Cook

Cook

Reports to: Dietary Manager

Job Classification: Hourly (Non Exemption Status)

Minimum Qualifications: Must be at least a high school graduate or equivalent and at least 18 years old.

Organizational Values:

Family

• Actively supporting a healthy family dynamic within the organization by exhibiting the following behaviors: kindness, caring, devotion, and support.
• Behaviors are evident in his/hers interactions with residents and team members.

Quality

• Actively supports, participates, and drives initiatives to grow technical skills both individually and as a team.
• He/she performs high quality work.
• Safety is a top priority.
• An advocate for the resident and the organization.

Team

• Exhibits behaviors that foster and support a strong team environment.
• Respectful and friendly to internal and external customers.
• Seeks to grow relationships where professionalism and understanding are foundational.

Effectiveness

• Adheres to healthy communication principles.
• Exhibits positive and uplifting behaviors.

Potential

• Supports, fosters, and encourages personal, team, and organizational growth and development.
• Personal responsibility and accountability.

General Requirements: Minnesota Greenleaf Assisted Living facility is seeking cooks to provide assistance with the activities of daily living to the residents. Cooks must be compassionate, respectful, patient, and possess a sincere desire to enhance the quality of life for the people whom they serve and their families.

• To provide nutritious, freshly prepared meals and snacks to residents on a daily basis.
• Working knowledge of basic cooking skills
• Ability to read and follow directions in recipes, menus, etc.
• Must be able to read and write English at an average adult level. Employee must be respectful and considerate and able to communicate in English clearly in person and over the phone.
• Ability to operate kitchen equipment safely.
• Training or experience in cooking for large groups
• Knowledge of standards of food preparation and serving and kitchen procedures.
• Ability to work well with other people
• Employee must be able to push, pull, and lift 50 lbs of weight without risk of injury.
• Employee must work holidays and every other weekend.
• Employee must be flexible and willing to adapt to changing situations in a professional manner.
• The employee must be neat, clean, and adhere to the tobacco free policy.
• Dress Requirements: See Employee Policy & Procedure Manual See
• Employee must arrive for work on time and is ready to work at the time of the start of the shift. Follows meal/break guidelines.
• Employee must follow MN Greenleaf policies and procedures.
• Employee must be efficient and well organized.
• Employee must take ownership of their job duty checklist.
• The employee conducts oneself in a professional matter.
• The employee actively participates and supports organizational initiatives

Required Skills/ Responsibilities:

• Assist with lunch preparation, serving, and cleanup.
• Prepare supper per 5- week menu plan.
• Assist with preparing various baked goods for events, as needed.
• Prepare and set out afternoon coffee and snack.
• Prepare meals in accordance with residents’ diets: mechanical soft or puree
• Wash dishes and clean up after meals.
• Keep kitchen neat and orderly.
• Keep pantry neat and orderly.
• Coordinate meals and snacks according to number of residents and guests.
• Keep refrigerator and freezer clean and orderly (date all items, and monitor dates).
• Keep all opened food in sealed air tight containers (flour, sugar, etc.)
• Daily log temperatures of refrigerators and freezers.
• Daily log temperatures of foods.
• Daily check food supply and keep a list of needed items, preparing list of required groceries every Wednesday.
• Bake cookies, bars and breads as needed.
• Keep all foods 2” off the floor.
• Comply with all Minnesota Department of Health Requirements.
• Communicate with kitchen staff as needed.
• Report to head cook/assistant administrator regularly.
• Plan holiday meals, theme day meals and special snacks as needed and as requested by the Administration.
• Attend staff meetings/education as requested by Administrator.
• Report the amount spent each week on groceries to Administrator.
• Occasionally shop for groceries as requested by the Administrator.
• Train assistant cooks according to Serve-Safe guidelines.
• Perform all duties that have been detailed on the “Cook Shift Duties” schedule.
• Perform all other responsibilities as assigned by the Dietary Manager/Admin

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $15.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Paid training

Work Location: In person

Salary : $15 - $20