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The School Lunch Association is a registered charity that has served hot nutritious meals to school-aged children for over 35 years throughout the northeast Avalon. We serve 6,000- 7,000 meals per day in 46 different schools and employ 100+ amazing team members.

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Cook for a cause with The School Lunch Association!

Cook

Locations: St. John’s (East End) and Torbay Area

Job Type: Full-time, Casual, Call-In, and Relief Staff
Salary: $17/hour
Hours: 3 – 35 hours/week
Start Date: 2026 Season
Training: Paid onboarding including hands-on kitchen training, food safety, First Aid, and OHS

Job Requirements

    • A typical kitchen day may include (but is not limited to)
      • Lifting and moving various food products, equipment, etc. around the kitchen weighing 1-30 lbs.
      • Standing and walking is required during a typical shift to prepare, cook, and serve our meals.
      • Depending on the school, work would be completed in either a large or a small kitchen. Bending and kneeling will be required; A keen eye to detail is required. The ideal candidate must be able to problem-solve, complete required forms, documents, and paperwork.
      • School Lunch Kitchens are fast-paced environments. Candidates must express their ability to keep up with the pace and demand of daily kitchen operations. (Wait till you see those steps on your fitness tracker!)
      • Health & safety practices, food allergies, and food safety principles must be followed.
      • Fun and laughter? This goes hand and hand with working in a school environment (a tolerance for knock-knock jokes is necessary when serving young children, a hot nutritious lunch each day)
      • Previous cooking experience would be considered an asset for this role but is not necessary.
      • All candidates must provide a valid Criminal Record Screening and Vulnerable Sector Check before starting the training program. As well as a valid email address, Internet access will be required for various tasks (i.e., payroll, training, internal updates)

Compensation and Benefits

    •  Employees of our organization may avail of
      • medical benefits
      • employee assistance program
      • an employer matched RRSP program
    • Paid training will be provided for
      • Paid onboarding including hands-on kitchen training
      • Food Safety
      • First Aid
      • OHS

  • Did we mention no night, evening, or weekend shifts? We know, we are awesome!

 

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