:

· Copy of credentials

· Valid Driver’s License and clean abstract

· Recent (w/I 30 days) criminal record check and vulnerable intervention record check

Interested candidates are encouraged to send their complete application (Resume and Cover Letter) to hr@akhealtheservices.ca

 

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Aakom-Kiyii Health Services would like to thank all applicants for their interest in this position. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

*DEADLINE: Competition will remain open until suitable candidate is found*