Part-Time Senior Living Cook: Nutritious Meals

MorningStar Senior Living; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance offerings such as ...

401k plan with matching

HSA options

Paid sick, vacation and birthday

Career development programs

Tuition Reimbursement

Free shift meal!

Job summary

MorningStar Senior Living in West San Jose is seeking a part-time Cook to prepare nutritious meals for residents. The role involves cooking, seasoning, and serving meals as scheduled by menus, while ensuring safety standards and high-quality presentation.

The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma or ability to read/write English, with prior dietary department experience in a health care facility preferred. Benefits align with part-time status.

Qualifications

• High school diploma preferred, or ability to read and write English.
• Previous experience in the dietary department of a health care facility preferred.
• Ability to prepare and cook foods in large quantities.

Responsibilities

• Handle and prepare food that is palatable, appetizing, and attractive.
• Comply with meal schedules.
• Follow standard recipes, but make independent decisions in line with current experience.
• Understand importance of proper food-handling techniques and hazards of improper food handling.
• Estimate quantities of food required and apportion servings while monitoring portion controlled guidelines for individual residents.
• Prepare foodstuffs for cooking: Peel, wash, trim, and cut vegetables and fruit; wash, cut, de-bone and trim meat, fish and fowl.
• Taste, smell, and observe food to ensure conformity with recipes and appearance.
• Serve food according to dietary guidelines, checking each tray for completeness and accuracy.
• Cook food: Bake, roast, stew and steam-cook meats, fish and fowl, basting as necessary to retain flavor; make gravies, stocks, dressings, sauces and soups.
• Prepare cold meats, sandwiches, griddle cakes, cooked cereals, and beverages.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

MorningStar Senior Living in West San Jose is seeking a part-time Cook to prepare nutritious meals for residents. The role involves cooking, seasoning, and serving meals as scheduled by menus, while ensuring safety standards and high-quality presentation.

The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma or ability to read/write English, with prior dietary department experience in a health care facility preferred. Benefits align with part-time status.