Dietary Cook

Mary's Woods; Lake Oswego (OR); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free TriMet Pass

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and LTD

403(b) Retirement Plan with 5% match

Paid Time Off – 16 days/year

7 Paid Holidays

Scholarship & Tuition Assistance

Fitness Center access

Complimentary meal each shift

Job summary

Mary's Woods, a senior living community in Lake Oswego, OR, seeks a Dietary Cook with passion and creativity to prepare hot and cold meals for residents across assisted living and memory care neighborhoods.

The role requires knowledge of dietary modifications, food safety, and allergen awareness, in a busy, high-production open kitchen. Weekend and holiday shifts are included; starting wage is $22 per hour, with benefits and a mission-driven culture.

Qualifications

• Experience as a cook in a quality food services operation is preferred.
• Ability to prepare hot and cold foods for service.
• Knowledge of dietary modifications and special diets (therapeutic, texture-modified, allergens, reduced sodium/sugar).

Responsibilities

• Prepare all menu items for residents according to production sheets and requests.
• Prepare proper amounts following recipes, portions, schedules and sanitary standards.
• Produce mechanically altered foods to ISDDSI requirements.
• Maintain adequate stock levels in satellite kitchens.
• Interact positively with staff, residents and families as part of a team.

Skills

Cooking techniques

Food safety

Therapeutic diets

Texture modified diets

Allergens

Sodium/sugar reduction

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Mary's Woods is looking for a Dietary Cookwith professional experience, passionand creativity. This is a great opportunity for a Dietary Cook with experience in preparing both hot and cold food for service for our assisted livingneighborhoods. The skill set we are looking for includes general knowledge of cooking techniques and food safety, specialty dietary requirements to include modified texture diet, therapeutic diets, allergens, reduced sodium and sugar. The Dietary Cookmust be able to work in a busy & high production open kitchen and strive to bringculinary excellenceto our senior living community.

Mary's Woods is a non-profit senior living community founded in 2001. We offer independent living, assisted living, memory care and residential care in a park-like setting on 40 acres in Lake Oswego. We pride ourselves on our rich heritage, spirit of caring and welcoming culture.We are seeking passionate team members to join us in fulfilling our mission and values.

Below are some of the core responsibilities, experience, and skills needed to be successful:

• Responsible for the preparation of all food items on the menu for residents and according to the work production sheets, menus, special request lists and verbal requests by care team staff members
• Prepare the proper amounts of all foods on the menu in accordance with dietary and production spreadsheets, standardized recipe preparation methods, portion control, time schedules and sanitary standards, as well as serving procedures
• Become proficient in and ensure accuracy in the production of all mechanically altered food items to specific ISDDSI requirements
• Ensure adequate stock levels for all necessary food items in a given satellite service kitchen
• Able to relate positively and favorably to staff, residents, andfamiliesand to work as a team with other employees at all levels

Education and Experience:

• Education and/or experience equivalent to the completion of a high school diploma or GED
• Minimum of three years experience as a cook in a quality food services operationpreferred

Employee Benefits:

• Free Employee TriMet Pass
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Flexible Spending Account first of the month after hire (working 30+ hours per week)
• Employee Assistance Program
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with 5% match
• Paid Time Off – Accruals start at 16 PTO days per year
• 7 Paid Holidays
• Scholarship & Tuition Assistance Program
• Access to Fitness Center, Pool & Sauna
• Complimentary Meal each Shift

The starting wagedependson experience, certification and education.

This is a full-time position thatwill include working weekends and holidays.

Pay: Starting at $22.00 per hour

The starting wage depends on experience, certification and education.

Working at Mary's Woods in any capacity means you're supporting an organization with a mission rooted in the core values of respect, compassion, excellence, stewardship and justice. We arecommitted to hospitality in every sense of the word -- priding ourselves on providing exceptional care to residents, opportunities for our employees and neighborliness to our surrounding community.

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