Senior Living Cook: Nutritious Meals, Growth & Benefits

MorningStar Senior Living; Kirkland (WA); Vor Ort; USD 34.000 - 49.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health Insurance

401k with matching

HSA options

Paid sick, vacation and birthday

Career development

Tuition Reimbursement

Free shift meal

Zusammenfassung

MorningStar Senior Living in Kirkland, WA is seeking a dedicated Cook to prepare and serve nutritious meals for residents. You will follow menus, maintain safety standards, and ensure portions meet dietary guidelines.

Candidates should be able to work a full-time schedule with weekend and some holiday coverage as needed. The role emphasizes high-quality food, timely service, and teamwork within a compassionate community focused on resident well-being.

Qualifikationen

• High school diploma preferred, but at minimum the ability to read and write English.
• Previous experience in the dietary department of health care facility preferred.
• Ability to prepare and cook a variety of foods in large quantities; aware of special diets, seasoning requirements, cooking times, temperature controls; ability to estimate quantities of food required, limit waste, and utilize leftovers while serving attractive, appetizing meals.

Aufgaben

• 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.
• Be familiar with seasoning and cooking time required.
• Be aware of cooking characteristics of various cuts of meats, fish and fowl.
• 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.

Kenntnisse

Food preparation

Cooking

Portion control

Food safety

Ausbildung

High school diploma or reading/writing English

Jobbeschreibung

MorningStar Senior Living in Kirkland, WA is seeking a dedicated Cook to prepare and serve nutritious meals for residents. You will follow menus, maintain safety standards, and ensure portions meet dietary guidelines.

Candidates should be able to work a full-time schedule with weekend and some holiday coverage as needed. The role emphasizes high-quality food, timely service, and teamwork within a compassionate community focused on resident well-being.