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Cook II

@ Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care

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Toronto, Ontario

On-sitePart-time3+ years experience

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Overview

Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care is hiring a part-time Cook II to prepare, portion and serve meals for residents in line with sanitation rules. The role requires at least 3 years of institutional cooking experience, a food handler certificate, and fluency in English and Chinese. Shift work including weekends is required, and the job involves considerable standing, walking and lifting in a hot, humid kitchen.

Responsibilities:

Prepare, portion and serve meals for residents
Follow sanitation regulations
Maintain food safety and sanitation standards
Handle food and kitchen tasks

Requirements summary:

Chef training or culinary/food and nutrition diploma or equivalent
Current Food Handler Safety Certificate
Minimum 3 years institutional cooking experience
Bilingual English and Chinese communication

Tools & skills

Sanitation Cooking Food Handler Certificate

Source and dates

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Employer posting date: 2023-09-18
First seen by our source: 2026-10-16
Source record updated: 2026-10-16

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Job details

Seniority	Mid level
Department	Allied health
Experience	3+ years
Schedule	weekends
Travel	air: none · ground: none
Work setting	Care home, Restaurant or kitchen
Position	Sitting and standing
Physical demands	physical high · computer low
Languages	English, Mandarin, Cantonese
Licences & certifications	Food Handler Safety Certificate
Background checks	vulnerable sector
Education	Trade certificate (required)
Fields of study	Culinary Management, Cook, Food and Nutrition

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Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care

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Field	Value
Company size	1001-5000
Open jobs on Jobsy	61

Job description

Company Description

Yee Hong is one of the largest not-for-profit senior care organizations in the country, delivering high-quality, culturally appropriate services to Chinese and other Asian seniors since 1994. Operating 805 long-term care home beds, a wide range of community support services, and a hospice residence, Yee Hong annually serves more than 15,000 individuals across the Greater Toronto Area. Yee Hong also builds seniors organization and system capacity through its advisory services, Private Personal Support Worker Career College, and research.

Job Description

Responsible for preparing, portioning and serving meals for residents in accordance with sanitation regulations.

Qualifications

Completion of Chef Training or diploma/certificate/apprenticeship in Culinary Management, Cook, Food and Nutrition or equivalent
Current Food Handler Safety Certificate
Knowledge of sanitation and safety standards for food services area
Minimum 3 years proven institutional cooking experience
Ability to communicate orally and in writing, in both English and Chinese
Relevant satisfactory work performance

Additional Information

Considerable standing, walking and lifting throughout the day
Shift work, including weekend
Exposed to heat, humidity and food waste

Yee Hong is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process providing the applicant has met the bona-fide requirements for the open position. If contacted for this employment opportunity, please advise if you require any accommodation.

Successful applicants must provide a recent satisfactory vulnerable sector police reference check and medical clearance certificate.

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Cook II

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