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A leading company in senior living is seeking a part-time Cook to prepare appetizing meals and support dietary requirements for residents. This role involves food preparation, ordering supplies, and ensuring compliance with sanitation regulations. The ideal candidate will have experience in a cooking role and the ability to communicate effectively with staff and residents.
Position:Cook, PT, Friday-Sunday, *SIGN ON BONUS*
Location: Queenstown, MD
Job Id:475
# of Openings:1
Y OU MUST BE ABLE TO PASS A BACKGROUND CHECK AND DRUG SCREEN TO QUALIFY FOR EMPLOYMENT.
Responsible for preparing residence meals in accordance with planned menus and sanitary regulations. Assists with the ordering and purchasing of food and food service supplies. Reviews dietary requirements of the Residents and assists in meeting dietary restrictions.
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS:
A. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requires the knowledge and skill to prepare residence meals that are appetizing in appearance and taste and meet Resident and ICC expectations. Must have the ability to work within the established food budget. The ability to exercise good judgment and make confident ethical decisions is essential. Must be able to effectively manage time in order to complete multiple tasks. Requires the ability to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing. Requires frequent lifting, bending, stretching, stooping and standing for long periods of time.
B. Education A high school diploma or G.E.D. is preferred.
C. Experience At least one year cooking experience required.
D. Certificates/Licenses Sanitation License if required in county or state employed.
The employee must be able to perform these essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation by IntegraCare Corporation without posing a direct threat self or others.
1. Perform all duties and responsibilities with a positive attitude and demonstrates impeccable ethics and integrity.
2. Prepares residence meals and special event food in accordance with sanitary regulations as well as ICC policies and procedures.
3. Prepares meals and in accordance with established menus, standard recipes, established inventories, portion control guidelines, ICC policies and procedures, and within sanitation regulations.
4. Prepares residence meals and special event food to be appetizing in appearance and taste.
5. Assists in ordering and purchasing food and food service supplies and assists in inventory.
6. Meets with food service personnel as needed to identify and correct problem areas and/or improvement of services.
7. Reviews the dietary requirements of each Resident on an on-going basis and assists in planning for Residents’ diets.
8. Assures the stock level of staple and non-staple food and food service supplies are maintained at adequate levels at all times. 9. Assists in daily or scheduled cleaning duties in the kitchen/dining area.
10. Maintains portion control within food service delivery.
11. Maintains food production books and ensures that team members are recording every meal thoroughly and updating the book as necessary.
12. Ensures kitchen equipment is maintained in proper working condition.
13. Conducts tours in absence of management team members.
14. Attends required in-service trainings and orientations.
15. Responds to Residents’ requests.
16. Respects Residents’ rights, privacy and dignity.
EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO OPERATE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: