Community Kitchen Assistant

Position: Community Kitchen Assistant (12 week contract)
Organization: The Stop Community Food Centre http://www.thestop.org
Location: Toronto, Ontario

The Stop Community Food Centre uses food and food access as
a tool for community development in the Davenport West and
Wychwood Heights neighbourhoods of Toronto. The Community
Cooking Program engages children, youth and adults in the
preparation of healthy, delicious meals to build skills,
cooking and community. We are looking for one person to
assist the Community Cooking Coordinator to assist
participants from diverse backgrounds in community kitchens
and baking in our outdoor wood-burning oven.

* Note: this is a HRSDC supported position and contingent
on funding. Applicants must be 30 years of age or under,
currently attending school full-time and returning to school
full-time in the fall. *

Responsibilities:

Assist the Community Kitchen Coordinator in the following tasks:
* Operating regular pizza-making drop-ins at the wood-fired
bake oven
* Developing and delivering cooking and nutrition activities
for children 8-12 years old in the After School Program and
summer programs
* Teaching children safe kitchen skills
* Preparing for and facilitating community kitchens
* Organizing special events

Qualifications:

* Good cooking skills and knowledge of healthy food
* Commitment to social justice and knowledge of food systems issues
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Ability to work in a busy, multi-tasking environment
* Experience engaging children in hands-on activities
* Demonstrated ability to work with and show sensitivity to
those who experience poverty/discrimination
* Demonstrated ability to work within a diverse community
(people of different ages, abilities and cultural backgrounds)
* Ability to speak a language relevant to the neighbourhood
is an asset (e.g., Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese,
Tagalog, Turkish or other)

The successful candidate must undergo a police check.

Salary: $13.00 per hour
Hours: 37.5 hours/week for 12 weeks
Start date: June 7, 2010

Please submit your résumé by Friday April 16, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. to:
Hiring Committee -- Community Kitchen Assistant, The Stop
Community Food Centre, P.O. Box 69, Station E, Toronto, M6H 4E1
or amanda thestop.org*
We will not accept late or faxed résumés or phone calls.

The Stop Community Food Centre is committed to Employment
Equity and encourages applications from equity seeking groups.
We regret that only those applicants being considered will
be contacted.

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