Cook / Hickory Woods Assisted Living

Two shifts available 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Education: High school graduate; food service training preferred.

Experience:
Food preparation experience preferred; retirement industry experience preferred.
Working conditions: Kitchen/food service environment; office and food service related duties; light lifting; irregular hours; routine engagement with residents, staff and visitors.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES:
1. Responsible for supporting and adhering to the provisions of the facility's food service and dietary programs. 2. Maintain the kitchen, dining and food storage areas in a clean and orderly condition and protect these areas from possible contamination.
3. Provide assistance in the preparation and serving of meals in such a manner so as to ensure that hot foods are served hot and cold foods cold, and in a consistency to meet individual needs. All foods are to be served in an attractive and tasteful fashion.
4. Assist in meeting and maintaining the licensure standards.
5. Miscellaneous duties as assigned by the associate's supervisor to include, but not limited to, food preparation, serving of meals, clean-up activities, and dishwashing.
6. Responsible for learning the resident’s food preferences and diets and ensuring they are served accordingly. 7. Make sure all food is within date of expiration and disposing if not.
8. Proper labeling of all food in the kitchen, refrigerators and stock.
9. Remembering always that we work in our resident’s homes, and we are to be respectful and caring at all times.
10. Respecting HIPPA laws and maintaining confidentiality.
11. Understand all job duties and communicate to supervisor if you do not. You will be held accountable for those job duties and subject to reprimand if they are not performed as trained