Food Service Cook - $500 SIGN ON BONUS

Company info:

Graceworks Lutheran Services is a not-for-profit organization serving over 2000 older adults and adults with disabilities. We are a leader in offering services and settings that inspire and support a sense of home when people experience challenging and changing circumstances to aging and living with disabilities.

At Bethany Village we pride ourselves on providing top-of-the-line care to all residents. Our 100-acresis centrally located in the city of Centerville OHandfeatures well-appointed living options situated on our beautifully landscaped grounds.

Graceworks Core Values:

Faithfulness to Christ-As part of the Church Graceworks Lutheran Services performs its work in response to Jesus Christ and as an extension of his ministry.

Wholeness of Life -Recognizing and valuing the inherent worth of each individual Graceworks Lutheran Services helps each person experience dignity and the fullest achievable level of physical mental emotional spiritual and vocational ability.

Equality and Justice -Advocating justice recognizing the equality of all persons when offering services and opportunities for service and seeking to develop and balance societal resources to serve vulnerable persons who have more intense needs.

Quality of Service Delivering the highest quality services possible by demonstrating competence compassion continuous improvement innovation and creativity.

Integrity Demonstrating honesty integrity fairness and trustworthiness ensuring that actions and relationships represent a sincere and balanced expression of organizational values.

Stewardship of Resources Exercising faithful stewardship of financial resources and physical assets and is responsible and accountable for their proper deployment in the work of ministry.

Position Summary:

Full Time

Shift: 10:00am - 6:30pm (with biweekly5:00am 1:30pm shift) or 5:30am - 2:00pm

Monday - Friday and every other weekend

Compensation: $15.000-$18.00 per hour - Based on experience

This position works any of the follow positions listed as needed to provide quality nutritional care to our residents through accurate and sanitary food preparation and service and cleaning and sanitizing activities. This position functions under strict Federal State and local regulations which must be learned and practiced.

Job Duties:

• Prepares breakfast lunch and dinner items using and maintaining recipes and production counts.
• Portions and plates food for the Vista Place dining room and the Pavilion.
• Takes and records temperatures of all the hot and cold food items to be served.
• Ensures cost containment through correct production portioning and sanitary food handling.
• Uses equipment safely reporting equipment problems promptly.
• Covers labels dates and refrigerates all food prepared in advance of need.
• Washes all pots pans and cooking utensils as work is completed.
• Performs all production and clean-up duties as assigned.
• Accurately records and appropriately communicates all information coming into Vista Place Dining.
• Plans cooking schedule to have food ready on time.
• Reviews menus to determine type and quantities of meats vegetables and soups to prepare.
• Confers with manager/supervisor regarding preparation problems or changes.
• Procures food items from the refrigerator freezer or store room.
• Cleans trims and cuts meats as needed.
• Prepares vegetables.
• Measures and mixes ingredients according to recipes and correctly converts recipes to adjust for quantities needed.
• Inspects foods and meats in storage.
• Maintains sanitary and clean ranges work tables equipment and refrigerators.
• Utilizes stores or disposes of all edible foods according to directions of manager/supervisor.
• Informs manager/supervisor of any irregularities of quantity or quality of food purchased.
• Responsible for handling and preparing food in accordance with sanitation regulations.
• Completes assigned cleaning within the time period given.
• Adhere to all policies and procedures of the organization and all federal and state laws regarding the privacy of protected health information.
• Performs other duties as directed.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications: The ability to read follow directions and document as needed is be able to read small print such as on measuring containers and manometers. Must be able to discriminate subtle color differences as in skin tones and packaging materials.The ability to pass a drug test including testing for marijuana.

Minimum Experience: Previous experience in cooking desired.

Top benefits:

• Tuition reimbursement options
• Paid time off
• Employee Assistance Program and Success Coach are free resources to help you be successful in all areas of your life
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Extended Illness Benefit

We are an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race color sex religion sexual orientation national origin disability genetic information pregnancy or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal state or local laws.

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