Description

Requisition Id: 2024-6
Number of Positions: 1
Job Status: Regular Part-Time
Hours & Days of Work: up to 24 hours per week; must be available to work weekdays, evenings and weekends
Minimum Rate: $21.41
Maximum Rate: $26.74
Target Start Date: 01/31/2024

Cook 1, Outlets     

Regular Part-Time      

(Up to 24 hours per week; must be available weekdays, evenings, weekends, and holidays; must be available at least one weekend and one weekday shift per week)     

     

ART + AUDIENCE + LEARNING     

     

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, Outlets 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 a Regular Part-Time Cook 1, Outlets 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  
• Part-time employees receive pay for public holidays  
• Regular part-time employees receive vacation pay of four percent (4%) of total earnings & will increase to 6% after 2 years of service.  
• Regular part-time who complete two hundred (200) hours of work become eligible to accumulate sick days. Seven (7) hours sick credits for each two hundred (200) hours of work  
• 1 paid personal day, annually  
• Regular Part-Time employees receive pay 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 rate of pay for this position is $21.41 - $26.74  per hour  

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 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. If you would prefer to submit your application in person, please leave it with our Shipping Dock addressed to the People Division which is located next to our Jackman Hall entrance on McCaul street. The hours are you able to drop off your application are 8:30AM until 4:00PM Monday-Friday.      

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.