Description

Requisition Id: 2023-49
Number of Positions: 1
Job Status: Occasional Part-Time
Hours & Days of Work: up to 24 hours per week on an as-needed basis
Minimum Rate: $21.19
Maximum Rate: $26.47
Target Start Date: 04/03/2023

Are you good at following instructions in cooking and delivering well-prepared meals? Are you skilled at moving around a kitchen and apt in multi-tasking? Do you have experience in using various ingredients and cooking techniques? If you answered yes, the Cook 1, Members Lounge position might be the right fit for you!

Located in Toronto, the Art Gallery of Ontario (“the AGO”) is one of the largest art museums in North America, with a collection of close to 100,000 works. Through the collection as well as collaborations with leading museums around the world, the AGO presents wide-ranging exhibitions and programs to more than 1 million visitors annually. Focused on delivering content of exceptional quality and contemporary relevance, the AGO is deepening relationships with existing members and visitors, attracting new and diverse audiences, and strengthening its recognition on a global scale. At the AGO, our Food and Beverage team has the opportunity to get creative and build menus and culinary experiences that reflect our featured exhibitions and art pieces.

We are currently searching for an Occasional Part-Time Cook 1, Members Lounge who will be an integral part of the AGO Food and Beverage team. Under the direction of the Senior Manager, Culinary Operations, the incumbent will participate in all food preparation, set up, service and break down of lunch, brunch or dinner shifts as scheduled.

If this sounds like an opportunity you are looking for, apply now!

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications, skills, and experience:

• 4 or more years directly related experience at a high quality, volume, hospitality or retail operation.
• Provincial Certificate of Qualification as Journeyman cook, or equivalent training or experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary creative cuisine.
• Demonstrated knowledge of food handling and advanced cooking techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to handle all kitchen equipment, and demonstrate safe handling to others
• Demonstrated knowledge of food handling, safety and sanitation standards.
• Teamwork, time management, and organization skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of hospitality practices and procedures
• Well-developed communication skills, able to expedite, call line, in absence of chef/sous chef.
• Teamwork, time management, and organization skills.
• Demonstrated understanding of cultural difference, sensitivity, awareness and lived experience

What are the benefits and highlights of working at the AGO?

• Discount on Goodlife Fitness Annual Membership
• Discounts on admissions to Partner attractions, galleries and museums
• Regular part-time and occasional part-time employees shall receive pay for public holidays
• Part Time – paid in lieu of benefits (7.5%) of total earnings
• Eligible for Pensionable earnings once you’ve worked with the gallery for two (2) consecutive years
• Rest period (paid) and Meal break (unpaid) as per Collective Agreement on scheduled shifts
• The Gallery will provide restaurant employees with one (1) pair of black dress shoes every two (2) years

FREE PERKS

• Lifeworks, log-in to view “Perks” – discounts and price breaks including travel, health care, personal purchases
• Lifeworks program – mental health support and direction, personal counselling options, toolkits and resources
• Dedicated Mental Health support program – provided by Not myself today – online access

The Gallery continually strives to create a safe and inclusive workplace. We offer diversity and inclusion training to our staff and volunteers so they can continually learn and contribute to fostering a supportive environment where people feel comfortable to come to work as they are. 

The mental health of our employees is also very important to us. We offer our employees programs that support wellness and enhance the job experience. If our employees need assistance, employee assistance program (EAP) services are available to them. The Gallery also takes part in the city and province’s reciprocal benefits program, allowing our employees access to city and province discounts.

We invite individuals who reflect the diversity of our visitors to apply by submitting a tailored cover letter and CV. We thank all applicants but must advise that only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act & the AGO’s Recruitment & Selection Policy for Staff, a request for accommodation will be considered throughout the hiring process.

The Art Gallery of Ontario is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

External Application Deadline: 03/16/2023