Cook

About the role

The Cook at Ecumen Lakeshore is responsible for preparing, cooking, and serving meals to residents, families, guests, and employees. This position also involves maintaining a clean, safe, and organized work area, following production guidelines, and assisting with stocking and rotating supplies.

Responsibilities

• Provides exemplary service to residents, families, and guests, ensuring all feel welcome and receive responsive, friendly, and courteous service.
• Prepares, cooks, and serves meals to residents, families, guests, and employees.
• Operates and maintains all equipment in the food preparation area.
• Reports production shortages/overages to the supervisor immediately.
• Accurately follows directions and recipes.
• Converts recipes for various size groups.
• Fulfills production guidelines for best product usage, portion control, and use of leftovers.
• Maintains adequate inventory of food and supplies, notifying the supervisor if anything is missing.
• Maintains a clean, sanitary, safe, and efficiently organized work area.
• Complies with all federal and state regulations.
• Assists with stocking and putting away groceries as directed.
• Labels, dates, and rotates products to ensure an adequate, fresh inventory of food and supplies.
• Partners with department leaders to maintain awareness of facility special events and activities, ensuring adequate product and labor availability.
• Accommodates resident requests promptly.
• Demonstrates proper safety and sanitation techniques as part of the work.
• Partners effectively with others in a demanding and changing environment, supports all employees within the community as directed by the leadership team.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be 16 years of age or older.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to follow all safety rules, regulations, policies, and procedures of the facility, including but not limited to: Vulnerable Adult and Abuse Policy, HIPAA, Resident’s Bill of Rights, Universal Precaution, AWAIR, OSHA, Right to know, SDS, ADA, HUD Policy and Procedures, Fair Housing laws and regulations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Commercial kitchen experience preferred.
• Knowledge of kitchen equipment preferred.
• Previous senior care experience preferred.
• Serv Safe certification or equivalent preferred.
• Certified Food Protection Manager preferred.

Skills

• Effective communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to follow safety protocols.
• Organizational skills.

Benefits

Ecumen offers a comprehensive benefits package based on the number of hours regularly scheduled to work, including paid time off for sick and safe time, an Employee Assistance Program, and other well-being resources. For more information, visit https://www.ecumen.org/find-a-career/benefits/.

Pay

The targeted pay range for this job is $19.76- $22.55 per hour. Ecumen considers a variety of factors when determining new hire pay, including experience, qualifications, and, when applicable, certifications, licenses, and education.

Schedule

This position works either 11am - 7:30pm OR 6:00am - 2:30pm, with an every other weekend rotation. Positions are located at 40th Avenue East and London Road in Duluth, MN.