Cook - Slm Services, Llc : Job Details

** Cook**

**Job Category****:** Food & Beverage **Requisition Number****:** COOK002618 Showing 1 location **Job Details**

**Description**

****Great opportunity for someone with compassion, commercial kitchen experience, special dietary need awareness, and a sense of humor****

**Our Cook:**

Demonstrates considerable initiative and judgment regarding setting up meals, seasoning food, estimating food requirements, utilizing leftovers, and presenting food in an attractive manner.

Plans cooking schedule to have meals prepared on time and in accordance with established meal schedules.

Prepares, portions, garnishes, and serves meals following standard recipes and in accordance with planned menus and established portion control procedures in a timely and respectable manner.

Inventory management.

Maintains confidentiality regarding residents personal and health information and respect residents privacy. Adheres to the resident bill of rights as defined by State law.

Qualifications:

Two to three years of commercial level food preparation experience.

Experience in assisted living/skilled nursing setting and comprehensive of restrictive diets.

Working knowledge of basic nutrition, cooking techniques, portion control and serving.

Ability to properly operate common kitchen equipment such as mixer, meat slicer, oven, grill, deep fryer, stove, steamer, chopper, dishwasher, microwave.

Ability to cook a variety of foods in large quantities and familiarity with seasoning requiring and cooking time involved.

Ability to follow standard recipes and independently prepare multi-course meals.

Basic computer skills desirable

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Degree and/or certification from culinary institute preferred.

Holds/obtains applicable local, state, otherwise required food handling/sanitation licenses and/or certifications.

Benefits for full-time associates: Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and supplemental insurance as well as tuition reimbursement, upward mobility, an an outstanding Employer Matched 401(k) program

Equal Opportunity Employer & drug-free workplace

**Qualifications**

**Skills**

**Behaviors**

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**Motivations**

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**Education**

**Preferred**

High School or better.

**Experience**

**Licenses & Certifications**

**Required**

Safe Food Certification

Serve Safe

**Preferred**

Nutrition & Hydration

Safe Food Handling & Nutr