Posted 4 months ago
Cook | Casual
@ Career Opportunities
Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
Overview
Career Opportunities is hiring a casual Cook for Sienna Senior Living, a seniors' residence operator. The role prepares meals to prescribed diets and portion controls, monitors food supply quality, and covers the department in the team leader's absence. The posting states a wage rate of $29.24 per hour, with a Grade 12 minimum, a Safe Food Handling or Smart Serve certificate, and a criminal record or vulnerable sector check.
Pay:
$29.24 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Préparer repas et collations selon fiches de production et recettes
- Respecter les régimes prescrits, températures et portions contrôlées
- Contrôler la qualité des approvisionnements et conseiller le chef d'équipe
- Assumer la gestion du service en l'absence du chef d'équipe
- Participer à l'orientation et à la formation des nouveaux employés
Requirements summary:
- Études secondaires (12e année) minimum
- Certificat valide de manipulation sécuritaire des aliments ou Smart Serve
- Expérience en cuisine institutionnelle, santé, restauration ou hôtellerie
- Attitude positive
- Vérification d'antécédents criminels ou du secteur vulnérable réussie
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · ultipro
- Employer posting date
- 2026-07-08
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-16
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Food & beverage |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Care home, Restaurant or kitchen |
| Position | Mostly standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Safe Food Handling, Smart Serve |
| Background checks | vulnerable sector, criminal record |
| Education | High school (required) |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Retirement plan, Stock or equity |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
Career Opportunities
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 530 |
We are Sienna Senior Living, a publicly traded company (TSX:SIA) and one of Canada’s leading owners and operators of seniors’ residences. We offer care, support, services and housing in Retirement and Long Term Care to seniors/residents and their families. And we truly believe it is a privilege to serve Canada’s seniors, ensuring they live fulfilling lives with the utmost comfort, dignity and respect.
At Sienna, we empower our 12,000 team members to help our residents live the life they desire and deserve. We provide our team members the tools and support to deliver excellent clinical care and elevate the resident experience through choice, personalization, and community engagement.
At Sienna Senior Living, our commitment to enhancing the daily lives of our residents extends far beyond clinical care. Integral to this mission are our dedicated leaders and their teams who oversee vital functions such as culinary services, housekeeping, recreation, and maintenance. These roles are not just jobs; they embody the heart and soul of our purpose-drive culture, one that is centered on cultivating happiness in daily life!
If this resonates with you, please keep reading!
What Sienna Offers:
We are a purpose driven organization. We aspire to cultivate an environment and culture where team members feel valued, heard and empowered to do meaningful work. And we offer a number of programs and benefits that support team members’ financial, personal and professional needs:
• A competitive salary and vacation package
• Health & Dental benefits program
• RRSP with employer match
• Share Ownership and Reward Program (SOAR)
• Employee Share Purchase Plan with company match
• Continuous learning and growth so you have the skillset needed to succeed and take on new challenges
• A welcoming culture that values diversity and differing perspectives, experiences and beliefs
As a Cook your typical day will impact in the following ways:
• Setting up equipment and supplies for food preparation
• Preparing meals and snacks according to production sheets, recipes and other menu document as provided
• Providing for prescribed diets, at appropriate temperatures and in portion controlled quantities
• Monitoring quality of food supplies received and advises team leader of problems and makes recommendations about corrective action
• In the absence of the team leader, assumes responsibility for departmental operations including menu changes as necessary, requisitions and purchases food and other supplies from authorized suppliers
• Assisting in the orientation and training of new team members
• Performing other duties as assigned
Must haves:
• Grade 12 minimum education required
• A valid Safe Food Handling Certificate and/or Smart Serve certificate
• Experience with cooking in institutional, health care, restaurant, or hospitality
• Demonstrates a positive attitude necessary to meet the goals and standards of the residence
• All applicants must successfully pass the prescribed Vulnerable Sector Check. Applicable to Ontario applicants
• All applicants must successfully pass the prescribed Criminal Records Check. Applicable to British Columbia applicants
Bonus points for having:
• Graduate of a recognized college food preparation program and willing to Red Seal certify
Act upon your desire to help others and Join Sienna Senior Living as we continue to enhance the lives of those we serve.
Apply Now if you want to learn more!
For Ontario locations, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005, upon request, support will be provided for accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and assessment process
Wage Leveling rate of pay $29.24 per hour until such time that wage leveling ends, then the pay rate will reflect the collective agreement pay rates.
This posting is for an existing vacancy
Sienna Senior Living may utilize artificial intelligence to screen and assess applicants for this position.
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