Posted 2 days ago
Cook / Casual On-Call
@ School District #43 (Coquitlam)
Coquitlam, British Columbia
Overview
School District #43 (Coquitlam) is hiring on-call casual cooks to bake and prepare meals in school cafeterias. The role covers meal preparation and service, kitchen and dishwashing duties, and cash handling. The posting states $28.65 per hour plus 16% in lieu of benefits, with availability 6:00am to 3:00pm, Monday to Friday, while school is in session.
Pay:
$28.65 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Bake and prepare hot and cold meals
- Serve meals to students and staff
- Clean kitchen, cafeteria and dishes
- Operate cash register and balance sales
- Restock and maintain supply levels
Requirements summary:
- Grade 10 completed
- Food Safe Level 1
- Basic food preparation course from a recognized Cook Training Program, or equivalent experience
- Available 6:00am to 3:00pm, Monday to Friday, during the school year
- Two criminal record checks
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Source and dates
Job-board feed · applytoeducation
- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-05
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-16
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-07
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 |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | School |
| Position | Mostly standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · computer low |
| Licences & certifications | Food Safe Level 1 |
| Background checks | criminal record |
| Education | High school (required) |
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School District #43 (Coquitlam)
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| Open jobs on Jobsy | 31 |
COOKS (CASUAL ON-CALL)
Coquitlam School District invites applications for on-call casual cooks. As the third largest school district in the province we are located within a 40-minute drive from downtown Vancouver. The school district has a population of 34,000 students with approximately 4,400 teaching, administrative, managerial and support staff.
Casual cooks report to the Principal/designate and provides support to the supervising cook/culinary assistant or chef instructor.
Duties include:
- Baking
- Preparing and serving hot and cold meals
- Cleaning of kitchen, cafeteria and dishes
- Operating cash register, kitchen equipment and dishwasher
- Monitoring and assisting in restocking and maintaining supply levels
- Balance, complete and report cash and sales\
- Maintain a positive rapport with students, staff and other facility users
- Gives direction to students who are assisting/working in the cafeteria
The successful applicant must have Grade 10 plus Food Safe Level 1, plus a basic food preparation course from a recognized Cook Training Program OR equivalent combination of training and experience.
For on-call cook positions, you must be available between the hours of 6:00am and 3:00pm, Monday to Friday, while school is in session.
We offer $28.65 per hour, plus 16% in lieu of benefits. We are accepting applications on an ongoing basis.
If you are interested in submitting an application, please click on "APPLY"!
Successful candidates are subject to two criminal record checks to the employer’s satisfaction prior to confirmation of hiring.
We appreciate your interest but regret that only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
SD43 (Coquitlam) values diversity in the workplace and strives to honor each persons unique lived experiences. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates with varied backgrounds, cultures, races, abilities and intersectionality.
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