Cook (GS-FOS-06) - Casual Inventory

Important messages

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.

Normally, applicants will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.

Work environment

May involve working in a correctional institutional environment with offenders and staff members.

Intent of the process

This inventory is for casual employment which is a temporary employment of 90 working days or less, in a calendar year.

When you submit an application for this selection process, you are not applying for any specific position, but to an inventory in anticipation of future vacancies. Please ensure that your information is updated and remains current in your PSRS Applicant Account.

Your application in this inventory will be active for 6 months. A notice that your application is about to expire will be posted to the My jobs menu of your account 10 days before the end of your active period. If you do not take action, your application will no longer be active and therefore no longer considered for this inventory. Should your application become inactive while the process is still open, a notice will be posted to your account indicating that your application has expired; you may select the link Update my Inventory Status to reaffirm your interest.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

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/or experience

and

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

Degree equivalency

Recent and significant experience working as a cook in an institutional or commercial setting

* Recent is defined as experience acquired within the last 5 years
** Significant is defined as having the depth and breadth of experience that would normally be acquired over a period of approximately 3 years

Knowledge of cooking methods and techniques including large quantity meal production

Knowledge of principles of basic nutrition

Knowledge of methods and techniques for the preparation of menu components for therapeutic and religious diets

Knowledge of the proper usage of kitchen equipment and utensils

Knowledge of safety practices and procedures within a food services environment

Knowledge of proper food handling and storage practices

Knowledge of personal hygiene and kitchen sanitation practices in food services

Ability to perform mathematical calculations accurately

Ability to interpret a recipe and make adjustments in terms of ingredient quantities and required portions

Ability to communicate orally

Ability to communicate in writing

Ability to train, supervise and motivate offenders

Ability to lift and carry up to 20 kg

Effective interpersonal relationships

Judgement

Initiative

Dependability

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

Interprovincial Standards (Red Seal) Program certification - Cook

Possession of a valid recognized Safe Food Handling Program certification

Degree equivalency

Experience working with HACCP procedures

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

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

. Random selection may be used to identify which applicants will be assessed in this casual employment process.
. Receipt of applications will not be sent. Candidates will be considered for positions as they become available, and will be advised of any further evaluation.
. ATTENTION: All information must be provided on-line. DO NOT fax or mail in hard copy documents as these will not be accepted.
. You must provide a valid email address as communication will be done via email.
. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS). Following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line.
. Applicants can create a profile and a résumé that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time.
. Applicants can modify their application/résumé at anytime.
. For some jobs, applicants will find important information, namely the job questionnaire and a complete statement of merit criteria that are only available when applying on-line.
. To submit an application on-line, please click on the button "Apply Now" below.
. If you have a disability that prevents you from applying on-line, please contact us toll free at 1-800-645-5605.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

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