COOK

Liberty Healthcare Management; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Liberty Healthcare Management in Charleston, SC is seeking an experienced Cook to join its Liberty Cares team. The role focuses on preparing nutritious meals, following recipes, and maintaining high food safety and quality standards.

You will collaborate with kitchen staff to meet residents' dietary needs, monitor portions, and support the dining program with a positive customer experience while upholding facility policies.

Qualifications

• High School diploma required; two+ years in restaurant or kitchen work.
• Ability to operate standard kitchen equipment.
• Willingness to attend trainings and department meetings.

Responsibilities

• Follow recipes and assist with menu items.
• Maintain safe food handling and record temperature checks.
• Create a positive dining experience for residents and assist with dining activities.
• Assist with ordering, receiving, stocking, and inventory of food and supplies.
• Support teamwork and continuous improvement across the department.

Skills

Food Preparation

Food Safety

Teamwork

Customer Service

Education

High School diploma

Job description

COOK

Liberty Healthcare Management CHARLESTON, South Carolina, United States

About this position

Liberty Cares
With Compassion

Liberty Senior Living iscurrently seeking an experienced:

JOB SUMMARY:

• Food Production: Follows recipes and assists with recipe modification and development. Follows production schedules based on forecasts and tallies. Records and reports over-production, underproduction, and waste. Prepares foods using methods designed to maintain nutrition, flavor, appearance, tenderness, and quality. Offers and prepares appropriate substitute food items when a dislike occurs. Implements, and records, menu changes as directed by the Executive Chef. Prepare foods to meet the special needs of individual residents—such as special requests, and alternates in the event of an allergy. Documents and communicates special items preparation. Advises Executive Chef of inventory needs, usage and shortages.
• Food Safety: Utilizes safe food preparation methods when receiving, preparing, storing, cooling, freezing, holding, transporting, serving, and reheating foods. Monitors temperature records and checklists for holding and storing equipment to maintain safe food at all stages in the flow of food. Maintains a clean and sanitary kitchen at all times. Ensures and assists with cleaning and sanitizing equipment and work areas according to established checklist. Reports and takes immediate and appropriate corrective action if standards are not met.
• Customer Dining: Creates a positive dining experience for customers that promotes their independence, choice and overall well-being. Encourages participation in the dining program, and meal activities. Solicits feedback by interacting with customers in the market cafe. Conveys feedback and makes recommendations, regarding food quality and customer satisfaction to supervisor.
• Miscellaneous: Monitors meal portion controls to meet customer requests/regulations and makes recommendations to minimize waste. Assists with ordering, receiving, stocking, maintaining, monitoring and tracking food and supplies. Demonstrates good stewardship of available resources (supplies, utilities, time). Actively participates and implements quality performance in all aspects of job responsibilities and functions. This includes all interactions with residents, staff and visitors. Participates in and promotes teamwork and cooperation within the department and between other departments. Seeks, recommends, and/or implements new methods and means of providing quality service and continuous improvement.
• Works to support the departmental mission and the, “Liberty Cares” mission. Applies the knowledge and skills needed for the position, including technical competence in the nutrition and culinary services field; maintain knowledge of organization and industry policies and practices.
• Other Duties as assigned: Looks for and reports any items in need of repair to the Executive Chef. Performs all daily tasks in accordance with established facility and departmental policies and procedures. In the event of a fire or other emergency, assists with resident evacuations and secures food service area. Assists with special event preparation, set up and tear down. Attends in-service training and other work-related meetings as required or approved. Carries out special projects as identified. Helps with any other areas of the building as needed.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• High School diploma and two or more years of Restaurant experience.
• Must be able to operate standard kitchen equipment.
• Attends trainings and department meetings when necessary.
• Performs other duties as outlined by supervisor.