Residential Facility Cook

Horizon Health Services • Buffalo, NY

2d • $19 - $20 • Onsite

About The Position

Are you looking to work for an organization where you are able to make a difference? Do you have food service skills you’re ready to put into action? Then you’ve come to the right place! Apply to be a Residential Facility Cook today! At Horizon, you’ll enjoy a supportive, team-based work environment. Have a question? There’s always someone there to help! We offer a seamless onboarding experience that’ll ensure your success in your new role. As a Residential Facility Cook at Horizon, you will prepare meals for patients and prep items for later service, attend to appearance, quality, and proper portioning of all menu items, maintain a clean and safe working environment, keeping equipment in clean and proper working order including but not limited to: dish washing, sweeping, mopping, cleaning tables etc., adhere to FDA, USDA, State, and County safe food handling procedures, maintain proper documentation of temperatures, meal counts, and production sheets, project a positive attitude and exemplary customer service when interacting with patients, clearly and effectively communicate with coworkers and patients, demonstrate the ability to work and adapt to change in a fast-paced environment, and follow a four-week cycle menu and creatively assist in seasonal modifications.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent with two or more years of cooking experience in hospital or clinical setting, long-term care setting, restaurant setting or similar facility (required)
• Associate’s degree in Culinary Arts

Responsibilities

• Prepare meals for patients and prep items for later service
• Attend to appearance, quality, and proper portioning of all menu items
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment, keeping equipment in clean and proper working order
• Including but not limited to: dish washing, sweeping, mopping, cleaning tables etc.
• Adhere to FDA, USDA, State, and County safe food handling procedures
• Maintain proper documentation of temperatures, meal counts, and production sheets
• Project a positive attitude and exemplary customer service when interacting with patients
• Clearly and effectively communicate with coworkers and patients
• Demonstrate the ability to work and adapt to change in a fast-paced environment
• Follow a four-week cycle menu and creatively assist in seasonal modifications

Benefits

• Company Culture: At Horizon, we pride ourselves on cultivating an atmosphere of teamwork where all employees feel heard and valued.
• Diversity & Inclusion: We are committed to equity, racial justice, and equal opportunity for all, and strive toward this goal through the work of our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging department, frequent trainings, ongoing conversations, affinity groups, and more.
• Trainings, Trainings, and More Trainings: We have an entire team dedicated to your personal development and professional growth.
• Team Building, Connection, and Relationships: At Horizon, we’re more than co-workers, we’re a community. We support each other, celebrate our achievements and milestones together, and have fun together!
• Retirement: We know you want to retire comfortably and we’re here to help! Horizon offers 401(k) AND profit-sharing programs to make sure you’re set for the future.
• Student Loan Assistance: We help pay off our team members' student loans every month. One year after joining, you’ll have been able to pay off an extra $600!
• Paid time off and paid holidays!
• Horizon employees and their families (includes spouses and children up to age 30) are eligible for a 10% discount on their tuition through a partnership with Capella University.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree