Kitchen Helper - U

The successful job applicant will have completed High School (plus required cooking course).

NOTE: An alternative level of education and experience may be acceptable.

The incumbent must have the following experience before hire:

Up to three months of prior related experience, including (up to three months of) institutional kitchen experience or equivalent.

The performance of the job requires a frequent amount of standing, manipulating foods and moderate amounts of lifting, cutting, chopping, carrying supplies and walking, a frequent amount of standing, manipulating foods and moderate amounts of lifting, cutting, chopping, carrying supplies and walking.

The incumbent is required to lift more than 50 pounds.

The performance of the job requires frequently preparing foods, reading recipes, adhering to safety procedures and regulations and occasionally ordering supplies.

The incumbent’s work environment is typically in a kitchen in a ministry unit/social services facility.

The incumbent will work under the following disagreeable conditions:

Dealing with angry people

Verbal abuse

Hot/steamy environment

Noisy

Crowded in some cases

Pressures of timeline

Works weekends and early mornings

Work schedule affecting lifestyle

The incumbent is required to travel up to 30% of the time.

The job incumbent may be exposed to the risk of minor to moderate injury or illnesses due to:

Physical attacks by others (verbal)

Exposure to toxic chemicals

Moving objects

Sharp objects

Electrical hazards

Injury from lifting

Falling on wet/slippery floors

Burns, cuts and going into freezers

Other potentially dangerous situations

Added by Winnipeg Centre of Hope:

Potential of physical, verbal and mental abuse within workplace (by participants)

Potential of exposure to infectious diseases

Potential of exposure to bodily fluids (human waste)

Potential of sharp objects

Potential of pressures of timelines

Potential of objects falling off high shelving

Potential of slippery or wet surfaces

Potential of exposure to odors

Potential of Carpel Tunnel Syndrome

The incumbent must take the following precautionary measures (in addition to health and safety rules):

Universal Precautions

Use of rubber mats

Use coats provided to go into freezers

Use gloves provided

WHMIS Training

Valid Certification in First Aid/CPR

Criminal Record Check

Adult Abuse Registry Check

Child Abuse Registry Check

Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training

Use of protective masks (as needed)