Cook (Part Time)

The Goodman Group, LLC•Clackamas, OR

15h

About The Position

The Cook prepares cold food, bakery, and salad items and contributes to the success of the team and community by helping create a place residents are proud to call home. The role prepares meals according to menus, standardized recipes, special diet orders, and applicable food safety requirements. The Cook may also prepare hot foods as directed, serve residents and guests, assist with special meals and events, and help ensure food, supplies, and work areas are ready and maintained appropriately. The position involves working with residents and guests, including people who are ill, disabled, elderly, or emotionally upset. It has no direct reports or supervisory requirements. Work may involve exposure to blood, body fluids, infectious diseases, air contaminants, and hazardous chemicals, as well as kitchen heat, freezer cold, outdoor weather during activities such as barbecues, and moderate noise. Physical demands include frequent lifting or carrying up to 30 pounds and occasional lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds; frequent pushing or pulling up to 30 pounds and occasional pushing or pulling up to 50 pounds; bending, twisting, stooping, reaching at or below shoulder level, and frequent standing or walking. Employees are expected to follow company policies and procedures and provide courteous, responsive, and quality service to residents in accordance with the Platinum Service® program.

Requirements

Meet all applicable state and federal requirements for the position.
Knowledge of cooking large quantities of food with little to no direction on how to cook recipes.
Knowledge of culinary practices, procedures, and food safety.
Ability to make independent decisions and follow instructions.
Ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies or personnel, and the public.
Ability to work with ill, disabled, elderly, and emotionally upset people within the facility.
Communication sufficient for effective interaction with supervisors, team members, residents, and families.
Ability to frequently lift or carry 30 pounds and occasionally lift or carry 50 pounds.
Ability to frequently push or pull up to 30 pounds and occasionally push or pull up to 50 pounds.
Ability to bend, twist, stoop, reach at or below the shoulder, and frequently stand or walk.
Ability to execute tasks independently and express oneself clearly and effectively.

Nice To Haves

Six months of experience in a commercial kitchen.

Responsibilities

Prepare meals that follow menus and recipes, ensuring food is palatable, at an appropriate temperature, and appetizing in appearance.
Inspect special diet trays to ensure residents receive the correct diet.
Serve food according to established portion-control procedures.
Prepare food for therapeutic diets in accordance with planned menus, standardized recipes, and special diet orders.
Prepare cold food, bakery, and salad items.
Cook hot foods as directed by supervisors and follow culinary practices, procedures, and food safety requirements.
Adhere to food service timelines.
Prepare and serve only authorized food substitutions to residents who refuse daily menu options.
Serve meals to residents and guests as needed.
Assist with food preparation for special meals, parties, and events.
Prepare food in accordance with sanitary and Food ServSafe regulations.
Maintain work areas in a clean and safe manner.
Assist with food preparation for upcoming meals and days.
Assist with inventory and replenishment of food and supplies.
Ensure food and supplies for the next meal are readily available.
Store incoming food and supplies as needed.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.