Cook
Department: Food & Nutrition
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Schuylkill Haven - PA
Compensation: $15.00 / hour
Description
Cook position at a long‑term care nursing facility in Schuylkill Haven, PA.
Shift Details
Day and Evening shifts, alternating weekends and holidays.
Cook Key Duties
- Position starts at $15.00
- Prepares food according to standardized recipes to provide residents with consistently accurate, tasteful, and cost‑effective meals.
- Serves meals or prepares for delivery by using correct portioning, meeting outlines standards, ensuring that the food is at the correct temperature and is attractive and tasty. Tastes all prepared food items for quality control.
- Cleans kitchen after preparation and serving, maintain standards of cleanliness. Stores or discards excess food in accordance with safe food‑handling procedures.
- Perform other job‑related duties as they become required.
Cook Qualifications
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
- ServSafe Certification preferred or will become ServSafe certified after hired.
- 1 year Nursing Home, Senior Living, Hospital, or Healthcare experience required.
- Minimum one (1) year experienced in large‑scale cooking.
Cook Benefits
- Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
- Direct Deposit
- Paid Orientation and Training
- Opportunities for career advancement