Kitchen - Cook - Full Time

About the Role

The Cook helps create a joyful and vibrant community by preparing and serving delicious meals. Oversees food service operation and ensures that adequate food and supplies are on hand.

Responsibilities

• Prepares food items and serves food to residents within scheduled timeframe.
• Follows menu cycle, noting changes or substitutions made on proper form.
• Cleans and maintains a neat, safe working environment including the kitchen and food service areas.
• Complies with state sanitation codes.
• Maintains inventory control, places food orders, verifies that items are received appropriately, and restocks kitchen shelves.
• Directs food service and dining service functions.
• Maintains the quality of food prepared and samples the food to ensure the quality of the food served to the residents.
• Ensures that resident food preferences are known and followed.
• Ensures staff, resident, and guest meals are accounted for daily.
• Maintains meal service record as required.
• Reports problems, concerns, issues observed with food service, and communicates them appropriately.
• Observes changes in resident status, needs, or preferences and communicates with appropriate team members.
• Records resident information as required.
• Avoids loss, breakage, and waste of supplies and equipment.
• Coordinates coverage of the kitchen and works with the Executive Director to develop a schedule that ensures adequate coverage.
• Adheres to procedures for fire, life, safety, disaster, security, worker safety, and other emergency procedures.
• Adheres to and conveys the philosophy of supporting dignity, privacy, independence, choice, individuality, and a home-like environment for residents.
• Attends and participates in required meetings and trainings.
• Stays current on all system-assigned tasks and duties.
• Performs other tasks/duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Maintain current Food Handler’s card.
• Education or experience sufficient to meet position requirements or as required by State regulations.
• Meets all mandatory health requirements by State regulations.
• Requires attention to detail and ability to follow instructions.
• Maintains a clean, neat, comfortable, safe environment for residents, staff, and visitors.
• Has compassion and special interest in working with the senior population.
• Ability to relate positively and communicate appropriately with residents, families, community members, volunteers, and other employees.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, holidays, and overtime, to meet the requirements of the position.
• Pass a criminal background and fingerprint check.
• Demonstrates basic computer knowledge and ability with an aptitude to learn company applications.
• Ability to creatively problem-solve.
• Ability to work independently (with minimum supervision).

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.

Benefits

• Health Care: Medical, Dental, and Vision plans.
• Savings and Spending Accounts: Set money aside tax-free for health care and dependent care expenses. HSA account includes employer contribution.
• Sick Time: Accrues at 0.025 hours for every hour worked, available for use after 90 days.
• Paid Time Off: Accrual eligibility at 12 months, starting at 0.0326 hours PTO accrued for every hour worked.
• Floating Holiday: 0.04 hours accrued for every hour worked, up to 56 hours annually, eligible upon hire.
• Holiday Pay: Time worked on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas is paid at 1.5 times normal hourly pay.
• Bereavement Leave: Up to 3 days.
• Life Insurance: Employer-paid.
• 401(k): Traditional and Roth options after 12 months and 1,000 hours worked, with annual employer discretionary contribution.
• Employee Assistance Program: Available for support.
• Cascadia Assistance Fund: Provides financial help with hardships or continuing education.

Pay

Competitive Compensation Program - Actual pay rate will be calculated based on relevant years of experience and education/certification requirements. Shift differential for night shift employees. Bonus and shift coverage bonus offered as needed.