Located on the northwestern tip of Long Lake, Nanaimo Memory Care is an 83 bed beautiful residential complex care community. Offering resident centered care with a specialized focus on our award winning Avenir Alzheimer’s program. Designed to encourage interaction and independence while concentrating on meeting resident’s unique needs by promoting their individuality and enhancing their health and spiritual well being.

This community will be the first stand alone memory care residence available to seniors living with dementia on Vancouver Island. Residents will benefit from Nanaimo Memory Care’s neighbourhood design concept and secure home-like environment. Alzheimer’s trained licensed professional staff on site 24 hours a day conduct meaningful engagements personalized to each residents preferences. Our residents will enjoy elegantly furnished private and semi private suites with a personal bathroom.

Position Summary:
The Assistant Chef provides full-scope, hand on productions cooking in the Community. Responsible for maintaining a superior level of quality service and cleanliness at all times.

Essential Job Functions:
Exemplify at all times the Community standards of cleanliness, sanitation, and operational organization.

Responsible for adhering to food quality, appearance, and presentation standards at all times.

Produce and serve menu cycle programs that are compliant with required Nutritional/Dietary criteria as required by local regulations and correctly prepare diets provided per Policy and Procedures.

Exhibit cooking standards of speed, accuracy, and efficiency.

Knowledge in all areas of cooking preparation and production.

Visit residents periodically to evaluate food service such as quality, quantity, temperature, and appearance: and conduct evaluations to make revisions in operations/procedures to promote improved food service.

The Community embraces a culture of hospitality. To that end, all employees are expected, as a condition of employment, to follow the following in all interactions with residents, fellow employees and guests:

We greet residents, employees and guests warmly, by name, and with a smile.
We treat everyone with courteous respect.
We strive to anticipate resident, employee and guest needs and act accordingly.
We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.
We hold ourselves and one another accountable.
We embrace and value our differences.
We make residents, employees and guests feel important.
We ask “Is there anything else I can do for you?”
We maintain high levels of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times.
We pay attention to details.

Education Required:

High school diploma or the equivalent education, training and experience.
Culinary Degree preferred.

Years of Experience:

Minimum of one (1) year of restaurant/senior living or equivalent cooking experience.

Knowledge/Skills:

Menu presentation, food preparation, production, food delivery systems, and utility
Knowledge in all area of local Health Department, OSHA, and other regulatory agencies.
Good communication skills (oral and written)
Good inter-departmental communication and teamwork skills.
Knowledge preparation and line production communication to other line/prep/dish person/management staff.
Must hold current state required sanitation (Safe Food Handling and/or Certified Food Manager) certification/license.
Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite programs.

Special Requirements (if applicable):

Doctor’s statement verifying free from communicable disease

List tools, equipment, machines computers and software used on the job:

Mixers, knives, ovens, steam table, steamer, slicer, range, computer, calculator, grill, griddle, and other assorted kitchen equipment.

Physical activities of the position:

Lifts up to 50 lbs. occasionally
Carries up to 50 lbs. occasionally
Climbs, reaches, bends and twists occasionally
Talks and listen occasionally
Stands and walks 8 hours per day (combined) - 8 hour day
Employee handles food frequently.

Physical requirements of the job:

Medium work – exerts up to 50 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. of force frequently and/or up to 10 lbs. of force constantly to move objects.

Visual acuity requirements, including color, depth perception and field of visions:

Ability to perform job requirements, maintain a safe work environment, ability to read and communicate effectively.

Environmental factors:

The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.
The worker is subject to extreme heat, hazards and other environmental conditions. One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system or the skin: fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, or poor ventilation (oven cleaners).

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.