Cook

Are you a cook with prior healthcare experience and a passion for creating and providing nourishing and delicious meals for others? Would others describe you as considerate and trustworthy? Do you enjoy providing superior service and have a strong attention for details?

If you answer yes to the above questions, we invite you to apply to join our exceptional team as a Full-Time Cook.

Homeland has a tradition of caring that began in 1867 and continues today with Homeland Center and community outreach services: Hospice, Palliative Care, HomeHealth, and HomeCare. At Homeland, every person on our team matters and fulfills a greater purpose in the lives of our residents, patients, and clients.

• This is a Full-time Day-Shift opening.

As a Full-Time Cook for Homeland Center, you contribute to our culture of care and trust by ensuring our residents enjoy delicious and nourishing meals, contributing to their overall health and well-being.

Cook Responsibilities include:

• Prepares breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals according to the menu and production sheets; serves on the tray line by plating the food; assists with serving in the main dining room; cleans cook area and equipment used during meal preparation.
• Preparing kitchen for meal prep: including turning on equipment and completing kitchen logs.
• Making assorted food items, including special orders, pureed, and special diet foods, as well as traditional breakfast, lunch, and dinner items.
• Cleaning the kitchen workspace and clearing the serving area after meal service is completed for each mealtime; including turning off all equipment.

Cook Requirements:

Experience and Education:

• 1-3 years’ experience bulk cooking in a formal setting/healthcare environment, with a minimum of 2 years preferred.
• Completion of a culinary training program, preferred.
• Basic English Language Skills, including ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.  Ability to write simple correspondence.  Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Basic Mathematical Skills, including ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Basic Reasoning Skills, including ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.  Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Other skills and abilities:

• Strong customer service skills.
• Ability to work well with others in a fast-paced environment.
• Attention to detail and ability to complete repetitive tasks.

As a full-time Homeland Center employee, you would be eligible for:

• Competitive Pay Rates.
• Excellent Health Benefit Options, with little to no cost and low co-pays, including: Vision, Dental, and Prescription.
• 401K with matching and the direct support of a financial advisor to help you meet your goals.
• Generous Paid Time Off.

Homeland Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.