Cook

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Assessment accommodation

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

FULL POSITION TITLES: Cook Finishing Kitchen (GSFOS05)/ Cook at a Regional Food Production Center or in a Central Food Production Operation (GSFOS06)

When submitting your application, you will have to answer questions regarding the education and experience requirements. You must clearly demonstrate with specific examples how you meet these requirements to allow the selection committee to assess the depth and breadth of experience in terms of qualifications sought. Information provided throughout your application must be supported in your resume. You do not need to provide a covering letter. Failure to provide this information in the requested format will result in your application being rejected.

Duties

Provision of meals to offenders in an institution of the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) receiving most of their menu items from a CSC Regional Food Production Centre (RFPC) and where limited food production on site is required; and

Supervision and training of offenders in the area of Food Services to improve their employability skills and behaviours.

Work environment

About Us
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is the federal government agency responsible for administering sentences of a term of two years or more, as imposed by the courts. CSC is responsible for managing institutions of various security levels and supervising offenders under conditional release in the community.

Our Mission
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), as part of the criminal justice system and respecting the rule of law, contributes to public safety by actively encouraging and assisting offenders to become law-abiding citizens, while exercising reasonable, safe,secure and humane control.

Intent of the process

A pool of candidates will be created and may be used to staff similar positions of permanent or temporary tenures within the Correctional Service of Canada in the Pacific Region.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

A secondary school diploma or a satisfactory score on the PSC test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience

and

Professional culinary arts diploma or acceptable combination of education, training, and experience

Degree equivalency

Experience:
For GSFOS05 positions: Recent* experience working as a short order and/or large quantity cook in a commercial or institutional setting (* within the last 5 years)

For GSFOS06 positions: Recent** and extensive experience working as a large quantity cook in an institutional or commercial setting (**3 years in the last 5 Years)

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

EDUCATION
Interprovincial Standards (Red Seal) Program certification - Cook

Possession of a valid recognized Safe Food Handling Program certification

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
Experience working with Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) procedures

Experience working in a correctional environment (institutional or community office)

Experience in using different software programs (Outlook, Word, Excel) in a work context

Experience as a team leader responsible for a team of employees

Experience using a foods services information management software

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of culinary methods and techniques including large quantity meal production

Knowledge of workplace safety requirements, hygiene and sanitation practices

Knowledge of safe lifting and carrying techniques

ABILITIES
For GSFOS05 positions: Ability to perform mathematical calculations accurately

For GSFOS06 positions: Ability to perform *conversions into weight and measurements accurately (*Conversion of measurements from the Imperial system (weight, liquid, volume, area, length and degrees) and the metric system (weight, liquid, volume, area, length and degrees), and conversions between these two systems)

For GSFOS06 positions: Ability to interpret a recipe and suggest adjustments in terms of ingredient quantities and required portions

For ALL POSITIONS:
Ability to communicate effectively orally

Ability to communicate effectively in writing

Ability to train, supervise and motivate workers

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
Work in a team
Judgement
Initiative
Dependability

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

CSC is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, selection may be limited to candidates self identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal Persons, Visible Minorities, Women and Persons with Disabilities.

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Willingness to work overtime on short notice

Willingness to work shift work (evening, weekends, statutory holidays)

Willingness to work with federally incarcerated offenders

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

A random or top-down selection may be used at any stage of the process.

COMMUNICATION
Candidates must include in their application a valid email address that is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users; some email systems block these types of email. Ensure to check/view your spam folder regularly. Should your email address change during the process, it is your responsibility to inform us.

HOW CAN YOU APPLY?
Only on-line applications will be accepted in order to take advantage of the many benefits of using the electronic recruitment system. Please note that an e-mail is NOT considered an 'on-line' application for the purposes of this selection process. Please communicate with the contact person to discuss alternative methods if online application is impossible.

To submit an application on-line, please select the button “Apply Online”.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

EDUCATION/OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
You will be required to provide proof of your educational credentials. Candidates with foreign credentials must be able to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca

LANGUAGE
Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

The Correctional Service of Canada is dedicated to supporting inclusive, barrier-free selection processes for all candidates. At any time during a selection process, candidates may request an accommodation to facilitate their assessment in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially. Please visit
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/gcjobs/
information-candidates/accommodations.html for additional information on accommodation in a selection process. Alternatively, you may direct any specific enquiries to the departmental contact identified on this advertisement.

For general information when applying on a selection process, visit https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/gcjobs/information-candidates.html .

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.