Employment type: full time INTERNAL/EXTERNAL Job Title : Senior Community Chef, Food Services Position Type : Bargaining Unit, Permanent, Full-Time Number of Positions: 1 Reason for Posting: Existing Vacancy Rate : $31.30 per hour Vacation: 4 weeks to start Benefits: Group benefits with Life Insurance, AD&D, Extended Health and Dental Care with premiums 100% paid by the employer, LTD with premiums 100% paid by employees; paid sick leave and float day RRSP: RRSP with 6.5% employer contribution and 4% employee contribution after successful completion of probation Hours: 37.5 (rotating schedule, includes some evenings, weekends, and holidays) Supervisor: Chef Manager, Food Services Posting Date : October 16, 2026 Application Deadline : October 27, 2026 Location : 145 Queen Street, Toronto, ON, M5A 1S1 and 40 Oak Street, Toronto, ON, M5A 2C6 Why Fred Victor? For 130 years, Fred Victor has been a leader in helping people rebuild their lives in Toronto. Our mission is to improve the health, income and housing stability of people experiencing poverty and homelessness. We are committed to ending homelessness, one person at a time. The Community Services (CS) department at Fred Victor is a multi-service, multi-site structure that encompasses the 40 Oak Community HUB and community programs, Employment and Training Services, Drop-Ins, Keep Cool Programs and Food Services. Additionally, it operates social purpose enterprise with catering and community outreach services and spearheads a significant Peer Training Initiative that prioritizes the involvement of individuals with lived experience. Fred’s Kitchen is deeply committed to addressing food security while providing opportunities for skills development, training, and employment placements within the food services sector. We focus on empowering individuals with lived experience to gain valuable skills and access employment opportunities in the culinary and hospitality fields. Through our program, participants are equipped with the tools and support needed to succeed in the food services industry while contributing to our mission of ensuring access to nutritious meals and fostering community wellbeing. Fred Victor Centre is currently looking for an experienced and passionate Senior Community Chef for the Food Services program to plan and execute meals in 3 priority areas: The Moss Park and Regent Park meal programs - serving meals weekly for up to 300 people each meal. Our Social Purpose Enterprise - including supporting training and job readiness skills building for peers, staff, and community members. Fred’s Kitchen - ensuring presentation, taste and quality maintains and generate business. Maintain relationships with Fred Victor programs by delivering high-quality food/menus and ensuring our largest client is receiving food that reflects our philosophy and commitment. The ideal candidate is passionate about good food, committed to providing nutritious, delicious, ethically sourced, and culturally inspired meals in a dignified way. The Senior Community Chef understands the power of food and the many positive impacts on health and social wellbeing, as well as its limitations. The Senior Community Chef celebrates diverse food traditions while possessing a critical analysis of food systems. The successful candidate has strong collaborative skills balanced with an ability to contribute to a supportive environment in the kitchen for a diverse team of staff, peers and community members that enables them to develop their culinary skills in an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere. The Senior Community Chef will lead a successful food program while teaching and leading Peer Program participants to push out high standard food and challenge food inequality. Does this sound like work you want to be a part of? We offer a collaborative environment, an opportunity to join a diverse team of caring professionals and a chance to make a difference. With over 75 programs and 25 sites, there are lots of opportunities to grow your career with us. Many members of the management team started in relief and front-line roles. What You Will Do: Lead the preparation of meals for our Moss Park community meal program. Assist the Chef Manager to plan menus and execute community meals (10 meals/week) that reflect our philosophy and commitment to healthy, dignified food in a low-income diverse community. Steps in as needed to execute meals across various programs, ensuring seamless food preparation and service across the Fred Victor organization. Accept food donations and incorporate into program meals for the Moss Park community Meal Program. Assist with sourcing food, and inventory of food for community meals, kitchen supplies and equipment. Coordinate meal preparation. Delegating tasks from preparation, to cooking, to cleanup while expecting a high standard and professional approach. Coordinate with the Chef Manager to ensure kitchen staff and peers provide a seamless meal service within Moss Park Community Kitchen. Ensure strict adherence to health and safety protocols in the kitchen. Lead coordination of Fred Victor internal program catering. Provide leadership in the coordination and preparation of our internal program catering to deliver high quality, nutritious, fresh meals that meet Toronto Shelter Standards. Lead a team of peers through preparation and clean up. Assist with sourcing of food for programs as needed. Maintain relationships with Fred Victor programs by delivering high quality food/menus. Apply food handling, and health and safety guidelines set by the Department of Public Health. Work with Peer Training Supervisor to ensure Peers are meeting their work placement goals. Training and nutrition education for community members and program participants. Facilitate culinary skills training programming, including Safe Food Handling Certificate. Supports the culinary skills development program to build job readiness skills for Fred Victor Employment and Training participants. Offer training an