Line Cook (2 Years Experience Required)

Fields Senior Living; Spokane Valley (WA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Fields Senior Living in Spokane Valley, WA, is seeking a kitchen team member to prepare meals per menu and schedule, and to accommodate special diets while serving at the correct temperature. The role follows food-handling guidelines, maintains a clean kitchen, and supports a respectful, safety-conscious environment for residents.

You will engage with residents courteously, adhere to uniform policies, and report menu issues to the Director of Culinary.

Qualifications

• Must be in good physical and mental health.
• Upbeat, positive, flexible, and enthusiastic personality.
• Honest and dependable.
• Maintain proper hygiene.
• Professional in dress and presentation.
• Willing to be active and on feet during entire shift.
• Effective communication in English (verbal and written).
• Mature with ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Attractively prepare meals that are appealing and tasty and served at the right temperature per the menu and schedule.
• Prepare special limited diets per policy.
• Identify menu errors and bring changes to the Director of Culinary’s attention.
• Properly store, date, and rotate food per food handling guidelines.
• Follow kitchen cleaning schedule.
• Relate to residents in a courteous, empathetic, and cooperative manner.
• Keep environment safe and clean.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Carry and possess a working knowledge of community paging system.

Skills

Communication skills

Empathy

Team player

Organizational skills

Multi-tasking

Punctuality

Education

CPR/First Aid certification

Food Handler Certification

Job description

Real Cooking Experience Required

• Attractively prepare meals that are appealing and tasty and served at the right temperature per the menu and schedule


• Prepare special limited diets per policy


• Identify menu errors and makes appropriate corrections as needed, bring the necessary changes to the Director of Culinary’s attention


• Properly store, date, and rotate food per food handling guidelines


• Follow kitchen cleaning schedule


• Relate to residents in a courteous, empathetic, and cooperative manner


• Keep environment safe and clean


• Perform other related duties as assigned by supervisor


• Carry and posses a working knowledge of community paging system

Uniform Demands

• Clean white collared shirt


• Chef coat (we provide)


• Black head cover (we provide)


• Black Pants


• Black closed toe shoes.


• Community wide jewelry and dress policy

Special Demands

• Must be in good physical and mental health.


• Must posses an upbeat, positive, flexible, and enthusiastic personality and be congenial with fellow employees, residents, and the public at large.


• Must be an honest and dependable individual.


• Must maintain proper hygiene.


• Must be professional in dress and presentation.


• Must be willing to be active and on feet during entire work shift.


• Must be able to effectively communicate verbally and in writing in standard English and use own judgment and initiative in daily activities.


• Must be a mature individual. Must posses the ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment and perform a variety of tasks, often changing assignments on short notice.


• Must have strong organizational skills, as well as the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.


• Must be detail and team work oriented.


• Must posses a current CPR/First Aid certificate and update as needed.


• Must attend required in-services/ workshops to further education of skills and community requirements.


• Must be Drug free and submit to Urinary Analysis Drug screening upon hire and routinely.


• Must be able to pass a criminal background check upon hire and as required by state regulations.


• The employee shall be responsible for maintaining the integrity of Fields Senior Living.