Chef
Job Description
Job Description
Job Description
The Care Group (“TCG”) offers high quality residential care services to complex care clients in nine (9) homes throughout the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. Based in Coquitlam, we are a privately owned and operated assisted living and complex care provider that offers both subsidized and private pay care. TCG is a fast-growing company with great opportunities for motivated team members.
THE OPPORTUNITY
We are looking for dedicated and conscientious Chef to join our The Mayfair team in Abbotsford, B.C.
Shifts: Days - 40 hours / week.
Summary of position:To provide healthy meals to the residents and visitors at The Mayfair.
Responsibilities
This individual works closely with the Director of Care and other department managers to:
- Plans and implements the four-week menu plan following sections 62, 63, 64, 65, 66 & 67 of Community Care and Assisted Living Act: Residential Care Regulation.
- Maintains a safe, clean and organized kitchen and storage area abiding by Health and Safety Regulations.
- Supervises and directs weekend Chef/Cook and Dietary Assistants/Kitchen Assistants.
- Ensures compliance from other kitchen workers standards, policies and procedure of The Mayfair, Residential Care Regulations and Safe food handling.
- Ensures the kitchen runs to times with having food prepared ready to serve following Community Care and Assisted Living Act: Residential Care Regulations.
- Plans, prepares, cooks and serves meals at lunch and dinner time following the four-week menu plan or has a substitute meal in place.
- Prepares meals for special diets (minced, puree, diabetic).
- Ensures portions sizes are appropriated and requested taking in to consideration likes, dislikes and allergies according to individual nutrition plans.
- Orders supplies weekly.
- Communicates with Director of Care any other supplies needed in the kitchen (not food).
- Ensure maintenance of equipment and promptly organizes for equipment to be seen if broken.
- Maintains a record of temperature control for fridges, freezers and hot water (dishwasher), and keeps a log.
- Maintains a log for the fat trap maintenance and emptying.
- Interviews with Director of Care possible candidates for the kitchen.
- Ensures a safe and secure environment in the kitchen and dining room for staff, residents and visitors.
- Attends Occupational Health and Safety meetings once a month.
- Participate and complete mandatory training and education.
- WHMIS
- Violence Prevention
- Hand Hygiene
- Emergency Response
- Participate in annual performance reviews for kitchen staff and self.
- Understand the policies and procedures.
- Know where to find the policy and procedures binder.
- Understand and follow the infection control and Occupational Health and Safety policies.
- Understand the complaint procedure and refer all concerns to the leadership team.
- Contribute to maintaining a positive, safe, home like environment for residents, visitors and staff.
- Ensure the safety of yourself and others within the workplace.
- Develop and maintain excellent standard and workplace best practice.
Qualifications:
- Red Seal approved Chef Education (Preferred).
- Be eligible for membership in the Canadian Society of Nutrition Management as per section 44 (2) Community Care and Assisted Living Act: Residential Care Regulation.
- Food Safe – Level One (Level Two preferred).
Skills and Abilities
- Have the experience, competence and training necessary to ensure that food is safely prepared and handled and meets the nutrition needs of the resident in care.
- Good written and verbal communication.
- Demonstrates good time management.
- Flexibility, can work independently.
- Physically and mentally able to perform duties for above position.
- Shows a caring and considerate attitude to resident, visitors and staff.
About Us
At The Mayfair Senior Living + Care we believe our residents deserve excellence in care and we strive to achieve this by working as a team towards our common goal: A happy and healthy resident.
We deliver person centered and best practice care in a respectful, caring and responsible manner by working together with our residents, their primary care givers, families, and The Fraser Health Authority.
The Mayfair is a 100 bed care community in an estate-like setting.
If this opportunity is not a fit for your background and experience please feel free to forward to any interested colleagues.
We invite interested candidates to submit their resume in confidence. While we appreciate the interest of all applicants, we will contact only those selected for interviews.
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