Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Range $14.00 - $19.00
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee assistance program
meal discounts
Professional development opportunities
Job Description
The hiring establishment is a senior care community dedicated to providing high-quality dining services in a supportive and caring environment. This community prioritizes the health and satisfaction of its residents by delivering nutritious, balanced, and appealing meals aligned with dietary guidelines and preferences. As a specialized facility serving older adults, the dining department plays a crucial role in enhancing the quality of life for residents by offering meals that not only meet nutritional standards but also cater to individual tastes and dietary restrictions. The kitchen is equipped with state-of-the-art tools and managed under strict compliance with state health department regulations... Show More
Job Requirements
- High school diploma or GED preferred
- Previous experience in the dining department of a senior care community preferred
- Serve safe certification
- Ability to prepare and cook a variety of foods in large quantities
- Awareness of special diets, seasoning requirements, cooking times, and temperature controls
- Ability to estimate quantities of food required and limit waste
- Strong physical stamina for frequent walking and standing
- Ability to lift weights from 1 to 20 pounds frequently, 21 to 35 pounds occasionally, 36 to 70 pounds rarely
- Ability to bend, reach, squat, kneel, crawl, and climb
- Ability to work in extreme hot and cold temperature changes
- Use of large and small kitchen equipment
Job Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED preferred
- Previous experience in dining department of a senior care community preferred
- Ability to prepare and cook a variety of foods in large quantities
- Awareness of special diets, seasoning requirements, cooking times, and temperature controls
- Ability to estimate quantities of food required, limit waste, and utilize leftovers
- Serve safe certification
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work cooperatively with staff and residents
- Caring attitude towards older adults
Job Duties
- 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 including peeling, washing, trimming, and cutting vegetables and fruit
- Wash, cut, de-bone, and trim meat, fish and fowl
- Cook food by baking, roasting, stewing, and steaming, basting as necessary
- 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
- Understand importance of proper food-handling techniques
- Estimate quantities of food required and apportion servings while monitoring portion-controlled guidelines
- 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
- Supervise other food service employees in the absence of the Executive Chef
- Perform all other duties as requested
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