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Job Overview

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Employment Type

Full-time
Part-time
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Compensation

Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Range $21.00 - $22.00
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Work Schedule

Standard Hours
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Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
401k
Employee assistance program
Paid sick leave
Paid vacation
Tuition Reimbursement
free shift meal

Job Description

MorningStar Senior Living is a leading senior care community known for its dedicated approach to providing quality life-enhancing services to its residents. As a company deeply committed to culture, MorningStar emphasizes creating a transformative environment where both residents and team members thrive. This culture is built on servant-leadership and putting the needs of others first, ensuring that every interaction contributes to elevating the lives of their treasured residents. As a result, the organization prides itself on employing individuals who share similar values of compassion, care, and community involvement, making it more than just a workplace but a place to make... Show More

Job Requirements

  • High school diploma preferred but minimum ability to read and write English
  • Previous experience in dietary department of health care facility preferred
  • Ability to prepare and cook a variety of foods in large quantities
  • Awareness of special diets, seasoning requirements, cooking times, temperature controls
  • Ability to estimate quantities of food required, limit waste, and utilize leftovers
  • Team members scheduled to work 24 or more hours per week eligible for benefits

Job Qualifications

  • Demonstration of core values: love, kindness, honesty, goodness, fairness, respect
  • High school diploma preferred, but ability to read and write English required
  • Previous experience in the dietary department of a health care facility 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 while serving attractive, appetizing meals

Job Duties

  • 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

Job Qualifications

Experience

Mid Level (3-7 years)

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