Senior Living Cook

Masonic Villages of Pennsylvania; Whitemarsh Township (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

0-cost medical

Paid holidays

Paid lunch while on shift

Wage on-demand options

Tuition reimbursement

Discounts on meals

Free gym membership

Job summary

The Masonic Villages of Pennsylvania is seeking a Senior Living Cook for a full-time daytime role. You will contribute to our Mission of Love by delivering high-quality dining services to residents in a safe, clean environment.

Requirements include two years of related experience and an associate degree or certificate in culinary arts preferred. You will work in a team that values safety, quality, and compassionate service.

Qualifications

• Two years of related experience required.
• Associates degree or certificate in culinary arts preferred. Equivalent experience may be considered in place of degree or certificate where applicable.
• Ability to read, understand and follow standardized recipes, production sheets, and therapeutic and mechanically altered diets required.
• Experience preparing a wide variety of foods, including soups, sauces, and gravies preferred.
• Good written, oral, organizational, and basic computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides an enjoyable dining experience for residents while maintaining a clean, healthy, and safe environment.
• Ensures safe handling, preparation, storage, and service of foods; monitors temperatures and reports out of range readings.
• Oversees preparation and cooking of all food items to high quality standards; takes corrective actions for flavor or temperature issues.
• Operates dining equipment safely; performs routine cleaning and maintenance as trained.
• Produces forecasted amounts using Production Worksheets and documents leftovers to assist with ordering.
• Supervises Food Services staff in the absence of Dietary Management.

Job description

Senior Living Cook

Full Time | Days

Pay: Starting at $21/hour

As a Senior Living Cook, you will carry out our Mission of Love by providing the best quality dining service, through continuous training, to maintain an enjoyable dining experience for our residents in a clean, healthy, and safe environment.

Our Senior Living Cook is responsible for the following:

• Provides an enjoyable dining experience for our residents while maintaining a clean, healthy, and safe environment. Reports upon first notice any environmental situation which could pose a threat to the safety or well-being of the Masonic Village Residents.
• Uses chemicals, cleaning agents, and equipment safely and effectively to accomplish assigned tasks in accordance with food safety regulations established by federal, state, local and private accreditation organizations. Uses best practices related to the safe and sanitary handling, preparation, storage, and service of foods, including proper hand washing, wearing gloves, changing gloves frequently, maintaining a clean uniform, sanitizing work surfaces and tools between uses, proper dating, labeling, and rotation of food products. Monitors, maintains, and documents temperatures for food and for refrigerator / freezer units. Reports out of range temperatures to supervisor upon first notice.
• Completes dining services duties in a timely manner as assigned by supervisor in accordance with established dietary policies and procedures. Responsible for overseeing the preparation and cooking of all food items to the highest quality standards. Responsible for monitoring meals and to take appropriate corrective actions in response to identified irregularities in flavor, appearance, temperature of food products. Return disposal of food waste in safe and hygienic manner.
• Uses dining equipment in a safe and effective manner as trained by supervisor. Performs routine minor equipment cleaning and maintenance to ensure all equipment remains in a clean and operable condition. Recognizes and reports upon first notice any equipment or environmental condition that needs corrective action or preventative maintenance.
• Responsible for producing forecasted amounts utilizing Production Worksheets, using corrective recipe for consistency, and monitoring and recording temperatures for all food served. Documents amounts prepared and leftover to support in the management and ordering of foods.
• Responsible for supervision of Food Services staff in the absence of Dietary Management.

What You Need as a Senior Living Cook:

• Two years of related experience required.
• Associates degree or certificate in culinary arts issued by an accredited culinary school preferred. Equivalent experience may be considered in place of degree or certificate where applicable.
• Ability to read, understand and follow standardized recipes, production sheets, and therapeutic and mechanically altered diets required. Strong knowledge of sanitation practices and food services regulations preferred.
• Experience preparing a wide variety of foods, including soups, sauces, and gravies preferred
• Good written, oral, organizational, and basic computer skills.

With over 145 years of providing award-winning care and services across the state of PA, Masonic Villages is driven by our Mission of Love to assists individuals in realizing their potential and enjoying the highest possible quality of life.

Why Choose Masonic Villages:

Each campus is supported by corporate leaders who are fully invested in our Mission of Love and hiring like-minded individuals who are committed to providing heartfelt customer service and contributing to our team environment. When you join our team you can expect:

Benefits/Perks for Full Time & Part Time staff:

• Industry-leading benefits such as $0 cost medical coverage option
• Vacation Time/Flex Time and Paid Holidays
• Paid Lunch (Paid while you work!)

Benefits/Perks for ALL staff:

• Option for pay in lieu of benefits.
• Pay on-demand. Access up to $500 of your earned wages in real-time.
• Tuition and Educational Reimbursement
• Discounts on meals
• Free Gym Membership
• Discounted Grocery gift cards
• Discounted tickets for movies, theme parks, hotels, and MORE!
• Shoe discounts
• Cell phone discounts
• Competitive pay rates to attract the best talent
• Employer matched Retirement Savings with free financial planning
• A commitment to growing our leaders, with at least 50% of our leadership positions being filled internally

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.