About this role
Cook - Onalaska, WI
$18.40 - $21.16 hourly
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Join a Team That Feels Like Family
At the Onalaska Care Center, were more than a workplace—were a community. We provide high-quality, compassionate care to our residents, and were looking for a dedicated Nurse Manager to join our team.
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What You'll do
The Cook is responsible for preparing and serving a nutritious meal for a variety of dietary needs, while following food safety requirements. The Cook supervises the work of Dietary Aides when the department supervisor is not available. Prior experience working in a Nursing Home or assisted living is preferred, but not required. We will train the right fit for our team! Rotating weekends and holidays.
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Shift Availability:
- Full-time: AM and Mid-day shifts, rotating weekends and holidays
Job Responsibilities:
- Responsible for keeping food safe, using time and temperature control for safety guidelines.
- Reviews menus, production sheets, and menu extensions concerning quantities and types of meats, vegetables, soups, salad, sandwiches, and desserts to be prepared and served.
- Follows standardized recipes exactly for all food prepared and notifies supervisor if recipes need to be adjusted.
- Follows residents diet orders and honors resident preferences when serving meals by thoroughly reading the tray card.
- Must be knowledgeable of food allergies and avoid serving residents foods that contain those allergens.
- Cleans and sanitizes food contact surfaces and work area routinely, ensuring the highest degree of sanitation.
- Thaws, cooks, serves, and cools foods in accordance with food safety guidelines.
- Plans cooking schedule so that foods will be ready at specified time.
- Puts away food deliveries in cooler and freezer.
- In the absence of the Director of Nutrition Services.
Fills out call-in slips for absences and replaces staff.
- Notifies the appropriate person, e.g. maintenance staff, Charge Nurse, Reinhart, administrator, of broken equipment or emergency situations.
- Ensures Dietary Aides are following established policies and procedures relating to food safety, personal hygiene, etc., and reports non-compliance to the Director of Nutrition Services
- Reports any issues to Director of Nutrition Services in a timely manner.
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Why Work With Us?
- Supportive leadership and team environment
- Consistent staffing and manageable workloads
- Opportunities for growth and advancement
- Strong focus on employee well-being and retention
- A chance to build lasting relationships with residents
Qualifications
Experience and Qualifications:
- At least 1-3 years of commercial cooking experience preferred. Can be trained on the job.
- Must be knowledgeable of food regulations, food safety, and personal hygiene requirements.
- Demonstrates initiative, dependability, and leadership qualities.
- Ability to operate knives, blenders, mixer, grinder, grill overs, garbage disposal, and other standard foodservice equipment.
- Critical thinking and multitasking ability.
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Compensation & Benefits:
Available to all:
- Paid Time Off
- Employee Assistance Program
- 403(b) Retirement Plan
- Additional Benefits at 40+ hours/pay period:
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Vision Insurance,
- Life Insurance,
- Critical Care and Accident Insurance
- Additional Benefits at 60+ hours/pay period:
- Paid Volunteer Time
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- FSA
- Long and Short-Term Disability