Cook

Bluegrass Senior Living•Somerset, KY

About The Position

Bluegrass Senior Living is seeking a part-time Cook to prepare and cook meals and snacks and handle food for the facility. The Cook prepares attractive, palatable, and nutritious meals in institutional quantities, follows recipes and menu cycles, and serves food at the proper time and temperature. The role maintains a clean, safe food-preparation environment and properly handles food supplies and equipment, including accommodating residents’ choices and cultural, ethnic, and religious preferences. The Cook follows safety, infection-control, food-handling, and documentation procedures, reports safety or maintenance concerns, and helps ensure resident and employee safety during emergencies. As directed, the Cook supports quality assessment and assurance, survey processes, and the development or updating of food-service policies and procedures. The position may supervise kitchen staff in the immediate supervisor’s absence. The work involves standing, sitting, stooping, pushing, pulling, lifting up to 75 pounds or more, bending, climbing, twisting the upper body, walking, running, carrying, listening, talking, using a telephone, and exposure to medical equipment and people at risk of illness. The Cook must be able to speak, understand, and read English sufficiently to provide safe and proper resident care.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, or one to two years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience (preferred).
Meets state and federal requirements.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Able to speak, understand, and read English to the extent necessary to safely and properly care for residents.
Able to perform the stated physical activities, including lifting up to 75 pounds or more.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED, or one to two years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience (preferred).

Responsibilities

Cook and prepare food in a sanitary manner, following recipes and menu cycles and serving meals at the proper time and temperature.
Maintain clean and safe food-preparation areas, including continuous cleaning and inspection for pests, hazards, and environmental-services or maintenance problems.
Use food supplies and equipment safely, efficiently, and economically, and follow cleaning techniques and preventive-maintenance schedules.
Observe special handling requirements for resident trays.
Handle, store, and dispose of food and prepared foods according to facility procedures; prepare food substitutes that accommodate resident choices and cultural, ethnic, and religious preferences.
Follow safety practices and promptly report incidents, injuries, equipment or maintenance problems, and other safety matters to a supervisor or management member.
Follow applicable workplace safety, OSHA, infection-control, hazard-communication, blood-borne-pathogen, fire-safety, and proper-lifting requirements.
Carry out assigned responsibilities during emergencies to help ensure resident and employee safety.
Perform quality assessment and assurance functions as directed.
Maintain required documentation, including food and equipment temperatures.
Maintain and apply current skills and knowledge through continuing education and in-service programs.
Assist with survey processes as directed.
Assist with developing and updating food-service policies and procedures as directed.
Comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and facility philosophy, policies, and procedures.
In the immediate supervisor’s absence, supervise kitchen staff, including interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints and resolving problems.