Kitchen - Cook - Full Time

Job description

Cook POSITION SUMMARY: The Cook helps create a joyful and vibrant community by preparing and serving delicious meals. Oversees food service operation and ensures that adequate food and supplies are on hand. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: - Prepares food items and serves food to residents within scheduled timeframe. - Follows menu cycle, noting changes or substitutions made on proper form. - Cleans and maintains a neat, safe working environment including the kitchen and food service areas. - Complies with state sanitation codes. - Maintains inventory control, places food order, verifies that items are received appropriately and restocks kitchen shelves. - Directs food serve and dining service functions. - Maintains the quality of food prepared and samples the food to ensure the quality of the food served to the residents. - Ensures that resident food preferences are known and followed. - Ensures staff, resident and guest meals are accounted for daily. - Maintains meal service record as required. - Reports problems, concerns, issues observed with food service and communicates them appropriately. - Observes changes in resident status, needs, or preferences and communicates with appropriate...