Cook

Ohvillage; Oil City, Northern (Venango County, KY); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Vision/Dental Insurance

PTO

Friendly Work Environment

Job summary

Ohvillage is hiring Dietary Cooks to prepare nutritionally appropriate meals and ensure adherence to dietary plans in a supportive environment.

Role requires reading and following written instructions in English, knowledge of sanitation rules, and the ability to work with residents and staff. Benefits include health/vision/dental insurance and PTO.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in institutional food handling is preferred.
• Ability to read, write, speak and follow written and oral directions in the English language.
• Knowledge of sanitation regulations and practices in institutional kitchens.
• Able to make simple arithmetical calculations.
• Knowledge of dietetic principles.

Responsibilities

• Prepares nutritionally appropriate and appetizing meals according to prescribed diets.
• Meets required meal schedules.
• Controls food waste using production sheets and attends production meetings.
• Cares for dietary equipment and follows menus and diet instructions.
• Ensures food is prepared, cooled and stored per guidelines; adheres to cleaning schedules.
• Communicates with supervisors and cooperates with dietary staff.
• Interacts with residents and families to provide quality service.
• Performs other duties as requested; may work rotating shifts and holidays.

Skills

English proficiency

Food safety knowledge

Communication with supervisors

Reading and arithmetic

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Now Hiring Dietary Cooks!

• Health/Vision/Dental Insurance
• PTO
• Friendly Work Environment

Duties of Dietary Cooks:

• Handles and prepares food in accordance with federal, state and local sanitary regulations.
• Prepares nutritionally appropriate and appetizing meals, including modified consistency and therapeutic diets, as prescribed by the attending physician.
• Meets required meal schedules.
• Takes accurate measures to avoid food waste, including participating in production meetings with supervisor(s) and use of production sheets.
• Properly cares for dietary equipment.
• Follows menus and special diet instructions.
• Takes food temperatures per policy and insures food items are prepared, cooled and stored in adherence to corporate, local, state and federal guidelines. Follow cleaning schedules, and daily deep cleaning task.
• Communicates freely with supervisor(s).
• Cooperates with other dietary department staff.
• Ensures that residents and families receive the highest quality of service in a caring and compassionate atmosphere which recognizes the individuals’ needs and rights.
• Performs other duties as requested.

Other Duties of Dietary Cooks:

• Interacts with residents, families, visitors, and center staff.
• Carries out other tasks as requested in situations where hands‑on intervention/participation may be required.
• Ability to read, write, speak and follow written and oral directions in the English language.
• May be required to work rotating shifts, holidays, weekends, overtime and in different positions as facility’s needs require.
• Must practice good personal hygiene and follow dress code requirements.
• Must provide annual verification of a negative TB skin test.

Qualifications for Dietary Cooks:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in institutional food handling is preferred.
• Ability to read, write, speak and follow written and oral directions in the English language.
• Knowledge of volume food production methods and techniques.
• Knowledge of sanitation regulations and practices as applied to institutional kitchens and related areas.
• Able to make simple arithmetical calculations.
• Able to solve operational problems in absence of Dietary Manager and Assistant Dietary Manager.
• Knowledge of dietetic principles.