Kitchen Helper

Kitchen Helper

Full Time, Permanent

Shifts: 7am-2:30pm, 9am-4:30pm, 11am-6:30pm

Rotation as Required

Covenant House helps youth ignite their potential and reclaim their lives. As Canada’s largest agency serving youth who are homeless, trafficked or at risk, we offer the widest range of services to hundreds of young people every day.

More than a place to stay, we provide life-changing care with unconditional love and respect. We meet youth’s immediate needs and then we work together to achieve their future goals. We offer 24/7 crisis shelter transitional housing options on-site and, in the community, health and well-being support, training and skill development, and ongoing care once youth move into the community.

For over 40 years, Covenant House has been dedicated to its mission of serving youth on the street and to protect and safeguard all youth with absolute respect and unconditional love. Since 1982, Covenant House has supported more than 100,000 young people.

Position Overview:

As a Kitchen Helper at Covenant House Toronto, you will be responsible for preparing and serving of meals and the regular cleaning and sanitizing of the meal preparation area, equipment and cookware.

Responsibilities:

• Operating the dishwasher, ensuring that it is running at the proper temperatures with proper chemical cleaners.
• Washing all dishes generated by youth and staff.
• De-scaling the dishwasher.
• Washing all pots and pans generated by food production according to the manual.
• Cleaning the food service equipment and facility daily in accordance with the established schedule. Moving dirty uniforms to the basement for pickup by supplier. Preparing bag lunches and salads, preparing vegetables for cooks to use.
• Re-stocking the breakfast cupboard.
• Serving meals and interacting with youth in a challenging and sometimes stressful environment; assessing when to involve Youth Workers.
• Assisting in preparing dinners for the Intake and Outreach areas and transporting them to the respective areas.
• Helping to intake food orders, assisting with catering of meetings and special events
• Transporting food and supplies to appropriate areas
• Assist the cook and others in the food service department to prepare meals, serve and clean the areas as required.
• Other duties as required

Qualifications; Skills:

• Grade 12 or equivalent (preferred);
• Minimum 2 years experience in a similar position. Ability to read, write and communicate well;
• Able to commit to working weekends and holidays;
• Safe Food Handling Certificate (considered an asset);
• Should be familiar with the operation and cleaning of all Food Service equipment, particularly an automatic dishwasher.

Interested candidates should submit their cover letter and resume directly to this job post no later than January 19, 2024. Please note only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. no agencies or phone calls please.

At Covenant House Toronto we believe in a workplace culture of inclusion that is welcoming, respectful and safe for all staff. It is critical to Covenant House Toronto success to eliminate barriers and promote the inclusion of equity groups. Equity groups have been, and continue to be, underrepresented and marginalized in the workforce, leadership roles, and in some specific occupations. Equity groups include but may not be limited to Indigenous persons, racialized people, gender diverse people, 2SLGBTQIA+ people, and people with disabilities.

In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and Covenant House Policy on Accommodation, a request for accommodation will be accepted as part of the Covenant House recruitment process.