Cook's Assistant

About the role

This opportunity will allow you to positively impact the quality of life for over 700 seniors and their families.

Responsibilities

• Assist our Chef, Sous Chef and cooks with the preparation and presentation of the culinary program for our residents.
• Assisting in the kitchen with food prep, cooking, serving, sanitization tasks, kitchen laundry, and interacting with our residents.
• Motivated by service, an organized and detail-oriented individual with a positive and self-motivated attitude.
• Good communication skills and willing to work hard.

Requirements

• Confidence to engage with seniors, individually and in small groups.
• Basic culinary skills and comfortability being in the kitchen.
• Safety awareness in work habits.
• Ability to operate different types of kitchen equipment.
• Calm demeanor in times of pressure.
• Comfortable to interact with residents that have varying levels of physical and cognitive abilities.
• Able to take direction and coaching from others.
• Team player with ability to develop strong working relationships along with customer service focus.
• Ability to adapt/respond quickly to the needs and preferences of our residents.
• An understanding or the willingness to gain an understanding of the various forms of dementia and how to help residents with dementia still live with purpose.

Qualifications

• At least 18 years of age.
• Experience in the kitchen.
• Current negative TB test.
• Willingness to learn how to work in a healthcare/assisted living environment.
• Ability to pass criminal record/background check.
• Good time management skills.
• Must be able to work well independently with little oversight.

Skills

• Confidence to engage with seniors, individually and in small groups.
• Basic culinary skills and comfortability being in the kitchen.
• Safety awareness in work habits.
• Ability to operate different types of kitchen equipment.
• Calm demeanor in times of pressure.
• Comfortable to interact with residents that have varying levels of physical and cognitive abilities.
• Able to take direction and coaching from others.
• Team player with ability to develop strong working relationships along with customer service focus.
• Ability to adapt/respond quickly to the needs and preferences of our residents.
• An understanding or the willingness to gain an understanding of the various forms of dementia and how to help residents with dementia still live with purpose.

Benefits

We offer our team members a good benefits package, the ability to be heard, have their opinions count and the opportunity to innovate. Our compensation package will be flexible for this role based on the credentialing, tenure and skill sets each candidate brings for consideration.

Pay

The starting hourly wage range for this position is $17.00 to 19.00 per hour.

Schedule

This position may be fulltime or parttime.