Shift Supervisor / Institutional Cook – Minimum and Medium Security Units

Shift Supervisor / Institutional Cook – Minimum and Medium Security Units

Patient Food Service

Port Coquitlam, BC

In accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values, and strategic directions of Provincial Health Services Authority patient safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at PHSA, and as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position. The Shift Supervisor / Institutional Cook is in charge of kitchen operations during the shift and supervises designated Food Service Workers within the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital providing under 200 meals per day. Plans preparation and cooking schedules, prepares and/or directs the preparation food items, and cooks and seasons food. Ensures appropriate food rotations, quality and quantity control, safety and sanitation standards are followed, and the maintenance of work areas and equipment.

What you’ll do

• Supervises the day-to-day work of a shift by methods such as coordinating the work flow in the kitchen and maintaining shift food production and schedules; providing work direction, orientation and training to Food Service Workers; assigning and monitoring work, and calling in casual replacements when required, providing guidance and advice to facilitate resolutions to work problems, troubleshooting and documenting problems, and referring unresolved problems to Manager; and evaluating work for safe food preparation and cleanliness to ensure standards of quality and quantity are maintained. Evaluating employee performance.
• Plans preparation and cooking schedules by reviewing menus and recipes, developing menus as requested, ensuring supplies coincide with menus and stored supplies are taken out for the next day, determining best preparation method for perishable supplies to maximize food use, and recommending changes to menus.
• Prepares and/or directs the preparation of food items including breakfast, lunch, dinner, special dietary items, catering items, and snacks by following established menus, recipes and quantity quotas, determining ingredients and quantities required, assembling ingredients and equipment required for cooking, and substituting ingredients as required.
• Cooks and seasons food items such as soups, starches, meats, poultry, vegetables, and deserts by methods/procedures such as roasting, frying, grilling, steaming, poaching, boiling, and baking. Slices food items such as meat and poultry and control portioning of food items to ensure recipe yield meets assigned quantity quotas.
• Ensures quantity and quality control by performing duties such as monitoring yield and portion control, taking food samples, and testing food items for palatability and temperature and adjusting as needed in accordance with departmental guidelines.
• Maintains food supplies in work area by monitoring levels, counting inventory and recording missing foods and supplies, and rotating food in order to minimize spoilage and waste.
• Receives and stores food items by methods such as receiving deliveries of stored items and supplies and checks for damage and quality and validates receipt as ordered; storing deliveries in appropriate areas such as meat in the freezer and produce in the refrigerator; and taking inventory and completes food supply order forms.
• Ensures safety practices and procedures are adhered to by designated staff. Maintains established safety and sanitation standards by monitoring food handling and holding procedures to ensure they are in accordance with Food Safe protocols and reporting equipment malfunctions to supervisor. Completes related records and reports as required.
• Ensures maintenance of work areas such as kitchen, dining room, food preparation and storage areas by ensuing work area are kept clean and tidy, telephoning for equipment repairs and documenting equipment maintenance requirements, moving supplies of meat, sugar, flour and other cooking equipment, performing cleaning duties such as sweeping floors, cleaning and sanitizing, counter tops, sinks, machines and equipment, and spot washing walls and splash areas; and removes garbage as required.
• Performs clerical duties such as answering the telephone, documenting food, fridge and dishwasher temperatures, and cleaning audits.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

What you bring

Qualifications

• Graduation from a recognized 12 month program in cooking plus two (2) year’s recent, related experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Food Safe Certificate.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to supervise.
• Ability to organize work.
• Ability to operate related equipment.

Skills & Knowledge

• Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC (2015) and BC’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019).
• As a strong asset for consideration, we are looking for our successful candidate to have: Knowledge of social, economic, political and historical realities of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples and familiarity with addressing Indigenous-specific anti-racism, anti-racism and Indigenous Cultural Safety and foundational documents and legislative commitments (The Declaration Act, the Declaration Action Plan, TRC, IPS, Remembering Keegan, etc.).

What we bring

Every PHSA employee enables the best possible patient care for our patients and their families. Whether you are providing direct care, conducting research, or making it possible for others to do their work, you impact the lives of British Columbians today and in the future. That’s why we’re focused on your care too – offering health, wellness, development programs to support you – at work and at home.

• Join one of BC’s largest employers with province-wide programs, services and operations – offering vast opportunities for growth, development, and recognition programs that honour the commitment and contribution of all employees.
• Access to professional development opportunities through our in-house training programs, including 2,000 courses, such as our San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training course, or Core Linx for Leadership roles.
• Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including municipal pension plan, and psychological health & safety programs and holistic wellness resources.
• Annual statutory holidays (13) with generous vacation entitlement and accruement.
• PHSA is a remote work friendly employer, welcoming flexible work options to support our people (eligibility may vary, depending on position).
• Access to WorkPerks, a premium discount program offering a wide range of local and national discounts on electronics, entertainment, dining, travel, wellness, apparel, and more.

Job Type: Casual
Wage: $29.05 / hour
Location: 70 Colony Farm Road, Port Coquitlam
Closing date: Applications accepted until position is filled
Hours of Work: 0530-1330/1030-1830 (Rotating)
Requisition # 173067E

What we do

The Provincial Health Services Authority ( PHSA ) plans, manages and evaluates specialized health services with the BC health authorities to provide equitable and cost-effective health care for people throughout the province. Our values reflect our commitment to excellence and include: Respect people – Be compassionate – Dare to innovate – Cultivate partnerships – Serve with purpose.

Learn more about PHSA and our programs: jobs.phsa.ca/programs-and-services

PHSA is committed to equity in our hiring and employment practices. With learning and compassion, we are addressing existing inequities and barriers throughout our systems. PHSA is seeking to create a diverse workforce and to establish an inclusive and culturally safe environment. We invite applications and enquiries from all people, particularly those belonging to the historically, systemically, and/or persistently marginalized groups identified under the B.C. Human Rights Code.

One of PHSA’s North Star priorities is to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism, which includes dismantling barriers to health care employment at every level. We welcome Indigenous individuals to apply and/or contact the Sanya’kula Team (Indigenous Recruitment & Employee Experience) for support at indigenous.employment@phsa.ca .

Indigenous-specific anti-racism initiatives are rooted in addressing the unique forms of discrimination, historical and ongoing injustices, and marginalization faced by Indigenous peoples. These initiatives align with an Indigenous rights-based approach, recognizing the inherent rights and self-determination of Indigenous communities. PHSA must uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents such as including Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study.