Cook; Park Retirement

Full Time Cook (18 months) - Stirling Park Retirement Job Description

Posted Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 5:00 AM | Expires Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 4:59 AM

Stirling Park Retirement Community - Cook

Full Time - $22.39/hr - 11am-7pm

Fixed Term April 2026-September 2027 - 75 hours bi-weekly

Existing Vacancy

Riverstone Retirement Communities is a locally owned and operated company. We believe that everyone deserves to live a meaningful, engaged, and joyful life. We strive to ensure our residents live comfortably and with dignity in a safe and happy environment.

Riverstone offersa highly respected, full continuum of care to its residents with avariety of lifestyle options to best suit their needs-from Independent, Assisted living, and Memory Care. Allowing each resident the freedom to live their best life.

Our valued employees work in an environment that fosters job satisfaction, respect, responsibility, loyalty, and personal growth. We are looking for positive, caring team members who want to make adifference inthe lives ofseniors.

More than just Senior Living. It's a new life.

• Graduated from a reputable culinary program
• Recent Safe Food Handlers certificate issued by Public Health

• Two years or more experience in quantity food preparation and the preparation of therapeutic diets
• Familiar with Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating, Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP), WHMIS, Health and Safety and Sanitation Code

• Work as part of a team;
• Capable of adapting to different situations and change;
• Keen interest in working with seniors.

• Assist FSM in preparation of food for meal assembly;
• Oversees and assists with the service of food, ensuring resident food preferences are respected;
• Ensures all dietary functions are performed in a clean, sanitary manner according to regulations;
• Assists in control of food costs and wastage;
• Assumes responsibility for routine departmental operations in the absence of the FSM including but not limited to: menu changes as necessary (ensuring these changes follow departmental procedures), staff replacements, purchase and receive food and supplies and place service calls for malfunctioning equipment, following departmental procedures;
• Monitor the quality of food supplies and proper operation of kitchen equipment, and informs FSM of any issues and recommendations concerning corrective actions;
• Recommends and institutes change in technique or procedure for more efficient operation;
• Responsible for the clear and correct labelling of the food;
• Assists in the orientation and training of new dietary personnel;
• Inspects food supplies and determines what quantities of food should be reordered and communicates this to supervisor;
• Attends in-service to better understand the dietary needs of the residents.

Riverstone Retirement is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please advise in advance if you require any accommodation during the application or selection process. Any information you send us will be handled professionally, respectfully and in complete confidence.

While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.