Regular Full Time Cook

Position Details

• Job Type: REGULAR FULL TIME
• Salary Range: $29.24 to $30.96 per hour
• Department: Long Term Care
• Location: Lanark County – Lanark Lodge

Lanark County’s – Lanark Lodge, “People Caring for People”, is a 163-bed Long Term Care Home accredited with Accreditation Canada that strives to provide progressive resident centered care for our residents in an atmosphere of respect that fosters independence and fulfillment. We are currently recruiting for the following position commencing as soon as possible.

Position Qualifications

• Provide quality meals according to standardized recipes for regular and therapeutic diets that meet the nutritional needs of the residents.
• Minimum grade twelve (12) education and certificate as a Cook from the Skilled Trades Ontario Apprenticeship and current Food Handlers Certificate (Health Unit) of up to one (1) year.
• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience cooking required.

This is an existing vacant position with a salary range is $29.24 to $30.96 (2026 rates) as per the C.U.P.E. Collective Agreement.

What we offer

• Competitive compensation
• Ontario Municipal Employers Retirement System (OMERS) pension plan
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
• Training and development opportunities

The Lanark County employee slogan is “Working Together to Achieve Greatness.” If you embrace this ideal and you meet the position qualifications outlined above, we look forward to receiving a detailed résumé addressed to:

Lanark County Administration Building, Human Resources, 99 Christie Lake Road, Perth, ON, K7H 3C6; Fax #: 613-267-2539; Email: lljobs@lanarkcounty.ca

When emailing your application, please ensure your cover letter, résumé and any other related documents are submitted in one file preferably MSWord (.doc or .docx) or Adobe (.pdf). Email subject line should include your “name” and job posting number “LL2026-161” (Example: “Jane Doe LL2026-161”).

Lanark County is an organization that strives to embrace the spirit of inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to building an inclusive and barrier-free environment in which all individuals have access to the County's goods, services and facilities.

If contacted for an employment opportunity, please let us know if you require any accommodation to ensure you can participate fully and equally during the recruitment and selection process.

We would like to thank all who apply, but only those applicants selected for an interview will be acknowledged.

AI may be utilized throughout the selection and recruitment process.

Note: Personal information collected from applications is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and will be used to determine qualifications for employment. Questions about the collection of Information should be directed to the Human Resources Department at the address indicated above.