Cook

Spaulding Nursing & Therapy Centers; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center Brighton is seeking an experienced cook to support weekend operations in our kitchen. You will lead a small team, prepare a wide range of dishes, and ensure quality, safety, and timely service for residents and staff.

The role requires a High School Diploma and 5–7 years of cooking experience, with strong skills in food preparation, inventory control, and following prescribed recipes. Weekend shifts run 6am–2:30pm and 11:30am–8pm.

Qualifications

• Experience leading kitchen staff and coordinating meal preparation.
• Strong cooking skills across meats, vegetables, soups, and baked goods.
• Ability to manage inventory, ordering, and record-keeping as part of daily operations.
• Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Receives ingredients and supplies from main kitchen and pantry.
• Reviews production schedule to determine food requirements and supplies.
• Prepares and displays a wide variety of foods following prescribed recipes.
• Completes production sheets and records.
• Maintains clean work areas, utensils, and equipment.
• Cater special events as required.
• Handle equipment issues and spoiled/defective items.
• Prepare special diets according to prescribed standards.
• Record inventory and/or order stock.

Skills

Team leadership

Cooking

Food preparation

Inventory control

Record keeping

Food safety

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Position is every weekend with shifts from 6am - 2:30pm and 11:30am - 8pm.

summary

Serves as team lead and assists with preparing, seasoning, and cooking a wide variety of meats, vegetables, soups, breakfast dishes, and other food items.

patient care requirement

No

essential functions

• Receives food ingredients and supplies from main kitchen and pantry as required for daily operations.
• Reviews production schedule to determine food requirements including variety and quantity of food for preparation and to assemble supplies and equipment needed for daily cooking activities.
• Prepares and displays a wide variety of foods such as vegetables, fruits, meats, soups, salads, simple pastries/breads and cereals in accordance with prescribed recipes using a full range of cooking methods; tests foods being cooked for quality.
• Completes production sheets and other records as required.
• Maintains clean work areas, utensils, and equipment.
• Caters special events as required.
• Attends to day-to-day problems and needs concerning equipment and food supplies; detects and ensures disposition of spoiled or unattractive food, defective supplies/equipment, and/or other unusual conditions.
• Required to prepare special diets according to prescribed standards.
• Record inventory and/or order stock.

education

High School Diploma or Equivalent required

experience

Experience working as a cook 5-7 years required

knowledge, skills and abilities

• Ability to gather data, compile information, and prepare reports.
• Ability to safely use cleaning equipment and supplies.
• Ability to prepare and bake a variety of pastries, rolls and/or other baked goods.
• Skill in cooking and preparing a variety of foods.
• Knowledge of food preparation and presentation methods, techniques, and quality standards.
• Organizing and coordinating skills.
• Ability to accept receipt of goods and supplies.
• Knowledge of supplies, equipment, and/or services ordering and inventory control.

equal opportunity employment

Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center Brighton, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.