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Job Location:
Ellington, CT - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Ivy at Ellington a locally family owned and operated Assisted Living Community is looking for a Part-Time cook approximately 8-16 hours a week. We are a 80 apartment facility that offers restaurant style dining for our residents. We are looking for an energetic and compassionate cook to join our team. Must have weekend availability. The Cook is responsible to prepare food in accordance with current applicable federal state and local standards guidelines and regulations and as directed by Food Service Director to assure that quality food is provided.
Benefits
- PTO
- Health and Dental Insurance
- Life insurance
- Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
- Health Care FSA
- Dependent Care FSA
- Paid Holidays/Floating Holiday
- Pet Health Insurance Programs
- Employee Assistance Plans
- Retirement Account Assistance
- Employee Appreciation Programs
Responsibilities:
- Work in accordance with serve safe requirements maintaining a clean sanitary kitchen at all times following all delineated safe food handling procedures and protocols
- Adhere to all Department of Public Health rules and regulations as it pertains to food production maintenance and sanitary requirements of the kitchen and kitchen equipment including surrounding areas service area dining room storage areas freezer walk in cooler other refrigeration systems
- Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of kitchen work area equipment and dining room tables and chairs
- Understand dietary and allergy requirements/restrictions of the residents and serves food accordingly
- Follow OSHA regulations and safety procedures when using equipment lifting bending following OSHA Standards of Stay Safe in the commercial kitchen reporting all personal accident or work related injuries immediately adhering to reporting protocols and procedures
- Will take part in and can prepare all the food for catered functions including preparation and assembly on display trays with appropriate garnishes
- Help the chef with overall operations of the kitchen
- Take part in the sanitation of all food preparation work surfaces on a clean-as-you go basis as needed or assigned
- Supervise utility and wait staff as applicable/appropriate
Requirements:
- Must be able to read understand and prepare recipes without direction
- Possess a demonstrated working knowledge of cooking fundamentals
- Must be able to prepare meats fish soups sauces vegetables and desserts garnishing the plate using an acceptable method aesthetically pleasing
- Must have knowledge of methods and procedures for serving food principles of sanitation and principles of safe food handling and is sensitive to the needs of elders and disabled individuals
- Must have and maintain Serve-Safe Certification
- Must have and maintain Allergy Awareness Training
- Must take anti-choking training
- Must be at least 18 years old
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Culinary Experience
- Food Handling
- Restaurant Experience
- Food Preparation Experience
- Kitchen Experience
- Hotel Experience
- Taleo
- Cake Decorating
- Cooking
- Baking
- Sanitation
- Knife Skills
About Company
Looking for an enthusiastic and energetic activity assistant that loves to have fun with seniors to join our Ivy Family! The Activity Assistant will assist in...
