Cook ~ Kirkland ~ Full-time

MorningStar Senior Living; Kirkland, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401k plan with matching

HSA options

Employee assistance programs

Paid sick, vacation and birthday

Career development programs

Charitable and philanthropic options

Job summary

MorningStar of Kirkland is seeking a dedicated Cook to prepare, season, and serve balanced meals for residents. The role involves following menus, safety guidelines, and quality standards to ensure appetizing, nutritious meals in a respectful, resident-centered environment.

The position is full-time with a Sunday–Thursday schedule from about 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. MorningStar emphasizes a culture of care, service, and ongoing development for its team members.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma preferred or ability to read/write English.
• Experience in dietary settings preferred in health care.
• Knowledge of large-quantity cooking and special diets.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, season, and serve meals per menus and recipes.
• Follow food-handling safety, portion control, and dietary guidelines.
• Estimate quantities, monitor waste, and ensure appealing presentation.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of kitchen and equipment.

Skills

Food preparation

Menu adherence

Sanitation standards

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma

Job description

MorningStar of Kirkland
11729 NE 118th Street SW
Kirkland, WA 98034, USA

• Pay or shift range:
  Not specified

Description

Cook

Full-time

Schedule: Sunday - Thursday ~ 11am - 8pm

Make a difference by providing great care and love for our treasured residents!

At MorningStar Senior Living, we talk a lot about culture. In fact, we rather obsess about it. For without a transformative culture, we cannot begin to elevate and celebrate the lives of our resident-heroes and be ourselves changed for the good in the process. So, we seek great hearts, other people like us, who care and want to do work that matters. We select people like us who believe that the most satisfying life is one that is outward-bound and rooted in servant-leadership.

JOB SUMMARY

The cook is responsible for preparation, cooking, seasoning, and serving adequate, attractive, nutritious, and balanced meals, including meat, fish, fowl, vegetables, fruit, soups, salads, desserts, breads, and pastries, as specified and scheduled by the menus. The person holding this position is delegated the responsibility for carrying out the assigned duties and responsibilities in accordance with current existing federal and state regulations and established company policies and procedures.

• Handle and prepare food that is palatable, appetizing, and attractive.
• Comply with meal schedules.
• Follow standard recipes but make independent decisions in line with current experience.
• Understand importance of proper food-handling techniques and hazards of improper food handling.
• Be familiar with seasoning and cooking time required.
• Be aware of cooking characteristics of various cuts of meats, fish and fowl.
• Estimate quantities of food required and apportion servings while monitoring portion-controlled guidelines for individual residents.
• Prepare foodstuffs for cooking: Peel, wash, trim, and cut vegetables and fruit; wash, cut, de-bone and trim meat, fish and fowl.
• Taste, smell, and observe food to ensure conformity with recipes and appearance.
• Serve food according to dietary guidelines, checking each tray for completeness and accuracy.
• Cook food: Bake, roast, stew and steam-cook meats, fish and fowl, basting as necessary to retain flavor; make gravies, stocks, dressings, sauces and soups.
• Prepare cold meats, sandwiches, griddle cakes, cooked cereals, and beverages.

BENEFITS

• Health Insurance offerings such as medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Other Insurance offerings such as life, disability, accident, and critical illness insurance
• 401k plan with matching
• HSA options
• Employee assistance programs
• Paid sick, vacation and birthday!
• Career development programs and opportunity for advancement
• Charitable and philanthropic opportunities

QUALIFICATIONS

Demonstration of our Core Values: Love, Kindness, Honesty, Goodness, Fairness, Respect.

• Education: High school diploma preferred, but at the minimum the ability to read and write English.
• Experience: Previous experience in the dietary department of health care facility preferred.
• Job Knowledge: Ability to prepare and cook a variety of foods in large quantities; aware of special diets, seasoning requirements, cooking times, temperature controls; ability to estimate quantities of food required, limit waste, and utilize leftovers while serving attractive, appetizing meals.

*Team members who are scheduled to work 24 or more hours per week are eligible for benefits, families of said team members will also be eligible.

EEO

Equal Opportunity Employer
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