Head Cook - Senior Living Community - Crystal

Suite Living Senior Care • Crystal, MN

10d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Dietary Manager/Head Cook to join us at our Memory Care + Assisted Living community. This is a full time position with set hours of 9:30AM - 5:30PM. No on call shifts. You MUST have an active ServSafe Certification and Certified Food Manager (CFPM) license.

Requirements

• Minimum of a High School Diploma required
• Minimum of 1 year related experience as a Dietary Manager, Head Cook, or similar role within a Senior Living community is highly preferred
• Must have ServSafe Certification upon hire
• Must have Certified Food Manager (CFPM) upon hire

Responsibilities

• Preparing meals according to the menu using batch cooking methods.
• Assuring meals are presented and served to the residents within the standards of Customer Service.
• Assuring the dining room is always clean and presentable to the public.
• Having a good knowledge of nutrition, recipes and special dietary needs, e.g. what to substitute for residents.
• Demonstrating good emergency decision making, e.g., food that was ordered for a meal and was never delivered.
• Consulting with supervisor.
• Demonstrating good basic knowledge and willingness to learn new techniques; asking questions or looking up references as needed.
• Properly and safely operating all the equipment in the kitchen.
• Ensuring the cleanliness of the kitchen and kitchen equipment.
• Computer literate; ability to order food and supplies; maintaining inventory.
• Ability to work within a budget while maintaining integrity of menus.
• Demonstrating good communication skills with vendors.
• Demonstrating good judgments and making well thought out recommendations regarding inventory.
• Being flexible and able to plan for special events, activities, and changes; efficiently organizing work area; checking menu and ensuring food items are available before starting.
• Keeping up with the flow of work; knowing which tasks can be delayed or skipped to meet important scheduled time and having contingency plans if waiting for something is necessary.
• Willing to help with special events, fill in for others to accommodate emergency situations.
• Working with Assisted Living Director, residents, and families in planning private gatherings.
• Coordinating with Clinical Nurse Manager to assure that each person on a special diet is accommodated to the extent permitted by our program.
• Demonstrating a strong respect for building property and supplies; taking action to protect equipment and eliminate waste.
• Maintaining a cheerful and cooperative relationship with coworkers.
• Bringing legitimate complaints and problems to the Assisted Living Director's attention without delay or without being overly negative.
• Answering the phone cheerfully, getting complete information and responding pleasantly.
• Fully recognizing the building as a twenty-four hour per day environment for residents and doing everything to make it a desirable environment.
• Always being cheerful with a hello and good morning for residents.
• Initiating friendly conversations with residents; showing concern for their welfare.
• Listening carefully to residents' complaints and concerns.
• Giving residents a respectful response and directing problems to the Assisted Living Director.
• Accommodating resident's requests promptly, if appropriate, e.g. substitute for foods that cause heartburn, etc.
• Consulting with Assisted Living Director.
• Smoothly integrating proper safety sanitation techniques as part of the work, e.g. washing hands, wearing proper equipment for safety, and using cleaning products properly.
• Responsible for labeling, dating, and rotating stock.
• Reporting accidents and injuries immediately to the Assisted Living Director.
• Preparing for the upcoming week.
• Preparing food ahead of time for weekend and evening meals leaving explicit instructions if needed for weekend staff.
• Following menus.
• Providing snacks that are appropriate for the senior population.
• Abiding by requirements of the Food and Beverage License.
• Reporting resident changes to the staff on duty.
• Documenting as required i.e. temps.
• Ability to see when tasks need to be accomplished and taking the initiative to do the tasks.
• Offering suggestions and ideas for improvement.

Benefits

• Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Plans
• PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Company paid Life and Long-Term Disability
• 401k with up to 3% company match

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED