Weekend Cook/Dietary Aide- St. John's Hospice

Philadelphia, PA; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare facility in Pennsylvania is seeking a Weekend Cook/Dietary Aide. The role includes following recipes, managing kitchen cleanliness, supervising staff, and ensuring compliance with nutritional standards. The ideal candidate should have knowledge of food service, strong culinary skills, and the ability to follow direction in a dynamic kitchen environment.

Qualifications

• Requires at least one year of work experience as a cook preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of food service procedures and sanitation standards.
• Must be able to follow directions and standardized sanitation procedures.

Responsibilities

• Ensures recipes are followed and scales to population needs.
• Organize, clean, and sanitize food preparation areas.
• Supervises culinary employees and communicates with residents.

Skills

Knowledge of Conversion of Measurements

Strong communication skills

Culinary skills

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Serv-Safe certification

Job description

1. PT) WEEKEND COOK / DIETARY AIDE Cook/Dietary Aide job duties include but are not limited to:

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensures recipes are followed and scaled to population needs.
• Ability to safely use kitchen equipment (Toasters, Coffee Makers, Steamtables, Plate Warmers, etc.) Organizing, cleaning, and sanitizing the food preparation and kitchen areas.
• Reviewing, updating, printing & filing menus, food & cleaning logs, patient nutritional needs, and recipe files.
• Assist in putting away orders.
• Staying informed of nutritional services and regulatory requirements.
• Responsible for product availability for all dining room and special function items.
• Coordinate with the Director of Dietary on weekly patterns of management tasks.
• Supervises employees encompassing culinary, servers, and stewarding.
• Communicate with residents and provide their feedback and concerns.
• Dishwashing.
• Pot washing.
• Taking out trash.
• Sweeping/mopping floors.
• Putting orders away using first in first out methods.
• Cleaning assignments, as directed.
• Serving tables.
• Stocking refrigerators.
• Taking and recording temperatures.
• Lifting 15lbs (When putting orders away).
• Must be available to rotate an on-call schedule to accommodate staffing issues.

Position Requirement:

• High School Diploma/GED.
• Serv-Safe certification preferred.
• Knowledge of Conversion of Measurements.
• A minimum of one (1) year of work experience as a cook strongly preferred.
• Requires extensive knowledge of the practices and materials used in food service procedures, in addition to knowledge of warehousing and issuing stock.
• Knowledge of the standards of sanitation and cleanliness employed in the handling of food in a quantity food production program is required.
• Strong communication and culinary skills.
• Must be able to follow directions, recipes & standardized sanitation procedures.
• Must be over 18 years of age.