Cook

The Avalon of Bloomfield Township; 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. This full-time role involves hands-on production cooking in the Community Culinary Services Department and maintaining high standards of cleanliness and service.

Responsibilities include preparing meals, adhering to nutritional criteria, and ensuring food quality and presentation. A high school diploma is required; culinary degree preferred and prior senior living or restaurant cooking experience is ideal.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Culinary

Food preparation

Sanitation

Hospitality

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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