Cook

Danberry at Inverness; Bloomfield (MI); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Avalon of Bloomfield Township is seeking a hospitality-focused Cook to join our team in the Community Culinary Services Department. This frontline role handles full-scope, hands-on production cooking while upholding high standards of quality and cleanliness.

Responsibilities include preparing meals to menu cycles, ensuring nutritional requirements are met, and supporting serving and warewashing. The successful candidate will have a high school diploma, culinary training preferred, and prior

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Culinary degree preferred.
• Minimum of one year restaurant/senior living or equivalent cooking experience.
• Breakfast experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Exemplify cleanliness, sanitation and organization standards.
• Maintain food quality, appearance and presentation.
• Prepare and serve menu cycles compliant with nutritional criteria.
• Demonstrate speed, accuracy and efficiency in cooking.
• Demonstrate knowledge in all areas of cooking preparation and production.
• Assist with serving meals and ware washing as necessary.
• Visit residents to evaluate food service quality and make improvements.
• Represent the community in a warm, inviting manner to support marketing.
• Support driving top-line revenue and occupancy through engagement.

Skills

Hospitality focus

Food preparation

Sanitation

Customer service

Education

High school diploma

Culinary degree preferred

Job description

When you work at The Avalon of Bloomfield Township, you have a front-row seat to the amazing life stories of the wisest people on earth. What’s more, you are part of an extraordinary company – one that’s investing in the future of senior living by investing in you. Don’t just do a job. Be part of an extraordinary life!

The Avalon of Bloomfield Township is recruiting for a hospitality focused Cook to join our team! This position is responsible for full-scope, hands on production cooking in the Community Culinary Services Department. Is responsible for maintaining a superior level of quality service and cleanliness at all times.

Here are a few of the daily responsibilities of a Cook:

• Exemplify at all times Community standards of cleanliness, sanitation and operational organization.
• Responsible for adhering to food quality, appearance and presentation standards at all times.
• Produce and serve menu cycle programs that are compliant with required Nutritional/Dietary criteria as required by local regulations and correctly prepare diets provided per Policy and Procedure.
• Exhibit cooking standards of speed, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Demonstrate knowledge in all areas of cooking preparation and production.
• Assist with serving of meals and ware washing as necessary.
• Visit residents periodically to evaluate food service such as quality, quantity, temperature, and appearance; and conduct evaluations to make revisions in operations / procedures to promote improved food service.
• Represent the community in a warm and inviting manner, which creates a positive marketing environment.
• Supports creating a culture where the business decisions made in this position, along with individual employee engagement, drive top-line revenue and occupancy.

Here are a few of the qualifications we need you to have:

• High school diploma
• Culinary degree preferred
• Minimum of one year restaurant/senior living or equivalent cooking experience
• Breakfast experience

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