Cook Per Diem

Job Title: Cook
Location: Darien, CT
Employment Type: Per Diem
Salary Range: Competitive
Department: Dining Services

Reports To: Culinary Services Director

Summary: The Cook prepares and services meals for the dietary department in a safe and method in compliance with dietary standards, policy and procedures. All responsibilities will be appetizing conducted in a manner that is consistent with Maplewood Senior Living philosophy.

Essential Functions:

- Assists or prepares food items and serves food to residents within scheduled time frame

- Cleans and maintains food service areas, including kitchen and dining room

- Assists Culinary Services Director in maintaining inventory control

- Supervises servers in the absence of the Culinary Service Director

- Maintains clean, neat, and safe work environment

- Demonstrates knowledge of kitchen equipment including but not limited to: ovens, slicers, mixers, steam tables, steamers, toasters, coffee pots, refrigerators, and freezers

- Assures that residents diets are being followed

- Assures employees and resident guest meals are accounted for on a daily basis

- Reports to Culinary Service Director any loss, breakage, or waste of supplies and equipment

- Observes and communicates to Culinary Service Director problems or potential problems in the dietary department

- Ability to work with little or no supervision

- Ability to cook large quantities of food and deliver a superior product

- Ability to guide and instruct others in food preparation and food serving

- Ability to maintain professional demeanor under stress

- Ability to recognized needs and help others without prompting

- Ability to relate well with other employees and residents of the facility

- Is neat, clean and works safely

- Maintains current cleaning list and highest standards for kitchen cleanliness

- Respects residents rights and adheres to community policy on resident care

- Performs all other duties assigned by any member of management

Compliance & Safety

- Follows emergency procedures

- Reports on the job injuries to the supervisor before the end of the work shift on the day the injury occurs

Communication

- Communicates effectively with supervisor and other staff

- Advise supervisor and appropriate manager in any changes in physical and mental health of resident immediately.

- Maintains acceptable attendance record, notifies supervisor if late or unable to work in accordance with personnel policies and follows work schedule

Education/Experience/Licensure/Certification

- Serve Safe Certification Required

- Has a working knowledge of rules and regulations related to health and safety in food preparation.

- Knowledge of cooking times and temperatures essential in accordance to state guidelines

- Knowledge of various cuts of meat and seasonings

- Demonstrates ability in a wide range of food preparation and skills Experience in dealing with seniors and their dietary needs.

- Ability to read, write, and speak English

Physical Requirements

- Physically able to bend and reach.

- Physically able to push and pull and lift up to 40-50lbs at times.

- Physically able to stand for extended periods of time

- Ability to work in a hot/humid environment for extended amounts of time

- Is subject to burns from hot foods, cuts from knives, falls on slippery floors if caution is not used when working

- Tastes and smells food to determine quality and palatability

Miscellaneous

- Required to work weekends and holidays as assigned

- May be required to work on shifts other than the one for which hired

- May be required to work extended hours up to 16 hours per day