Cook Full Time

SUPERVISOR: Food & Nutrition Director

Schedule: Sunday thru Wednesday; 32 hours per week; Two days 7 AM -3 PM and two days 12 PM -8 PM

Compensation: $22-$24/hourly

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School diploma or equivalency.


• Must be able to effectively communicate with residents and staff.


• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, ect.


• Must be able to follow oral and written instructions.


• 1-2 years of cooking experience

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for and actively participate in food preparation for all meals and snacks for residents/participants providing quality and good presentation.


• Timely completion of production and service of foods.


• Understand and ensure specific therapeutic dietary needs of residents/participants


• Work closely with Food Service Director to maintain therapeutic diets, ensure nutritional meals for residents/participants and follow suggestions for meeting state and local health regulations.


• Responsible for assistance in maintenance of all food service equipment, keeping it sanitary, safe and in good working order.
  Report for shifts in uniform and at scheduled time.


• Communicate and coordinate with Food Service Director and other managers for food service activity events and ensure timeliness and quality for those events.


• Coordinate schedule of meal service with Assisted Living and Day Program Directors, Nurse Coordinator and ensure timeliness of meal preparation, serving, and procedure of dietary service staff when serving meals.


• Ensure organization and cleanliness of all dietary storage areas in main kitchen


• Premeal meetings with all dietary staff on menu item ingredients food handling techniques and service instructions.


• Monitor safe food handling techniques on a regular basis and ensure food safety. Completion of temperature logs and cooks daily report.


• Ensure immediate and safe storage of leftover food after all meals.


• Refer to schedule of special functions and events on dietary board and communicate with appropriate manager regarding dietary needs for functions and ensure timeliness, quality and schedule in director’s absence.


• Communicate with Food Service Director on a regular basis any information, issues or concerns affecting the Food Service Department, employees or food service deliveries.


• Attend and participate in all staff orientations, department staff meetings and monthly in-services


• Maintain food service temperature sheets and daily cooks report.


• Must be available for special community events when designated and assure quality presentation, taste, and service of food.


• Perform other duties as assigned or requested from time to time by supervisor or other managers.