Cook

Peaceful Pines Senior Living - Huron; Huron (SD); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A senior living community in South Dakota is seeking a Cook to provide nutritious, freshly prepared meals and snacks to residents. Responsibilities include preparing meals in accordance with various diets, maintaining sanitary kitchen conditions, and ensuring high quality standards. The successful candidate will have a working knowledge of basic cooking skills and food preparation standards. This position values compassion in service as part of an exceptional care team.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of basic cooking skills, standards of food preparation, and serving procedures.
• Ability to read and follow directions in recipes, menus, etc.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve nutritious, freshly prepared meals and snacks.
• Coordinate meals and snacks according to number of residents and guests.
• Maintain sanitary conditions in the kitchen and ensure high quality standards for each meal.

Skills

Basic cooking skills

Food preparation standards

Ability to follow recipes

Job description

Peaceful Pines Senior Living is committed to providing exceptional care and service with compassion. Our community offers independent living, assisted living, and memory care.

The Cook will be responsible for providing nutritious, freshly prepared meals and snacks to residents daily. The cook will provide support in food handling and service, maintaining sanitary conditions in the kitchen, and ensuring high quality standards for each meal. The cook will report to the dietary manager and agrees to comply with and perform the duties and responsibilities as described below. In addition, this position may be asked to perform functions not listed below.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO INCLUDE:

• Prepare and serve nutritious, freshly prepared meals and snacks.
• Prepare breakfast as requested by residents.
• Prepare breakfast ala carte as requested by clients.
• Prepare morning, dinner, and supper per menu plan.
• Adhere to monthly menus for meals and snacks.
• Attend and actively participate in nutrition at risk meetings.
• Have snack ready for morning and afternoon coffee.
• Prepare meals in accordance with residents' diets: diabetic, low salt, etc.
• Wash dishes and clean up after meals.
• Keep the kitchen neat and orderly.
• Coordinate meals and snacks according to number of residents and guests.
• Keep refrigerator and freezer clean and orderly (date all items and monitor dates).
• Keep all opened food in sealed airtight containers (flour, sugar, etc.)
• Daily log temperatures of refrigerators and freezers.
• Daily log temperatures of foods.
• Comply with all South Dakota Department of Health Requirements.
• Organize, prepare, and oversee food and beverages for special events.
• Bake cookies, bars and breads as needed.
• Operate kitchen equipment safely.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Working knowledge of basic cooking skills, standards of food preparation, and serving procedures.
• Ability to read and follow directions in recipes, menus, etc.

HME Care is an Equal Opportunity, Affi­rective Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Applicants who would like to request reasonable accommodation to the application or interview process should call Human Resources at 1-605-736-2732 or email [e-mail].