Casual Cooks (Multiple Openings)

Island Health is Hiring Cooks

Island Health is seeking Cooks to join our team today.

Multiple casual opportunities are available across Vancouver Island, BC.

Are you an experienced Cook looking for flexible work with plenty of perks? Apply today and connect with a recruiter to learn more about opportunities in Food Services with Island Health.

Cooks play a vital role at Island Health, providing nourishing and balanced meals to patients every day and supporting our commitment to provide the highest quality health care services to the populations we serve.

Our casual positions allow you to build a flexible schedule to suit your needs through our automated call-out shift system. You may choose to enrol in benefits and Municipal Pension Plan (once an initial period has passed), and you can participate in Island Health’s Employee & Family Assistance Program and Preferred Purchasing Program.

You can work at multiple sites, build seniority, and get paid in lieu of statutory holidays and vacation time (paid at 12%). Apply today to continue the conversation about how we can match you to a casual position with a winning schedule and significant flexibility for your lifestyle. Join our Food Services team and help us create healthier, stronger communities. We want to hear from you!

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Position: Cook I

Location: Vancouver Island (various opportunities available)

Hourly rate: $26.76

Qualifications

• Graduation from a recognized program in Cooking OR equivalent combination in education, training and experience.
• Food Safe level 1 certification.

Skills and Abilities

• 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 organize work.
• Ability to operate related equipment.

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Why Work Here?

Island Health offers health care services to more than 850,000 residents of Vancouver Island and adjacent coastal communities through hospitals, clinics, health centres, community based health units, long term care and assisted living facilities. As the largest employer on Vancouver Island, we employ 27,000 employees, 2,400 physician partners as well as hosting more than 2,500 volunteers.

We believe that our values guide our actions and relationships, shaping how we make decisions and plan for the future. At Island Health, C.A.R.E. guides everything we do:

• Courage: To do the right thing – to change, innovate and grow.
• Aspire: To the highest degree of quality and safety.
• Respect: To value each individual and bring trust to every relationship.
• Empathy: To give the kind of care we would want for our loved ones.

Island Health continues to be selected for top employer awards, including BC Top Employer (2023). Employees may be eligible for exceptional employer-paid benefit packages including dental and prescription coverage, group live, long-term disability and an extensive extended health plan, as well as vacation, leave, and municipal pension benefits.

Our Commitment

Island Health offers programs and services on the unceded and traditional territories of the Coast Salish, Nuu-chah-nulth and Kwakwaka'wakw Peoples.

As an organization, we are committed to cultural safety and humility and we demonstrate this through our actions to address Indigenous specific racism, systemic racism and the ongoing impacts of colonialism.

Please reach out to our Indigenous Recruitment and Retention team for support with your application if you identify as Indigenous at indigenousemployment@islandhealth.ca

About Vancouver Island

Live, work and play! Surrounded by ocean, Vancouver Islanders enjoy the best year-round climate in Canada with warm summers and mild winters. Imagine skiing, golfing and scuba diving all in the same day! The relaxed pace, easy access to outdoor activities, an abundance of art, music, theatre and festivals ensures that there is something for everyone.

Whatever the lifestyle you are looking for, we have it here.

Vaccination Notification

To keep our employees, clients and the communities we serve safe, Island Health is enforcing an employee mandatory vaccination policy which is intended to prevent the transmission of COVID-19. As such, Island Health requires Proof of BC Provincial Immunization Registration as a condition of employment, and any offers of employment are contingent on you providing proof of vaccination prior to commencement of the offered effective date. If an offer of employment is extended, but proof of vaccination is not provided, the offer will be rescinded.

APPLY TODAY and connect with a recruiter!

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Job Type: Casual

Salary: $26.76 per hour

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Dental care
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Flexible schedule
• Life insurance
• Vision care

Licence/Certification:

• Food Safe Level 1 (required)
• graduation from a recognized program in cooking (preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Tofino, BC: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person