Cook

Waverly SNF; Town of Waverly (NY); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate team at a leading long-term care facility as a Cook, where your culinary skills will directly impact the well-being of residents. This role offers the opportunity to create delicious and nutritious meals, ensuring that every dining experience is enjoyable. With a focus on quality and safety, you will prepare meals that cater to various dietary needs while maintaining high sanitation standards. Enjoy a supportive work environment with benefits including health care and a 401K plan. If you are dedicated to making a difference in the lives of others through food, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Employee Referral Bonus

401K with Employer Matching

PTO & Holiday Package

Full Suite of Health Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision

Shift Differentials

Other Compensation Programs

Qualifications

• Minimum 18 years of age required.
• Previous food preparation experience required.
• Knowledge of food preparation and production process necessary.

Responsibilities

• Review menus to determine food quantities needed.
• Prepare specified food items as assigned.
• Ensure sanitation and safety standards are met.

Skills

Food Preparation

Sanitation Standards

Cooking Techniques

Menu Planning

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Cook

Requisition ID

2025-32322

# of Openings

1

Area of Interest

Dining

Company

Elderwood

Location

Elderwood at Waverly

Position Type

Regular Full-Time

Salary

$16.51 - $19.35 / hourly

Salary

$16.51 - $19.35 / hourly

Overview

APPLY HERE FOR FULL TIME COOK OPPORTUNITIES with Elderwood at Waverly

Cook starting rate range: $16.51 - $19.35 / hour (Earn More with More Experience)

Are you a compassionate and dedicated Cook looking to make a meaningful impact in the lives of others? Join our team at Elderwood at Waverly, a leading long-term care facility in Waverly, NY!

Cook - Position Overview:

Meal times are highlights of daily life, and excellent nutrition and appetite appeal are central to the well-being of residents and patients. Our chefs, wait staff and kitchen staff prepare and serve delicious, wholesome menus.

Elderwood Benefits as a Cook (must qualify):

• Employee Referral Bonus
• 401K with Employer Matching
• PTO & Holiday Package
• Full Suite of Health Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
• Shift Differentials
• Other Compensation Programs!

Elderwood at Waverly:

• Elderwood at Waverly is located in Waverly, NY, between Elmira and Binghamton, NY, along the Twin Tiers. Offering a continuum of care, the campus features a 200-bed skilled nursing facility with secure memory care and Adult Medical Day Services, adjacent to an assisted living community. A spacious, up-to-date therapy gym accommodates residential subacute rehabilitation and outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy.

Responsibilities

Cook

• 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

Cook

• 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.