Child Care Cook - CAS Pool

Job summary

Responsible for planning and preparing nutritious, balanced meals for children while accommodating special dietary needs and medically prescribed restrictions. Manages the kitchen environment, food inventory, and budget to ensure efficient and safe operations.

Job details

Requisition ID: 23744 Department: Community & Social Services Dept. Service: Children's Services Employment Type: Multiple Casual positions Affiliation: CUPE 503 - In/Out/NS Sal & Wage Salary Information: $25.600 - $29.953 per hour (2024 rates of pay)Location: Various locations Job Category: Community and Social Services Application Close: 07/12/2026JOB SUMMARY Directly Operated Child Care Services is responsible for planning and managing the delivery and operations of Child Care programs and services delivered to the community through the Municipal Child Care Centres. You are responsible for planning and preparing all food served within the Child Care Centre, including accommodating special dietary needs and medically prescribed dietary restrictions, with an emphasis on well balanced meals and nutritious foods, while managing the kitchen budget and environment. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE Completion of Grade 10 Minimum of 6 months of experience cooking for large groups Previous experience cooking specifically for children (aged 18 months to 5 years) is an asset KNOWLEDGE Canada's Food Guide Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014 Municipal Healthy Eating Active Living Policy HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) standards for food handling and kitchen management Preparation of fresh and unprocessed food in large quantities Preparation of cooking fresh vegetables, fruit, meat, fish, poultry, baked goods, sauces and soups Food Inventory Control Nutritional principles and healthy eating philosophies Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers. COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES Planning and preparing and serving nutritious, appealing meals to children Organizing, prioritizing and meeting deadlines Understanding recipes and food preparation terminology Purchasing nutritious food supplies within a budgetary framework Maintaining accurate stock control in order to minimize waste Safely operating and maintaining kitchen tools and equipment basic operating knowledge of a computer for the purpose of sending/receiving email, ordering supplies Ability to work within a team environment Committed to health eating, cooking and food education Sensitive to the dietary needs of individual children Self-motivated and independent Flexible to changing job demands Ability to interact cooperatively and respectfully with staff, parents/families and children Meets physical requirements of the job WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Language Requirement: Various language requirements, locations may require English only, French only OR Bilingual competencies. Some positions require English oral, reading, and writing. Some positions required French oral, reading and writing. Police Record Check: The successful candidate will be required to complete a Vulnerable Sector Check (Level 3) with the Police Services detachment in their jurisdiction to the City of Ottawa’s satisfaction.; Police record checks completed by a third-party company will not be accepted. You may initially be paid 95% of your starting rate of pay, in accordance with the collective agreement. Experience and formal training combined with demonstrated performance and ability may substitute for stipulated academic requirements. Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. The City of Ottawa promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and non-binary persons, persons of all ethnic origins, religions, sexual orientations, classes, gender identities and expressions. Candidates are encouraged to self-identify as a member of one or more designated employment equity groups in the self-identification questionnaire. The City of Ottawa provides accommodation to applicants during all parts of the hiring process, upon request. If contacted to proceed to the selection process, please advise us if you require any accommodation. Accessible formats and communication supports are available upon request. Please contact the Employee Service Centre at 613-580-2424 extension 12211 or via email at esc-cse@ottawa.ca. .

What you’ll do

Responsible for planning and preparing nutritious, balanced meals for children while accommodating special dietary needs and medically prescribed restrictions. Manages the kitchen environment, food inventory, and budget to ensure efficient and safe operations.

Requirements

Requires completion of Grade 10 and a minimum of 6 months of experience cooking for large groups. Candidates must possess knowledge of food safety standards, nutritional principles, and relevant health legislation.

Listed skills

• Food preparation · Preferred
• Teamwork · Preferred
• Time management · Preferred
• Food safety · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Food preparation
• Menu planning
• Nutritional principles
• HACCP standards
• Food inventory control
• Kitchen management
• Special dietary needs
• Budget management
• Safety legislation
• Teamwork
• Time management
• Computer literacy
• Food safety
• Large group cooking
• Communication
• Planning
• Operations
• English Language
• French Language
• Self-Motivation
• Ability To Meet Deadlines
• Inventory Control
• Social Work
• Purchasing
• Cooking
• Multilingualism
• Employment Equity
• Disabilities
• Food Preparation
• Food Safety And Sanitation
• Stock Control
• Hazard Analysis And Critical Control Points (HACCP)
• Kitchen Management
• Poultry

Job areas

• Food & Beverage
• Social Services
• Government & Public Sector
• Child Care Professional
• Cook
• Cooks
• Cooks, Restaurant

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