Healthcare Cook - PT

Givens Communities; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

Givens Communities is seeking two Part-Time cooks to join their team in Asheville, NC. The roles include a short order cook/server for the Assisted Living Dining team and a Line Cook for the Health Center. Candidates should have a passion for cooking and an understanding of dietary needs in a healthcare setting, with flexible scheduling available.

Benefits

PTO (Paid Time Off)

403(b) retirement plan up to a 6% matching

Access to Employee Assistance Network

Qualifications

• Preferred on-the-job training of three months.
• Six months experience in quantity food service required.
• Familiarity with food preparation methods and cooking temperatures.

Responsibilities

• Prepare nutritious meals for residents during breakfast and lunch.
• Perform server duties to ensure resident satisfaction.
• Follow dietary needs and restrictions of residents.

Skills

Cooking

Food preparation

Dietary knowledge

Education

High School or GED equivalent

Technical or Vocational training

Job description

Why join Givens?Givens Communities continues to be a positive force and advocate for older adults. We have a mission to expand the possibilities of aging by improving lives through communities, services, and outreach. Givens Communities promotes Inclusion and Belonging by aligning our words with actions so that everyone is welcomed and treated with dignity and respect. We continuously look for innovative approaches to achieve our sustainability goals and practices to protect our natural resources. Our collective mindset is to ensure the communities remain forward thinking and progressive as our residents seek a purpose driven life.Purpose.Passion. Possibilities.

What You'll Get:

• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• 403(b) retirement plan up to a 6% matching
• Access to our Employee Assistance Network

Givens Estates , a nonprofit continuing care retirement community in Asheville, is hiring two Part-Time cooks. One will be a short order cook/server, to help support our Assisted Living Dining team best serve our residents. The other will be a PT Line Cook helping support our Health Center. The primary purpose of your position is to prepare food for residents, visitors, and other personnel. The position will be responsible for preparing nutritious and appetizing meals for residents during breakfast and lunch, as well as assisting with prep work for future meals. This position requires a passion for cooking, an understanding of dietary needs in a healthcare setting, and the ability to work efficiently and independently in a fast-paced environment. This position will also carry some server duties as well.

• For our Assisted Living short order cook/server position, open availability is preferred. We are currently in need of somebody to work alternating weekend mornings (5:30am-2:00pm), and would be available for pm dinner shifts as well.
• For our Health Center position, we are looking for a Line Cook to help support weekends, and weekdays as needed. Shift scheduling is very flexible.

What you'll do:

• Review menus and prep/pull lists to determine type and quantities of main menu items to be prepared.
• Perform server duties to ensure resident satisfaction
• Inspect foods and meats in storage, checks equipment in cooking area often to assure temperature, safety and sanitation standards.
• Assemble all ingredients, completes all pre-preparation (trimming, icing, washing, portioning, adjusting temperature controls) before advancing to final preparation (mixing, blending, cooking, etc.)
• Ensure completion of all assigned weekly cleaning tasks and any other assigned duties by the Executive Sous Chef and/or other leadership.
• Follow the dietary needs and restrictions of residents, including those with special dietary requirements such as low-sodium, diabetic, gluten-free, etc.
• Perform any other duties and/or tasks that may be assigned on an as-needed basis by an authorized supervisor.

What you'll need:

• High School or GED equivalent is preferred
• Technical or Vocational training is desirable but not necessary
• Prefer on-the-job three (3) months of supervised training
• Six months experience in quantity food service
• Must be, as a minimum, thoroughly familiar with foods and preparation methods
• Must know proper methods and cooking temperatures for best utilization in yield of meats and other foods

Compensation is $20.00-$21.00 per hour based on experience, plus benefits!

Still curious about what Givens is all about?It's kind of a long story , but at our core, we're a senior housing organization with a lot of heart and committed to providing housing to seniors of all socioeconomic backgrounds across WNC. We already havefour communities (two life plan communities and two affordable communities) with plans for many more in the coming years.

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