Senior Living Cook — Nutritious, From-Scratch Meals

Regent Park Nursing and Rehabilitation; Holyoke (CO); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Regent Park Nursing and Rehabilitation in Holyoke is seeking a Cook to prepare, season, and serve nutritious meals for residents, following menus and dietary guidelines. You will handle kitchen duties, supervise staff in the absence of the Executive Chef, and ensure meals are served hot and appealing.

The role emphasizes adherence to dietary guidelines, proper food handling, and the ability to work with a team in a senior care setting.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED preferred
• Experience: Previous experience in the dining department of a senior care community preferred
• Serve safe certification

Responsibilities

• Handle and prepare food that is palatable, appetizing and attractive
• Establish practice of serving hot food hot and cold food cold
• Cook a variety of foods in large quantities
• Be familiar with seasoning and cooking time required
• Be aware of cooking characteristics of various cuts of meats, fish and fowl
• Prepare foods for cooking: Peel, wash, trim, and cut vegetables and fruit; wash, cut, de-bone and trim meat, fish and fowl
• 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
• Use initiative and judgment in setting up meals and utilizing leftovers to avoid waste
• 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
• 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
• Comply with meal schedules
• Maintain and use equipment and supplies
• Work cooperatively with other staff and departments
• Wash pots, pans, and other equipment as used
• Responsible for supervision of other food service employees in absence of the Executive Chef
• All other duties as requested

Skills

Large-quantity cooking

Dietary awareness

Waste reduction

Serve Safe certification

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Regent Park Nursing and Rehabilitation in Holyoke is seeking a Cook to prepare, season, and serve nutritious meals for residents, following menus and dietary guidelines. You will handle kitchen duties, supervise staff in the absence of the Executive Chef, and ensure meals are served hot and appealing.

The role emphasizes adherence to dietary guidelines, proper food handling, and the ability to work with a team in a senior care setting.