Cook

Elderwood•Amherst, NY

13d•$17 - $20•Onsite

About The Position

Cook (Part-Time) – Elderwood SNF Healthcare / Long-Term Care | Stable Shifts Apply today for part-time availability Shifts Available: 6:00 AM – 2:00 PM -or- 11:30 AM – 7:30 PM W/ rotating weekends Join our dedicated, close-knit team at Elderwood , where you can make a meaningful difference by preparing nutritious, great-tasting meals that bring comfort and enjoyment to our residents. We’re looking for a reliable, compassionate Cook who takes pride in their craft and helps create a welcoming, positive dining experience every day. Job Summary: Elderwood is seeking a reliable and experienced Cook to join our dedicated kitchen team. Meal times are an important part of our residents’ daily lives, and our Cooks play a key role in providing nutritious, appealing, and consistent meals in a healthcare setting. This position is ideal for a Cook who takes pride in following recipes, working as part of a team, and delivering quality meals in a structured environment.

Requirements

Minimum 18 yrs. age required.
High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Previous food preparation experience required.
Ability to understand and organize food preparation activities required.
Ability to carry out cooking tasks at a safe and efficient level of performance required.
Knowledge of food preparation and production process necessary.
Pride in quality of food and service necessary.
High degree of personal cleanliness and good hygiene; health status suitable for service of food required.
Respect for residents’ privacy and rights; respectful and dignified treatment of residents required.
This position requires regular interaction with residents, coworkers, visitors, and/or supervisors. In order to ensure a safe work environment for residents, coworkers, visitors, and/or supervisors of the Company, and to permit unfettered communication between the employee and those residents, coworkers, visitors, and supervisors, this position requires that the employee be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language at an intermediate or more advanced level.

Responsibilities

Review menus and production sheets to determine food quantities needed for regular, mechanically altered and other special diet needs.
Prepare specified food items, as assigned.
Prepare specified food items, as assigned.
Test cooked foods by tasting and smelling samples.
Ensure that sanitation and safety standards are met in the preparation, cooking and production line stages of food production.
Maintain cleanliness and upkeep of specified equipment and the general kitchen work area.
Supervise food being cooked; ensures that food is held and served at correct temperature.
Assist with preparation of and distribution of foodstuffs.