Evening Cook - Compassionate Senior Care Kitchen Lead

American Senior Communities; Greensburg (IN); On-site; USD 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health benefits

PTO / Holiday pay

Career growth

Team culture

Job summary

American Senior Communities in Greensburg, Indiana is seeking a full-time Cook for the evening shift. You will prepare meals that meet residents' nutritional needs, follow standardized recipes, and serve delicious, balanced dishes while upholding high sanitation and food safety standards for our residents.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED (or 1–3 years related experience). Preferred are sanitation/food handling certifications and prior institutional or healthcare food service

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or 1–3 years related experience.
• Sanitation/Safe Food Handling certification preferred.
• Prior institutional/healthcare service experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Follows recipes and prepares food that corresponds to menus that meet residents’ nutritional needs.
• Cooks or prepares palatable, attractive, nutritionally adequate meals in quantities needed.
• Leads kitchen staff with food preparation, assembling trays, cleaning, and storage of supplies and equipment.
• Maintains a clean food service work area as food preparation and service is in process.
• Handles, stores, and disposes of food supplies, and prepares food in accordance with departmental procedures and in compliance with state and federal regulations.

Skills

Food preparation

Team leadership

Sanitation knowledge

Education

High school diploma or GED

Sanitation/Safe Food Handling certification (preferred)

Tools

Sanitation certification (preferred)

Job description

American Senior Communities in Greensburg, Indiana is seeking a full-time Cook for the evening shift. You will prepare meals that meet residents' nutritional needs, follow standardized recipes, and serve delicious, balanced dishes while upholding high sanitation and food safety standards for our residents.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED (or 1–3 years related experience). Preferred are sanitation/food handling certifications and prior institutional or healthcare food service