Cook

Responsibilities

• Cooks assist and direct kitchen staff involved in the preparation, cooking, and execution of meal service to residents.
• Participates in menu planning, recipe development, and appropriate utilization of foodstuffs consistent with resident needs/requests.
• Cooks coordinate prep/pull amounts and procedures for meals based on facility production needs including therapeutic and modified-consistency diets.
• Cooks oversee and ensure appropriate methods of food preparation and cooking by staff cooks.
• Cooks ensure adherence by all meal service personnel to correct portion sizes based on production sheets and resident meal tickets.
• Cooks conducts quality assurance audits for taste, temperature, and appearance on all prepared food items prior to service to residents at each meal.
• Cooks ensures that sanitation and safety standards are met in the preparation, cooking, and delivery of all food items.
• Cooks leads training programs for kitchen staff specifically focused on the preparation and cooking of foods.
• Cooks maintains cleanliness of food preparation equipment and the general kitchen work area.
• Cooks may participate in inventory and ordering of food items.
• Cooks attends in-service programs and department meetings as required.
• Cooks performs all job duties according to safety rules and practices required for this job position to ensure the general safety of staff, residents and visitors of this facility.
• Cooks provides information to the Director and Supervisor on the work performance of Cooks.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 18 years of age required.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years cooking experience required; 5 years preferred.
• ServSafe certification required.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Working knowledge, and experience in, the preparation of therapeutic and modified consistency diets required.
• Experience in batch cooking and recipe development required.
• Working knowledge of CMS and DOH regulations as they relate to food service required.
• Experience with the DOH survey process preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.