Cook - Full-Time
Cook - Full-Time
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$ 18 - 19
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At Carlton we are dedicated to enriching the lives of older adults by offering personalized care and fostering a warm and supportive environment. We know it takes a special group of individuals to help our residents live their lives to the fullest surrounded by love kindness and care. We believe happy employees ensure happy residents. With attractive benefits handson training and opportunities for career advancement we take great pride in recruiting people who embrace and embody our unique culture of caring.
Join our exceptional team at Carlton Senior Living!
- Raises twice a year
- Anniversary Bonus
- Immediate Pay
- Fitness/Education Reimbursement
- Complementary employee meals
- Opportunity for additional pay increases (referrals mentors etc)
- Holiday pay
- Sick/Vacation Time
- Medical Dental Vision and more!
Job Summary
We offer restaurantstyle dining to our residents without the restaurant hours! The Cook position works in the kitchen alongside prep cooks dishwashers and wait staff to prepare breakfast lunch and dinner for all residents. This position prepares seasons and cooks soups meats vegetables desserts and other foodstuffs for consumption in our dining room. Working in our establishment we offer special diets like purees mechanical soft sugarfree items and three daily specials in our community as well as a standing menu.
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities Include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the job.
- Stocks production areas for efficient daily operation.
- Reads menu to estimate food requirements and orders food from supplier or procures food fromstorage.
- Adjusts thermostat controls to regulate temperature of ovens broilers grills roasters and steamkettles.
- Measures and mixes ingredients according to recipe to prepare soups salads gravies dessertssauces and casseroles.
- Bakes roasts broils and steams meats fish vegetables and other foods.
- Adds seasoning to foods during mixing or cooking.
- Observes and tests foods being cooked by tasting smelling and piercing with fork to determinedegree of doneness.
- Carves meats portions food on serving plates adds gravies and sauces and garnishes servings tofill orders.
- Displays knowledge and follows all procedures in sanitation and sanitary food handling.
- Keeps work area clean and organized using soap and sanitizing agents.
- Supervises other cooks and kitchen employees if in a lead cook capacity.
- Washes peels cuts and shreds vegetables and fruits to prepare them for use.
- Butchers chickens fish and shellfish.
- Cuts trims and bones meat prior to cooking.
- Bakes bread rolls cakes and pastry.
- Loads or unloads trucks picking up or delivering food and/or supplies.
- All other reasonable and related duties assigned by the Supervisor.
Qualifications
- Communication Skills
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
- Interact well with our Carlton Family residents family members all staff members futureresidents.
- Must have basic knowledge of food preparation service standards and resident relations and etiquette.
- Ability to calculate units of weight and measure both liquid and dry as required by recipes.
- Ability to use common sense and understanding to carry out instructions furnished in the writtenoral or diagram form.
- Education and Experience
- According to Title 22 requirements employee must be at least eighteen 18 years of age.
- High school diploma or GED is preferred or equivalent experience.
- Formal culinary training or degree in culinary arts are preferred.
- One year prior culinary experience is preferred with a serve safe certification.
- Certificates License Registration
- Current First Aid Certification (obtained through community)
- DOJ and FBI fingerprint clearance must be completed prior to working in community (obtained through community)
- Health screening and negative TB test must be less than six 6 months old. (obtained through community)
Employment Type
Full-Time
