Weekend Kitchen Assistant
About The Position
Sojourn House provides Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing services to newly arrived refugees coming from all parts of the world. We provide a safe place and an inclusive environment to people who have had the refugee experience. We are dedicated to providing the best possible settlement services and programs that help residents transition and integrate into the community. With decades of experience and being one of the first refugee housing facilities in Toronto, we take pride in being a leading organization in refugee care. As a Kitchen Assistant, you will help enhance the dignity and quality of life of our shelter clients by assisting the Cook with the preparation of the daily menu and food service items to the required standard and to maintain the required food and environmental hygiene within the dining room and commercial kitchen of Sojourn House. The Morning weekend shifts are Friday-Sunday from 9:00AM -2:00 PM.
Requirements
- Minimum of one-year previous experience in a high-volume commercial food services environment (preferably in a not for profit) is required.
- Previous experience in food preparation required.
- Current City of Toronto Public Health Food Handling Certificate required.
- Experience with the use of commercial kitchen equipment required including but not limited to stoves/grills, deep fryer, ovens, mixers, steam cooker and serving equipment, dish washer, etc.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of WHMIS requirements and associated precautions in a commercial kitchen environment preferred.
- CPR/ First Aid Certificates acquired through a recognized course preferred.
Responsibilities
- Monitor and ensure clean plates, cutlery and mugs are always available in the dining room for shelter clients.
- Collect used plates, utensils and mugs from dining room, rinses lunch dishes, cutlery through dish washer, return dry dishes and cutlery to dining room
- Monitor and ensure coffee machine filter kept refilled
- Refill empty condiment containers
- Maintain ongoing sanitation to remove spills, clean all surfaces, wipe clean inside and outside fridge and freezer
- Dismantle cardboard boxes, remaining garbage for disposal and removal into appropriate recycling bins.
- Organize dry storage and carry out the prescribed routine cleaning duties before end of each shift.
Benefits
- Health Care Spending Account following successful completion of probation.
- Up to 9 paid sick days per year, accrued on a pro-rated basis.
- Vacation entitlement in accordance with the Collective Agreement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
