Cook

Phoenix Senior Living•Paducah, KY

15d

About The Position

The Cook is responsible for preparing food that meets or exceeds the community’s quality, quantity, service-schedule, and hospitality standards. The Cook manages food production in the absence of the Lead Cook or Food and Beverage Director and handles food according to sanitary procedures and applicable federal, state, and local requirements. The position is part-time, four days per week, and requires availability in the morning and at night. The Cook reports directly to the Food and Beverage Director.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
One year of job-related experience, including food preparation, full-line menu items, and therapeutic diets.
Maintain a current SERV Safe food-services sanitation certificate, or be able to participate in food-services sanitation training to become SERV Safe certified.

Nice To Haves

Culinary apprenticeship or training.

Responsibilities

Prepare and serve meals, following posted menus, approved standardized recipes, production sheets, and instructions.
Prepare special dietary needs and texture-modified foods as directed.
Organize work to meet production and service requirements.
Monitor food temperature, taste, and quality, and taste food to determine whether adjustments are needed.
Maintain sanitary conditions and clean work areas in compliance with food-safety requirements.
Follow local, state, and federal food-handling policies and maintain cleanliness, hygiene, and health standards.
Operate dish machines and wash and sanitize dishes, china, silverware, glassware, utensils, and cookware.
Maintain the confidentiality of resident information.
Review resident diet books and confidential diet boards, indicators, data cards, or charts.
Manually record equipment, refrigerator, freezer, cooking, holding, and cooling temperatures; food production quantities; and taste evaluations.
Rotate menus and production sheets.
Manage food production in the absence of the Lead Cook or Food and Beverage Director.