Kitchen Helper

Who We Are

Founded in 1889, YWCAHamilton is known as one of Hamiltons original socialinnovators and works from a feminist, anti-racist, and anti-oppressiveframework. We are dedicated to strengthening womens and girls voices,broadening their choices, building dynamic leadership and providing essentialservices that promote safe, inclusive and equitable communities.

YWork for us?

At YWCAHamilton , we are intentional about fostering a workplaceculture that values positive physical and emotional well-being through ourvalues of Intersectional Feminism, People Centred, Belonging, Responsibility,and Partnerships. We invest in our employees so that we can bring our valuesinto the communities in which we live. We offer our employees:

• On-the-job training and professional development opportunities
• Childcare discounts
• Opportunities to get involved in our community
• A competitive total rewards package

If youre passionate about making a positive impact inthe lives of women, children, and families every day, we would love for you tojoin our team!

Position Description

Job Code: 1-MFS-2025

Department: At the Table

Reports to: Chef Manager

Location: Hamilton, ON

Hours of Work: 15-20 hours per week

Schedule: Sat & Sun. Occasional weekday.

Start Date: TBD

Posting Date: March 26 th , 2025

• Provides support and assistance in the kitchen forinternal and external YWCA food services for childcare, transitional housingresidents, the YWCA cafe and social enterprise catering;

• Provides front of house customer service;

• Prepares food for display cases in cafe;

• Able to promote and cross sell menu items;

• Assists with food preparation and cookingactivities in the YWCA Cafe and YWCA catering;

• Prepares menu items according to recipescreated by Head Chef/Sous Chef;

• Assists with serving meals;

• Operates large and small kitchen appliances,including maintenance;

• Assists Head Chef/Sous Chef with receiving,inventory, and stocking shelves;

• Performs general housekeeping duties such aswashing dishes, cleaning and sanitizing, emptying garbage bins;

• Performs catering duties for special events;

• Contributes to building and supporting thekitchen/cafe team by helping where needed, using professional and respectfullanguage, attending team meetings as required;

• Ensures compliance with the Health Protectionand Promotion Act;

• Works safely and reports all workplacehazards and follows all YWCA Hamilton Health and Safety policies andprocedures;

• Supports YWCA Hamilton mission, vision andvalues;

• Perform other duties as required.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Works 37.50 hours work week for FT or 15-29hours work week for PT;

• Ability to use frequent light to mediumphysical effort: lifting up to 22 kg, bending and stooping;

• Various shifts of days, afternoons, eveningsand weekends.

Qualifications

• Experiencein food service, retail or hospitality is an asset;

• Cashhandling experience and Smart Serve are assets;

• Musthave Safe Food Handling certificate or willing to obtain at own time and cost;

• Mustprovide a current Criminal Record Judicial Matters Police check or willingnessto obtain at own cost;

• Musthave current Standard First Aid and CPR C certificate or willingness to obtainat own cost;

• Abilityto bring a feminist, anti-racist/anti-oppressive perspective to day to daywork;

• Abilityto work a schedule with various shifts;

• ValidClass G Drivers License an asset;

• BilingualEnglish/French or other languages an asset.

How to Apply

Pleasesubmit resume and cover letter to:

Aspart of YWCA Hamiltons commitment to Access and Equity, we strive to representthe diverse communities that we serve. Individuals who are women, FirstNations, Metis, immigrant, refugee, LGBTQ2S+; individuals with disabilities;and individuals from racialized communities or other marginalized communitiesare encouraged to apply.

Accommodationsare available throughout the recruitment process. Please inform us of anyaccommodation requests.

Please Note : Personal information collected during the recruitmentprocess will only be used for employment opportunities only in accordance withthe Freedom of Information and Privacy Act. Only applications from individualseligible to work in Canada will be considered.

Thankyou for your interest in YWCA Hamilton. Onlythose selected for further consideration will be contacted.