Lead Cook

Position Summary

Prepares and serves meals. Maintains cleanliness of production and service areas. Ensures adequate supplies are on hand.

Position Responsibilities

• Prepares food items and serves food to Residents within scheduled time frame.
• Follows menu cycle, noting changes or substitutions made.
• Cleans and maintains food service areas, including kitchen and dining room.
• Affirms compliance with state sanitation code.
• Orders all supplies and maintains inventory control.
• Safeguards budgetary guidelines.
• Supervises food service functions.
• Maintains quality of food services, quantity prepared, and sanitation of food preparation area.
• Maintains clean, neat, and safe working environment.
• Affirms Resident food needs and preferences.
• Affirms staff, Resident, and guest meals are accounted for daily.
• Maintains meal service records as required.
• Reports problems, concerns, issues observed with food service and communicates them appropriately.
• Observes changes in Resident status, needs or preferences and communicates them appropriately.
• Observes other problems and communicates them appropriately.
• Observes all work, safety, and administrative rules.
• Adheres to all established policies and procedures.
• Records Resident information as required.
• Avoids loss, breakages, and waste of supplies and equipment.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and adheres to procedures for fire, life safety, disaster, security, worker safety and other emergency procedures.

Employment Requirements

• Willingness to adhere to assisted living principles in providing services.
• Ability/willingness to perform all position responsibilities adequately.
• Ability to supervise others effectively.
• Ability to prepare and serve a wide range of foods skillfully.
• Ability to perform and instruct others in food preparation, food serving, and cleaning tasks.
• Keeps all information confidential.
• Maintains acceptable attendance records/follows work schedule.
• Organizes and utilizes time appropriately toward accomplishing assigned tasks.
• Willingness to work nights, weekends, holidays and/or overtime.
• Requires minimal supervision.
• Displays cleanliness, good grooming, personal appearance and follows dress requirements consistently.
• Displays mature behavior and attitude in speech and action.
• Ability/willingness to learn new skills and to teach others.
• Interacts in professional manner with Residents, public, co-workers.
• Works cooperatively with management.
• Displays willingness to assist co-workers when situation requires.
• Ability to do occasional heavy lifting (up to 50 lbs.), 30 lbs. regularly.
• Adequate and clear English speaking and writing ability; able to communicate effectively.
• Able to spend long periods on feet and to ambulate quickly.
• Is free of non-treated communicable disease.
• CPR/First Aid Certified within 30 days of employment.
• Ability to work safely and to recognize potentially dangerous situations.
• Ability/willingness to follow all policies and procedures.
• Is neat, accurate, dependable and keeps work/space clean.
• Ability/willingness to work longer than average eight (8) hour shift; work holidays or overtime; to work seven (7) day schedule.

Training And Experience

• Working knowledge of rules and regulations related to health and safety in food preparation.
• Demonstrated ability in food preparation and services.
• Supervisory experience in dealing with older adults and their food needs preferred.
• 24 – 48 months experience in a similar position, CPR/First Aid certified preferred.
• ServSafe Manager Certification.

Education

Twelve (12) plus years of education preferred.

Attendance At Mandatory In-Service Training

Maintain CPR/First Aid Certification. Meet in-service training hours required for job classification and position.