Cook

Elderwood; Town of Hamburg (NY); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Elderwood is seeking compassionate and reliable Cooks to create nutritious meals for residents. This part-time or full-time role involves food preparation, ensuring safety and sanitation, and creating a welcoming environment. Ideal candidates will have food prep experience and a commitment to quality service.

Qualifications

• Minimum age of 18 years required.
• Previous food preparation experience required.
• Ability to carry out cooking tasks safely and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Review menus and prepare specified food items.
• Ensure sanitation and safety standards are met.
• Supervise food being cooked and maintain cleanliness.

Skills

Food preparation

Sanitation

Cooking tasks

Organization

Respect for residents

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

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Overview

Are you a passionate Cook looking to make a difference in the lives of others?

Join our dedicated team at Elderwood where you can bring comfort and care through nutritious and delicious meals for our residents. We’re seeking compassionate and reliable Cooks to help create a welcoming environment for our valued residents.

Meal times are highlights of daily life, and excellent nutrition and appetite appeal are central to the well-being of residents and patients. Our chef and kitchen staff prepare and serve delicious, wholesome menus. Elderwood at Hamburg is searching for part-time or full-time cooks!

Salary

Pay: $18.50 - $23.07 / hour

Overview

Are you a passionate Cook looking to make a difference in the lives of others?

Join our dedicated team at Elderwood where you can bring comfort and care through nutritious and delicious meals for our residents. We’re seeking compassionate and reliable Cooks to help create a welcoming environment for our valued residents.

Meal times are highlights of daily life, and excellent nutrition and appetite appeal are central to the well-being of residents and patients. Our chef and kitchen staff prepare and serve delicious, wholesome menus. Elderwood at Hamburg is searching for part-time or full-time cooks!

Starting rates increase with relevant food prep experience.

Responsibilities

• Review menus and production sheets to determine food quantities needed for regular, mechanically altered and other special diet needs.
• Prepare specified food items, as assigned.
• Test cooked foods by tasting and smelling samples.
• Ensure that sanitation and safety standards are met in the preparation, cooking and production line stages of food production.
• Maintain cleanliness and upkeep of specified equipment and the general kitchen work area.
• Supervise food being cooked; ensures that food is held and served at correct temperature.
• Assist with preparation of and distribution of foodstuffs.
  
  

Qualifications

• Minimum 18 yrs. age required. High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Previous food preparation experience required.
• Ability to understand and organize food preparation activities required.
• Ability to carry out cooking tasks at a safe and efficient level of performance required.
• Knowledge of food preparation and production process necessary.
• Pride in quality of food and service necessary.
• High degree of personal cleanliness and good hygiene; health status suitable for service of food required.
• Respect for residents’ privacy and rights; respectful and dignified treatment of residents required.
  
  

This position requires regular interaction with residents, coworkers, visitors, and/or supervisors. In order to ensure a safe work environment for residents, coworkers, visitors, and/or supervisors of the Company, and to permit unfettered communication between the employee and those residents, coworkers, visitors, and supervisors, this position requires that the employee be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language at an intermediate or more advanced level.

EOE Statement

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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