Cook - Assisted Living

Prestige Care and Rehabilitation - Pinewood Terrace; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental & Vision

Life Insurance

AD&D Insurance

Retirement plan with company match

Employee Assistance Program

Education reimbursement

PTO accrual

Job summary

Prestige Care Pinewood Terrace is seeking a dedicated cook to prepare meals in accordance with menus, dietary requirements, and resident preferences. The role operates under the supervision of the Food and Nutrition Services Manager, ensuring quality, safety, and timely service.

The position requires at least one year of cooking experience in a restaurant or dietary setting with a state food service license.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year experience cooking in a restaurant or dietary department of a hospital or similar environment.
• Must have required State certification or food service license.
• Educational background may be substituted with relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, cooks, and serves food according to menu, diet specs, resident preference, and safety standards.
• Ensures foods are cooked and held at proper temperatures; records temperatures.
• Collaborates to review menus and substitutions as needed.
• Maintains supplies and notifies supervisor for needed items.
• Keeps a clean and safe work area and assists with daily/periodic cleaning.
• Properly stores, rotates, labels, and discards food per policy and guidelines.
• Works with dietary staff to ensure equipment operates correctly and at appropriate temperatures.
• Follows fire safety, infection control, and hazardous chemical procedures.
• Assists in planning food services for special meals and events.
• Attends training and staff meetings; performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Cooking experience

State license

Food safety

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Pay Rate: Hourly Pay Rate Maximum: 21 Pay Rate Minimum: 18.50

Prestige Care is a family of over assisted living and memory care communities in Oregon and Washington. We are an organization of over 500 team members who serve thousands of residents, where we have the privilege of personally touching their lives every day.
We have four core values of integrity, trust, commitment, and respect that guide everything that we do. With a strong commitment to career development and advancement, Prestige Care is a employer that can help you achieve your career goals and objectives. With a healthcare career at Prestige Care, you will enjoy a collaborative, team-oriented environment where your work truly matters at the end of every day.

Summary of Benefits

• Full-time team members are eligible forPrestige’s comprehensive benefit package including choice of medical plans,HSA/FSA accounts, dental and vision insurance, and company paid life andAD&D insurance.
• All team members are eligible to participate in thecompany’s retirement plans with a company match for those who meet the hoursand service requirements.
• Additional benefits include Employee AssistanceProgram and Education Reimbursement program.
• PTO:
• AL/PCI Salary: Accrue PTO at rate of0.0615/hour during their first year/16 days.
• PCI Hourly: Full-time and Part-Time team members (over20 hours/week) accrue PTO at rate of 0.0423/hour during their first year.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Cook prepares food in accordance with menus, diet specifications, resident preference, and sanitary practices under the supervision of the Food and Nutrition Services Manager or Dining Services Manager.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• 1.Prepares, cooks, and serves food in accordance with the menu and food and nutrition standards, including presentation, taste, and texture. Samples food for quality assurance prior to service.
• 2.Ensures foods are cooked and held at the appropriate temperatures. Records food temperatures throughout the cooking and holding process.
• 3.Partners with supervisor to review menus and record necessary substitutions.
• 4.Ensures that food supplies are available and prepared as needed for upcoming meals. Notifies supervisor of needed supplies.
• 5.Maintains a clean and safe work area, cleaning spills and assisting in daily or scheduled cleaning.
• 6.Ensures proper storage, rotation, preparation, and labeling of food in accordance with Federal, State, and local guidelines and Prestige policy. Discards outdated food.
• 7.Partners with dietary staff to ensure equipment is working properly and at the appropriate temperature. Records temperature of equipment throughout shift as needed. Reports faulty equipment immediately.
• 8.Follows facility fire safety, infection control, and hazardous chemical practices and promptly reports any unsafe conditions.
• 9.Assists in planning and preparing food services for special meals, events, and parties as needed.
• 10.Assists in storing incoming food and supplies as assigned.
• 11.Attends and participates in training, in-services, and staff meetings.
• 12.Performs other duties as assigned.

COMPANY WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES

• 1.Demonstrates Core Values of Respect, Integrity, Commitment, and Trust.
• 2.Supports a dignified and caring atmosphere with residents, residents’ families, visitors, and staff.
• 3.Protects privacy and confidentiality of information pertaining to residents, team members, the department/center/community, and company information and records.
• 4.Maintains a safe and secure working environment and practices safe working habits.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

A minimum of one year experience cooking in a restaurant or the dietary department of a hospital or similar environment. General kitchen/dietary experience may be considered in lieu of direct cooking experience. Must have required State certification or food service license.

EDUCATION

High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent knowledge and skills obtained through a combination of education, training, and experience.

EOE/M/F/VETS/DISABLED – At Prestige, it is our promise topersonally touch lives every day. It is a philosophy of caring based on ourcore values of integrity, trust, commitment, and respect, that are at thecenter of all that we do. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforcethat represents all of us, coming from different experiences, cultures,backgrounds, and viewpoints. Inclusion is the way we treat one another and howwe celebrate what makes us different.

Prestige is proud to be an EqualEmployment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race,religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, orrelated medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression,age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability,or other applicable legally protected characteristics.