Dietary Cook

Garden Healthcare; Tallmadge (OH); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental Insurance

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Competitive Salary

Job summary

Garden Healthcare in Tallmadge, OH is seeking a part-time Cook for our skilled nursing facility on the afternoon shift, including every other weekend. You will prepare and serve meals, maintain sanitation, and assist with inventory and records as part of the dietary department.

The ideal candidate will read and follow diet orders and recipes, ensure texture-modified meals when directed, and be dependable and punctual in a fast-paced clinical kitchen.

Qualifications

• High School graduate and previous institutional dietary service experience is preferred.
• Ability to read, understand and follow recipe directions, diet orders, tray cards and work assignments.
• Willingness to perform routine, repetitive tasks with frequent interruptions.
• 1 year experience working as a Cook in Skilled Nursing/Senior Living preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve meals.
• Sanitize food service areas.
• Maintain records, receive, rotate and inventory products.
• Regulatory compliance in food service.
• Meet special dietary needs and texture-modified foods as directed.
• Assist dietary staff in the absence of the dietary manager.

Skills

Reading recipes

Punctuality

Manual dexterity

Sanitation

Texture modification

Diet orders

Education

High School diploma

Job description

COOK FOR SKILLED NURSING FACILITY AFTERNOON SHIFT PART TIME. POSITION INCLUDING EVERY OTHER WEEKEND

Ideal Candidate:

Will be responsible for the preparation and serving of meals, sanitation of food service areas, accurate records keeping, receiving, rotating and inventory of products, and regulatory compliance. As a key member of the Dietary Department, ensure all special dietary needs are met with the ability to prepare texture modification food as directed. Consistently demonstrates dependability and punctuality. Assumes

responsibility for the dietary staff in the absence of the dietary manager.

Qualifications/Experience

• High School graduate and previous institutional dietary service experience is preferred.
• Ability to read, understand and follow recipe directions, diet orders, tray cards and work assignments.
• Show a willingness to perform, routine, repetitive tasks with frequent interruptions.
• Numerical accountability is necessary for recipe preparation and proper measuring of cleaning agents and chemicals as well as good motor coordination and manual dexterity are required for various work routines such as preparing food items, serving trays, handling soiled dishes, operating dietary equipment and cleaning work areas.
• 1 year experience working as a Cook in Skilled Nursing/Senior Living Preferred.

Benefits

• Dental Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Competitive Salary