Compassionate Senior Living Cook with Flexible Shifts

MorningStar Senior Living; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance (medical, dental, and

401k plan with matching

HSA options

Employee assistance programs

Paid sick, vacation and birthday

Job summary

MorningStar at Bear Creek in Colorado Springs, CO is seeking a Cook (PRN, non-exempt) to prepare, season, and serve nutritious meals for residents. Shifts include 5:30AM-1:30PM and 9:30AM-5:30PM, with flexible days. This is a full-time environment with benefits and opportunities for advancement.

Responsibilities include following recipes, ensuring food safety, portion control, and serving meals per dietary guidelines. Join a team that values culture and servant leadership in a caregiving setting.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma preferred, but at the minimum the ability to read and write English.

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, basting as necessary to retain flavor; make gravies, stocks, dressings, sauces and soups.
• Prepare cold meats, sandwiches, griddle cakes, cooked cereals, and beverages.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

MorningStar at Bear Creek in Colorado Springs, CO is seeking a Cook (PRN, non-exempt) to prepare, season, and serve nutritious meals for residents. Shifts include 5:30AM-1:30PM and 9:30AM-5:30PM, with flexible days. This is a full-time environment with benefits and opportunities for advancement.

Responsibilities include following recipes, ensuring food safety, portion control, and serving meals per dietary guidelines. Join a team that values culture and servant leadership in a caregiving setting.