Cook part time

Encore Healthcare Services; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Encore Healthcare Services in Newark, DE is seeking a kitchen staff member to support food preparation in accordance with HACCP, standardized recipes, and dietary orders. You will maintain temperature records, ensure on-time distribution, and help safeguard residents by following safety policies.

Required is a state sanitation certificate; ServeSafe is preferred. Candidates should be detail oriented, able to follow written instructions, and willing to work overtime, holidays, and weekends.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of batch cooking and standardized recipes.
• Understanding sanitation, foodborne illness, and cross-contamination policies.
• Good communication skills and ability to follow written instructions.
• Willingness to work overtime, holidays, weekends as assigned.
• Detail-oriented with accuracy in daily duties.

Responsibilities

• Adherence to sanitation and food handling protocols.
• Prepare food per sanitary regulations and department policies.
• Assist in pre-meal preparation as assigned.
• Ensure food aligns with standardized recipes and diet orders.
• Maintain temperature charts and HACCP records.
• Distribute production on time and in required quantities.
• Maintain safe, clean work environment and use safety devices.
• Assist in development of new menu items with management.
• Notify supervisor of inventory needs in a timely manner.
• Assist kitchen staff leadership and confidentiality of resident info.
• Follow dietary procedures and safety policies at Encore Village.

Skills

Batch cooking

Sanitation awareness

Food safety

Attention to detail

Written instructions

Education

State sanitation certificate

ServeSafe certification preferred

Job description

Responsibilities include:

• Adherence to all sanitation and food handling protocols.
• Preparation of food in accordance with sanitary regulations and departmental policies and procedures.
• Assisgned pre-meal preparatin.
• Assurance that food is prepared in accordance with standardized recipes and special diet orders.
• Maintenance of all appropriate documentation of temperature charts and similar records according to established HACCP protocols.
• Appropriate distribution of all production on time and quantity necessary.
• Maintains safe and secure work environment, uses safety devices.
• Development, in coordination with the Sous Chef/Manager of new menu items and recipes
• Notification to Sous Chef/Manager of inventory requirements in a timely fashion.
• Assists in direction of kitchen staff.
• Maintenance of confidentiality of all pertinent resident information to assure residents' rights and employee confidentiality are protected.
• Assurance that all dietary procedures are followed in accordance with established policies.
• Adherence to all safety policies and procedures of Encore Village and regulatory authorities.
• Proper personal appearance and hygiene according to established procedures.
• Attendance and participation in in-service training programs.
• Assurance that food preparation and storage areas are maintained in a clean and properly arranged manner at all times.

Education:

• Must have a state sanitation certificate.
• ServeSafe certification preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of batch cooking and general use of standardized recipes.
• Knowledge of sanitation, food borne illness, and cross-contamination policies and procedures.
• Good communication skills.
• Must be able to follow written instructions.
• Must be able to work overtime, holidays, weekends as assigned.
• Must be a detail oriented person and be able to perform duties with great accuracy each day.

This organization does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of ancestry, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, military status, veteran status, or disability. No question on the application is intended to secure information to be used for such discrimination. This application will be given every consideration, however its receipt does not imply employment for the applicant.