Ministry of the Solicitor General
Apply By: Thursday, July 24, 2025 11:59 pm EDT
Job ID: 231433
Posting status: Open
Organization: Ministry of the Solicitor General
Division: Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre
City: London
Position(s) language: English
Job term: 2 Temporary (on-call contract, up to 6 months with possible extension)
Job code: C50214 - Cook 2 (COR)
Salary: $25.62 - $27.70 Per hour*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.
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Accessibility support
Are you an experienced food service professional? If so, consider bringing your
culinary expertise to the Elgin Middlesex Detention Centre where you will prepare,
cook, and assemble standard and special diet meals in a conventional institutional
kitchen.
Please note:
• This position requires you to work on an on-call basis. The hours of work are 0 to
40 hours per week, including weekends and statutory holidays, based on
operational requirements and with no guaranteed hours.
• This position requires working with and providing direction to inmate workers
(and will be eligible for a Custodial Responsibility Allowance)
In this role you will:
• Provide team leadership within the cooking operation for the correctional
institution
• Provide direction and support to inmate helpers
• Prepare and assemble meals
• Maintain an inventory of supplies
• Ensure the safety and security of helpers, staff and equipment
• Maintain proper sanitary conditions in the kitchen area
You must have:
• You have a Cook's certificate issued by appropriate Ministry or demonstrated
equivalent acceptable experience in volume cooking to be able to complete
certification
• Valid First Aid and Heartsaver Certificate or the ability to obtain
• Ability to work shift work, weekends, and holidays
• You have knowledge of volume cooking/baking methods and safety principles
• You can prepare and assemble a high volume of meals
• You have knowledge and experience with various diets (i.e. lifestyle, medical,
religious)
• You have knowledge of food safety practices as well as workplace health and
safety standards
• You have demonstrated ability to understand and follow organizational
policies/protocols in order to acquire knowledge of institutional policies and
maintain a safe and secure kitchen
• You can work with staff, inmate helpers, and service providers to address issues
• You have team leadership skills to provide instruction and direction to kitchen
helpers and inmate helpers in cooking methods and kitchen cleanliness and
appraise performance
• You have written communication skills to prepare various reports
• You have analytical and problem-solving skills to identify, assess, and resolve
equipment/appliance malfunctions, supply shortage, sanitation and hygiene
control, and food service issues
• You have basic computer skills to input, track and record data
If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed
qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might
have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!
We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We
encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with
disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all
ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and
the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent
and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to
address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family
status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring
process please contact us.
Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist,
accessible and diverse workplace:
• diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• accessibility
• Anti-Racism Policy
Apply by:
Thursday, July 24, 2025 11:59 pm EDT
Position details:
• 2 English Temporary - Irregular On-Call, duration up to 6 months, 711 Exeter
Rd, London, West Region, Vulnerable Sector Check, Credit History Check,
Local Police Databases Search, PIP/NICHE/RMS
Compensation group:
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
Work hours:
Schedule 4-7
Category:
Corrections and Enforcement
Posted on:
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Note:
• About security checks:
A criminal or other federal offence record does not automatically
disqualify you from the position. We consider each situation based on the
position's responsibilities.
If a check is needed and you've lived outside of Canada in the past 5 years for
6 or more months in a row, or if you are not a Canadian resident, you'll need
to provide an out-of-country police clearance certificate from the country you
lived in.
Employment screening checks are only reviewed and evaluated by the
Transition and Security Office, which also maintains them and keeps them
strictly confidential.
1. You must apply online.
2. Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For
tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review
the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.
3. Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job
ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the
requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.
4. Read the job description to make sure you understand this job.
5. OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when
applying.
6. If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in
the recruitment process, please Contact Us to provide your contact
information. Recruitment services team will contact you within 48 hours.
Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French.
Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language
requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business
language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to
pass a French-language proficiency test.
Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont
affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes »
en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour
tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO.
Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de
compétences linguistiques en français.
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