About this role
Job Title: Cook. Location: Cherish at Central Park ? Langford, BC. Job Type: PT Reports To: Head Chef.
Position Summary: At Cherish at Central Park, our cooks are responsible for preparing high-quality, scratch-made meals that support the health, dignity, and enjoyment of our senior residents. Working with the kitchen team, each chef plays a key role in delivering a delicious culinary experience for our seniors. .
Key Responsibilities:
Meal Preparation & Service:
• Prepare high quality tea service, lunch and dinner items according to daily menus. • Plate meals for service, ensuring proper portioning, presentation, and timing.
Kitchen Coordination:
• Collaborate with other chefs to create and adjust production plans based on staffing and menu flow. • Review menus in advance and ensure frozen and perishable ingredients are prepped as needed. • Participate in handovers between shifts to ensure continuity and readiness for upcoming services.
Cleaning & Organization:
• Clean as you go, following all food safety and sanitation procedures. • Complete assigned daily deep-cleaning task (e.g., equipment, storage areas, shelving). • Receive and store delivered items, rotating stock according to FIFO principles.
Qualifications & Skills:
• 5+ years of professional cooking experience in a commercial or residential kitchen. • 5+ years of Scratch cooking/production cooking experience REQUIRED. • Food Safe Level 1 certification required. • Experience working in a senior living setting an asset. • Strong time management, organization, and multitasking skills. • Able to lift up to 40 lbs and stand for extended periods. • Team-oriented, respectful, and able to work both independently and collaboratively. • Effective verbal and written communication in English. • Supports a respectful, gossip-free, and team-driven workplace culture.
Job Details:
• Salary: $26 hour to start. • Job Type: Permanent Full-Time. • Schedule: Between 8am-6:30pm. Weekday and Weekend availability required.
Why Work at Cherish?: At Cherish at Central Park, we believe that meals are more than nourishment?they?re moments of connection and joy. As a Chef, you?ll be part of a supportive, values-driven kitchen team that prepares delicious food from scratch and makes a meaningful difference in the lives of our residents every day.