Compassionate Senior Living Cook: Nutritious, Appetizing Meals

MorningStar Senior Living; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401k plan with matching

HSA options

Employee assistance programs

Paid sick, vacation and birthday

Career development programs and growth

Tuition Reimbursement

Free shift meal

Job summary

MorningStar Senior Living in Everett, WA, is seeking a cook dedicated to preparing palatable, attractive, and nutritious meals for residents. You will follow menus, recipes, and safety standards while managing portions and ensuring timely service.

Responsibilities include cooking a variety of dishes, supervising food-handling practices, and maintaining kitchen cleanliness. This role rewards a compassionate team player with a passion for resident well-being and quality dining experiences.

Qualifications

• High school diploma preferred; ability to read and write English.
• Previous experience in dietary department of health care facility preferred.
• Ability to prepare and cook a variety of foods in large quantities; manage portions.

Responsibilities

• Handle and prepare food that is palatable, appetizing, and attractive.
• Comply with meal schedules.
• Follow standard recipes but make independent decisions in line with current experience.
• Understand importance of proper food-handling techniques and hazards of improper food handling.
• Be familiar with seasoning and cooking time required.
• Be aware of cooking characteristics of various cuts of meats, fish and fowl.
• Estimate quantities of food required and apportion servings while monitoring portion-controlled guidelines for individual residents.
• Prepare foodstuffs for cooking: Peel, wash, trim, and cut vegetables and fruit; wash, cut, de-bone and trim meat, fish and fowl.
• Taste, smell, and observe food to ensure conformity with recipes and appearance.
• Serve food according to dietary guidelines, checking each tray for completeness and accuracy.
• Cook food: Bake, roast, stew and steam-cook meats, fish and fowl, basing as necessary to retain flavor; make gravies, stocks, dressings, sauces and soups.
• Prepare cold meats, sandwiches, griddle cakes, cooked cereals, and beverages.

Skills

Food preparation

Cooking

Meal planning

Food safety

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

MorningStar Senior Living in Everett, WA, is seeking a cook dedicated to preparing palatable, attractive, and nutritious meals for residents. You will follow menus, recipes, and safety standards while managing portions and ensuring timely service.

Responsibilities include cooking a variety of dishes, supervising food-handling practices, and maintaining kitchen cleanliness. This role rewards a compassionate team player with a passion for resident well-being and quality dining experiences.