Cook

Want to work in an exciting new environment? Bayou Palms is opening a newly renovated assisted living facility that includes a new kitchen. We are opening soon and offering an opportunity to start from the ground up. We are looking for someone that cooks with passion and has pride to serve others especially those that need assistance.

35 hours estimated/week

Qualifications:

• This individual must have a friendly, professional, and energetic personality and have a passion for improving the lives of others.
• The successful candidate for this position must be 18 years of age and have two years’ experience in institutional or full-service restaurant cooking
• Experience in healthcare and/or senior living preferred

Responsibilities:

• This position prepares nutritious, appetizing, and attractive meals, while working as a team with other culinary services members to provide smooth, efficient and safe operation of the kitchen area.
• Work in conjunction with Executive Director and Dietary Manager.

• The successful candidate will be able to prepare meals from established menus and recipes, have experience preparing meals from scratch and batch cooking practices, as well as follow portion control policies
• This individual will have knowledge of and ability to conform to food service sanitation practices  and will maintain food handlers permit as necessary to fulfill state regulations

Potential applicant must pass level 2 background check!

We look forward to you being on the team!