Part Time Cook

Pennant Group; Green Bay (AL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Cottonwood Manor Assisted Living is seeking a Dietary Cook to join our team of dedicated professionals who provide person-centered care to residents. Responsibilities include reading recipes, preparing and serving meals, maintaining sanitation, stocking supplies, and collaborating with the Food Service Director to meet resident dining expectations.

Typical schedule includes alternating weekends and holidays, with opportunities for ongoing training.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year of cooking experience (short order cooking) and quantity cooking.
• Knowledge of special dietary needs of residents.
• Ability to follow recipes and ensure consistency.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks.
• Follows all food safety procedures.
• Dependable and punctual.

Responsibilities

• Ensure efficient, timely, and friendly service to residents and staff.
• Maintain proper sanitation and safety procedures and high-quality food preparation.
• Read and follow recipes to ensure product consistency.
• Prepare and serve meals for breakfast, lunch, or dinner as assigned.
• Assist with meeting resident dining expectations and stock rotation.

Skills

Cooking experience

Short order cooking

Quantity cooking

Food safety

Teamwork

Communication skills

Dietary needs knowledge

Job description

Cottonwood Manor Assisted Living is currently seeking a Dietary Cook to join our team of dedicated professionals who want to make a difference in the lives of our residents, their families, and our community. We focus on person-centered care. Our exceptionally trained and dedicated team members provide assistance and support with activities of daily living to maximize independence, while honoring dignity. We promote the heart of our culture with the acronym CAPLICO. Our core values of customer second, accountability, passion for learning, love one another, intelligent risk taking, celebration, and ownership guide us in our decision-making and inspire us to be better people, in and out of work.

Customer Second (Employee First!) - Prioritizing our employees' health & work-life balance allows them to provide life-changing services for our customers.

Accountability - We hold ourselves to the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Passion for Learning - Ongoing training and innovation are a part of our DNA.

Love One Another - We strive to see and treat each other as people whose interests matter as much as our own.

Intelligent Risk Taking - We trust your judgment. Be innovative. Be entrepreneurial.

Celebration - We love to celebrate successes and make work fun.

Ownership - We reward and support our employees who treat this company as if they owned it.

About the Opportunity

Ensures efficient, timely, and friendly service to all residents and staff. Maintains proper sanitation and safety procedures and high-quality food preparation and presentation. Orders, receives, and rotates stock in conjunction with the Food Service Director. Reads and follows recipes to ensure consistency of the product. Prepares and serves food items for breakfast, lunch or dinner as assigned. Assists with meeting or exceeding resident dining expectations. Is knowledgeable in food preparation techniques and presentation. Other relevant duties may be required or assigned by Supervisor.

This position includes every other Friday and every other opposite weekend 7 AM- 3 PM. Also includes every other company recognized holiday.

Critical Success Factors

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing and comprehend the same.
• Willingness to learn new food preparation techniques and presentation.
• Knowledge of special dietary needs of residents and the required meal prep techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a team. Must display team behaviors.
• Ability to effectively deal with conflict or customer complaints.
• Ability to focus on multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Follows all food safety and equipment safety procedures.
• Knowledge of and compliance with community quality standards and requirements.
• Ability to "short order" cook.
• Must be dependable, punctual, self-motivated, and able to work without constant supervision.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of one year of cooking experience (some short order cooking) and quantity cooking.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.