Cook

Elegance Senior Living•Mentor, OH

21d

About The Position

The Cook supports the Director of Culinary Services in planning, directing, controlling, communicating, and coaching within the Culinary Department. The role follows the Director’s menu program and applicable policies for special diets, food purchasing, food preparation, and safe food handling. The Cook helps maintain resident satisfaction by responding to residents’ preferences and ensuring meals are prepared to their satisfaction. The Cook maintains food temperatures and time controls during storage, production, and service, uses equipment in accordance with health department standards, and properly stores and dates food. The role also helps provide a positive dining experience, supports staff training and evaluations as needed, maintains a clean kitchen, and promotes a safe, collaborative workplace. Other duties may be assigned as needed.

Responsibilities

Support the Director of Culinary Services with planning, directing, controlling, communicating, and coaching in the Culinary Department.
Follow the menu program and policies for special diets; follow approved purchasing practices when assisting with food purchasing.
Respond to residents’ likes and dislikes and ensure food is prepared to residents’ satisfaction and in accordance with safe food handling practices.
Maintain food temperatures and time controls during storage, production, and serving according to food safety standards.
Use equipment that meets health department standards, and store and date food items appropriately.
Help ensure staff provide good service during mealtimes; circulate in the dining room to assess resident preferences and satisfaction.
Provide input and support to the Director of Culinary Services on hiring, staff training, and staff evaluations as needed; bring performance issues to the Director.
Maintain cleanliness of the kitchen, including equipment, walls, dry and cold storage, cooking and preparation surfaces, and dish storage areas.
Work safely and ensure any employees reporting to the Cook work safely; manage potentially hazardous conditions and comply with safety standards.
Foster teamwork, show initiative in overcoming obstacles, assist others beyond job responsibilities, and have a positive impact on co-workers, residents, and visitors.
Perform other duties as assigned or needed.