Cook Full-Time, $1,000 Sign on Bonus

Rogerson Communities; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Rogerson Communities in Massachusetts is seeking a Food Service Worker to support meal preparation for residents. You will be involved in cooking, meal production, and maintaining safe, sanitary kitchen practices.

Schedule is 32 hours per week on Sunday through Wednesday, with two shifts from 7 AM–3 PM and 12 PM–8 PM. You will collaborate with the Food Service Director to meet dietary needs and regulatory standards while ensuring high-quality, timely service.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalency required.
• Ability to communicate effectively with residents and staff.
• Ability to interact tactfully with personnel, residents, family members and visitors.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• 1–2 years of cooking experience.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for and actively participate in food preparation for all meals and snacks for residents/participants providing quality and good presentation.
• Timely completion of production and service of foods.
• Understand and ensure specific therapeutic dietary needs of residents/participants
• Work closely with Food Service Director to maintain therapeutic diets, ensure nutritional meals for residents/participants and follow suggestions for meeting state and local health regulations.
• Responsible for assistance in maintenance of all food service equipment, keeping it sanitary, safe and in good working order.
• Report for shifts in uniform and at scheduled time.
• Communicate and coordinate with Food Service Director and other managers for food service activity events and ensure timeliness and quality for those events.
• Coordinate schedule of meal service with Assisted Living and Day Program Directors, Nurse Coordinator and ensure timeliness of meal preparation, serving, and procedure of dietary service staff when serving meals.
• Ensure organization and cleanliness of all dietary storage areas in main kitchen
• Premeal meetings with all dietary staff on menu item ingredients food handling techniques and service instructions.
• Monitor safe food handling techniques on a regular basis and ensure food safety. Completion of temperature logs and cooks daily report.
• Ensure immediate and safe storage of leftover food after all meals.
• Refer to schedule of special functions and events on dietary board and communicate with appropriate manager regarding dietary needs for functions and ensure timeliness, quality and schedule in director's absence.
• Communicate with Food Service Director on a regular basis any information, issues or concerns affecting the Food Service Department, employees or food service deliveries.
• Attend and participate in all staff orientations, department staff meetings and monthly in-services
• Maintain food service temperature sheets and daily cooks report.
• Must be available for special community events when designated and assure quality presentation, taste, and service of food.
• Perform other duties as assigned or requested from time to time by supervisor or other managers.

Skills

Communication

Tact

Follow instructions

Cooking experience

Education

High School diploma or equivalency

Job description

Description

Schedule: Sunday thru Wednesday; 32 hours per week; Two days 7 AM -3 PM and two days 12 PM -8 PM

Compensation: $22-$24/hourly

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School diploma or equivalency.
• Must be able to effectively communicate with residents and staff.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, ect.
• Must be able to follow oral and written instructions.
• 1-2 years of cooking experience

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for and actively participate in food preparation for all meals and snacks for residents/participants providing quality and good presentation.
• Timely completion of production and service of foods.
• Understand and ensure specific therapeutic dietary needs of residents/participants
• Work closely with Food Service Director to maintain therapeutic diets, ensure nutritional meals for residents/participants and follow suggestions for meeting state and local health regulations.
• Responsible for assistance in maintenance of all food service equipment, keeping it sanitary, safe and in good working order.
  Report for shifts in uniform and at scheduled time.
• Communicate and coordinate with Food Service Director and other managers for food service activity events and ensure timeliness and quality for those events.
• Coordinate schedule of meal service with Assisted Living and Day Program Directors, Nurse Coordinator and ensure timeliness of meal preparation, serving, and procedure of dietary service staff when serving meals.
• Ensure organization and cleanliness of all dietary storage areas in main kitchen
• Premeal meetings with all dietary staff on menu item ingredients food handling techniques and service instructions.
• Monitor safe food handling techniques on a regular basis and ensure food safety. Completion of temperature logs and cooks daily report.
• Ensure immediate and safe storage of leftover food after all meals.
• Refer to schedule of special functions and events on dietary board and communicate with appropriate manager regarding dietary needs for functions and ensure timeliness, quality and schedule in director's absence.
• Communicate with Food Service Director on a regular basis any information, issues or concerns affecting the Food Service Department, employees or food service deliveries.
• Attend and participate in all staff orientations, department staff meetings and monthly in-services
• Maintain food service temperature sheets and daily cooks report.
• Must be available for special community events when designated and assure quality presentation, taste, and service of food.
• Perform other duties as assigned or requested from time to time by supervisor or other managers.

Required Behaviors

• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
• Loyal: Shows firm and constant support to a cause
• Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

Preferred Behaviors

• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
• Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

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