Cook

Elegance Senior Living; Lake Worth (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

A senior living facility in Texas seeks a Culinary Department leader to support the Director of Culinary Services in ensuring high standards of meal preparation and resident satisfaction. This role involves maintaining food safety, training staff, and fostering teamwork within the kitchen environment. The ideal candidate will demonstrate initiative, leadership, and a commitment to providing a positive dining experience for residents.

Responsibilities

• Support the Director of Culinary Services with various leadership duties.
• Maintain food temperatures and safety during storage and service.
• Ensure high resident satisfaction with meal offerings.
• Train and provide input on evaluations for culinary staff.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety standards in the kitchen.
• Provides input and support to the Director of Culinary Services on new hires and training staff in the Culinary Department. Provides input to the Director of Culinary Services on evaluations as needed with all staff to ensure that all work done in the Culinary Department is done appropriately. Brings all performance issues to the Director of Culinary Services.
• Maintains a clean kitchen. This includes all equipment, walls, dry storage, cold storage cooking, and preparation surfaces and dish storage areas.
• Ensures they and any employees reporting to them work in a safe manner and that potentially hazardous conditions are managed. Compliant with safety standards.
• Fosters teamwork with co-workers, shows initiative in overcoming obstacles, takes actions to assist others beyond job responsibilities, and has a positive impact on co-workers, residents, and visitors.
• Perform other duties as assigned or needed.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Supports the Director of Culinary Services with planning, directing, controlling, communicating, and coaching in the Culinary Department.
• Follows the Menu Program that meets nutritional requirements, as directed by the Director of Culinary Services. If assisting with food purchasing, then follows buying practices approved by the management company. Conforms to policy and procedures for all special diets offered.
• Responds to resident likes and dislikes maintaining high resident satisfaction. Ensures that all foods are prepared to satisfaction of residents and in accordance with safe food handling practices.
• Maintains food temperatures and time controls during storage, production, and serving according to required food safety standards. Correctly uses equipment that meets all health department standards. Stores and dates all food items appropriately and properly.
• Ensures that staff provides service to maintain good resident experiences during mealtimes. Circulates in the dining room to ascertain resident preferences and satisfaction with meals.
• Provides input and support to the Director of Culinary Services on new hires and training staff in the Culinary Department. Provides input to the Director of Culinary Services on evaluations as needed with all staff to ensure that all work done in the Culinary Department is done appropriately. Brings all performance issues to the Director of Culinary Services.
• Maintains a clean kitchen. This includes all equipment, walls, dry storage, cold storage cooking, and preparation surfaces and dish storage areas.
• Ensures they and any employees reporting to them work in a safe manner and that potentially hazardous conditions are managed. Compliant with safety standards.
• Fosters teamwork with co-workers, shows initiative in overcoming obstacles, takes actions to assist others beyond job responsibilities, and has a positive impact on co-workers, residents, and visitors.
• Perform other duties as assigned or needed.