Cook Full Time

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.
• Cook 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.

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.