Cook - Healthcare

Archway Management; Carpentersville (IL); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Archway Management is seeking a Cook in Illinois to prepare hot and cold menu items, portions, and timing for residents in a healthcare setting. You will supervise staff under the Dietary Manager, ensure sanitation, and assist with inventory and orders.

The role requires following recipes, maintaining safety standards, and flexibility in hours. Prior healthcare or restaurant experience and Serve Safe certification or plan to earn it within 90 days are requested.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or Culinary Tech graduate.
• Able to read, understand and follow recipes and production sheets.
• Serve Safe certification or able to earn within 90 days.
• Minimum of 1 year dietary (healthcare) or restaurant experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and portion hot and cold menu items according to the menu and recipe as noted on the productions sheet counts.
• Serve resident meals at the correct meal service times.
• Cover for staff who call out due to illness.
• Ensure all food and equipment temperatures are recorded by meal.
• Daily resident and facility employee interaction to ensure residents are satisfied.
• Maintain highest sanitation standards as required by health regulations.
• Practice clean, safe work environment.
• Track inventory and inform Dietary Manager of low supplies or place orders.
• Label, wrap and date unused food items in the proper areas.
• Support facility policies and procedures.
• Manage staff clock-in and discipline in absence of Dietary Manager; conduct daily huddles.

Skills

Read recipes

Food prep

Serve Safe

Staff supervision

Education

High School or Culinary Tech Graduate

Job description

COOK

PositionSummary:

The Cook performs designated work and cleaning routines for the Dietary Department to include preparing meals correctly and timely, supervising employee staff, and is accountable to the Dietary Manager. In the absence of the Dietary Manager, the Cook is accountable for overseeing and supporting the staff.

Duties:

**The Cook works under the direction of the Dietary Manager.

Responsibleforthefollowingdailyactivities but not limited to as follows:

**Preparingandportionshotandcoldmenuitemsaccordingtopropermenu and recipeas noted on theproductionsheetcounts.

**ServingResidentmealsaccordingtothecorrectmealservicetimes.

**Coverageforanystaffmemberswhocalloutduetoillness.

**Assureallcorrectfoodandequipmenttemperaturesarebeingrecordedbymeal.

**Dailyresidentand facility employee interactiontoassureresidentsaresatisfied and being provided correctly.

**MaintainhigheststandardofsanitationasrequiredbythestateDepartmentofHealthregulations.

**Practiceclean, safeworkenvironment.

**Willing to work flexible work hours.

**Track inventory and communicate to the Dietary Manager any low supplies or place orders for needed items.

**Label, wrap and date all unused food items in the correct areas.

**Support and follow Pollak Innovation Management and facility Policies and Procedures.

Responsible for the following daily activities in the absence of the Dietary Manager as follows but not limited to

**Assure staff is clocking in on time as per their schedule.

**Discipline staff not completing their job assignments correctly.

**Conduct daily huddle meetings for staff communication and direction.

Qualifications:

**HighSchoolorCulinaryTechGraduate.

**Abilitytoread,understandandfollowrecipes,productionsheetscounts,dietorders,trayticketsandallemployeeworkresponsibilitiesandflows.

**Understandaftertrainingoncomputersoftwaresystemforresidentinformationandpreferences.

**Must be Serve Safe Certified or able to earn within the first 90 days of starting.

Experience:

**Minimum of 1 year of previous Dietary (Healthcare) or Restaurant Experience.