Cook

TIDEVIEW TERRACE

Position Vacancy

DATE: November 12, 2024 CLOSING: November 25, 2024

POSITION: Cook

TYPE: Casual START DATE: ASAP

POSITION SCOPE:

The Cook is accountable to the residents' to ensure a high quality of work is maintained while balancing tasks with residents' needs and relationships. They will work under the direction of the Food Production Manager or Neighborhood Managers as a member of the multidisciplinary team. The Cook works in providing an Eden Alternative approach to resident directed care. The staff person works within the framework, policies and objectives as set out by Tideview Terrace and the Department of Health and Wellness.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Completion of NSCC Culinary Skills program or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum of three to five years cooking experience preferably in long term care.
• Completion of Food Handlers Course within the past five years.
• Knowledge of food service infection control, WHMIS, and type and proper use of chemicals.
• Knowledge of how to maintain a clean and safe work environment following proper techniques and OH&S safe work practices, including use of chemicals and equipment.
• Knowledge of therapeutic and texture modified diets considered an asset.
• Knowledge of recipe building and recipe modification.
• Must be a good team player in an organization that fosters a supportive environment for the residents and staff.
• Demonstrate a commitment in providing an Eden Alternative approach.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to balance tasks with residents' needs.
• Actively promotes activities that are meaningful to the residents' needs.
• Adaptable, responsible and takes initiative.
• Displays positive attitudes and behaviours.
• Displays problem solving and decision-making techniques.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Efficient in basic computer skills.
• Must be physically capable of performing assigned duties that involve lifting, bending and stretching and meet the overall physical and cognitive demands of the job.
• Maintains confidentiality in all aspects both on and off duty.
• Outstanding work history inclusive of good attendance, demonstrated availability to work and available to work all shifts, weekends and holidays.

Submit current resume and cover letter to Tideview Terrace PO Box 1120 Digby NS, B0V 1A0. c/o Tiffany Derby; or email to [email protected] on or before 4:00pm of the closing date.

Tideview Terrace is an EDEN Registered facility dedicated to eliminating the plaques of loneliness, helplessness, and boredom of our residents.

Creating Homes Where Life is Worth Living http://www.edenalt.org/

The Eden Alternative shows how companionship, the opportunity to give meaningful care to other living things, and the variety and spontaneity that mark an enlivened environment, can succeed where pills and therapies often fail. Places that have adopted the Eden Alternative typically are filled with plants, animals, and are regularly visited by children.

The Eden Alternative is also about changing the culture of long-term care organizations. The departmentalized, task-orientation for the current institutional model has created a culture that is characterized by pessimism, cynicism and stinginess. By moving away from the top-down bureaucratic approach to management and moving decision making closer to the Elders, Edenizing organizations are helping to support a meaningful life for their Elders.