Cook

MedStar Health; Village of Williamsville (NY); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the dedicated team as a Cook at Elderwood at Williamsville, where you will prepare nutritious meals for residents. This full-time position offers a chance to make a difference while enjoying full benefits and opportunities for growth in a supportive environment. Enjoy a schedule from 11 am to 7 pm, including every other weekend availability.

Benefits

Full Benefits Package - Medical, Dental, Vision, Life

Employee referral program

Qualifications

• Minimum 18 years of age required.
• Previous food preparation experience required.
• Intermediate English language proficiency necessary.
• Ability to carry out cooking tasks at a safe and efficient level.

Responsibilities

• Prepare specified food items and ensure sanitation standards are met.
• Cook for residents with weekly rotating menus.
• Supervise food being cooked and maintain equipment cleanliness.

Skills

Food preparation

Sanitation and safety standards

Knowledge of food production process

Personal cleanliness and good hygiene

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Cook

Requisition ID

2025-32742

# of Openings

1

Area of Interest

Dining

Company

Elderwood

Location

Elderwood at Williamsville

Position Type

Regular Full-Time

Salary

$17.50 - $24 / hour

Salary

$17.50 - $24 / hour

Overview

Become a COOK at Elderwood at Williamsville!

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

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

Shift:

11am - 7pm including every other weekend availability

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.
• Cook for our residents with weekly rotating menus. Work from our recipes.

Elderwood Benefits:

• Full Benefits Package - Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, HRA, FSA, PTO
• Employee referral program

Responsibilities

Cook 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.
• 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 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.