Cook ~ Senior Living Community ~ FT ~ Parker

MorningStar Careers • Parker, CO

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About The Position

The Cook prepares, cooks, seasons, and serves adequate, attractive, nutritious, and balanced meals according to scheduled menus. The role includes preparing a variety of foods and carrying out assigned duties in accordance with applicable federal and state regulations and company policies and procedures.

The Cook handles food safely, follows meal schedules and standard recipes, and uses independent judgment consistent with experience. The role involves estimating quantities, controlling portions and waste, preparing ingredients, cooking and seasoning foods, checking meals for quality and presentation, and serving food in accordance with dietary guidelines.

Requirements

• Demonstrate the core values of Love, Kindness, Honesty, Goodness, Fairness, and Respect.
• At minimum, be able to read and write English.
• Ability to prepare and cook a variety of foods in large quantities.
• Knowledge of special diets, seasoning requirements, cooking times, and temperature controls.
• Ability to estimate food quantities, limit waste, and utilize leftovers while serving attractive, appetizing meals.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma preferred.
• Previous experience in the dietary department of a healthcare facility preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food that is palatable, appetizing, and attractive, and comply with meal schedules.
• Follow standard recipes and make independent decisions consistent with experience.
• Use proper food-handling techniques and observe food-safety practices.
• Apply appropriate seasoning and cooking times, considering the characteristics of different cuts of meat, fish, and fowl.
• Estimate food quantities, apportion servings, and monitor portion-control guidelines for individual residents.
• Prepare vegetables, fruit, meat, fish, and fowl for cooking, including washing, peeling, trimming, cutting, and deboning as appropriate.
• Taste, smell, and observe food to ensure it conforms to recipes and appearance standards.
• Serve food according to dietary guidelines and check each tray for completeness and accuracy.
• Bake, roast, stew, and steam-cook meats, fish, and fowl; prepare gravies, stocks, dressings, sauces, and soups.
• Prepare cold meats, sandwiches, griddle cakes, cooked cereals, and beverages.
• Limit food waste and utilize leftovers while serving attractive, appetizing meals.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance offerings.
• Life, disability, accident, and critical illness insurance offerings.
• 401(k) plan with matching.
• HSA options.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Paid sick leave, vacation, and birthday leave.
• Career development programs and opportunity for advancement.
• Charitable and philanthropic opportunities.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Free shift meal.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed