Posted 11 months ago
On-Call Community Chef
@ Parkdale Food Centre
Ottawa, Ontario
Overview
Parkdale Food Centre, a community hub in Ottawa's Hintonburg neighbourhood, is hiring an On-Call Community Chef on a contract, relief basis to fill in when regular staff are unavailable. The chef leads preparation of about 100 to 150 healthy lunches for community members with a team of 4 to 5 volunteers, plans menus and supervises kitchen staff and volunteers. There are no guaranteed hours outside training, and hours of operation are during the day.
Responsibilities:
- Lead preparation of lunch meals for 100 to 150 people
- Plan healthy menus for the community meal program
- Supervise the dishwasher and kitchen volunteers
- Provide basic training to volunteers
- Oversee health and safety in the kitchen
Requirements summary:
- 3 years of large-scale food preparation experience
- Safe Food Handlers certificate
- Basic understanding of nutrition
- Ability to lift 50 lbs and stand for long periods
- Experience with volunteers is an asset
- Community or social services experience is an asset
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2025-12-09
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-27
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-27
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Social & community services |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Position | Mostly standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · lift 50 lb · computer low |
| Licences & certifications | Safe Food Handlers certificate |
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Parkdale Food Centre
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 2 |
** This is a relief on call position so there are no guaranteed hours outside of training. Hours of operation are during the daytime **
Parkdale Food Centre is a community hub located in Ottawa’s Hintonburg neighbourhood. All the programming we do is guided by our strong belief that food is a human right. We use food as a tool to connect with others, and nurturing these connections in different ways contributes positively to the overall wellness of our community.
The On-Call Community Chef will fill in when our regular staff are not available. The core responsibilities of this position are to lead the preparation of nutritious and delicious meals (lunch) for our 100-150 of our Neighbours, with a group of 4-5 volunteers. The On-Call Community Chef will help ensure a positive and healthy environment while balancing the needs of Neighbours and volunteers coming from a diversity of backgrounds and with various levels of experience.
Duties and responsibilities
Lead the preparation of meals for our community meal program when called upon.
- Plan menus for meal programs that reflect our commitment to healthy food.
- Lead the preparation of 100-150 meals for same day service
- Support and oversee staff (dishwasher) and kitchen volunteers
- Provide basic training and instruction to volunteers as needed
- Oversee health and safety in the kitchen
Participate as PFC team member
- Attend any relevant training.
- Role model professional behavior and positive communication with participants, volunteers and partners
- Promote culture of health and safety within our space
Qualifications & Experience
- 3 years of experience with large-scale food preparation.
- Demonstrated ability to plan and prepare healthy, delicious meals for 100-150 people.
- Safe Food Handlers certificate.
- Basic understanding of nutrition.
- Patient with a good sense of humor and an ability to inspire and motivate others.
- The ability to lift 50 lbs and stand for long periods of time.
- Commitment to and knowledge of food security issues, knowledge of nutrition
- Ability to work sensitively with people of diverse backgrounds who experience poverty/discrimination
- Experience working with volunteers is an asset.
- Experience with community/social services sector through work or volunteer experience an asset
Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis in order to fill a pool. Interviews will begin in January 2026.
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