Cook - Elderwood at Ticonderoga : Job Details
Cook
Elderwood at TiconderogaJob Location : Ticonderoga,NY, USA
Cook Rate Range : $16.00 - $20.00 / hour (Earn more with experience)
NEW, Gas Allowance Benefit for Full and Part-time positions!
Elderwood at Ticonderoga is seeking skilled and respectful Cook to join our team and make a difference in the lives of our residents. We are looking to fill our FULL-TIME positions.
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Apply today! Elderwood at Ticonderoga at Benefits:
- Gas Allowance Stipend
- Pay in Lieu of Benefits for our part-time clinical staff - ask us how to earn 16% more!
- Increased Tuition Assistance Program for Clinical Tracks - ask HR about our School Partners that provide the most reimbursement & assistance
- Shift Differentials
- Full Benefits Package, including 401k with Employer Match
- Employee referral program
Cook Position Overview:
Meal times are highlights of daily life, and excellent nutrition and appetite appeal are central to the well-being of residents and patients. Our chefs, wait staff and kitchen staff prepare and serve delicious, wholesome menus.
ResponsibilitiesCook Responsibilities:
- Review menus and production sheets to determine food quantities needed for regular, mechanically altered and other special diet needs.
- Prepare specified food items, as assigned.
- Test cooked foods by tasting and smelling samples.
- Ensure that sanitation and safety standards are met in the preparation, cooking and production line stages of food production.
- Maintain cleanliness and upkeep of specified equipment and the general kitchen work area.
- Supervise food being cooked; ensures that food is held and served at correct temperature.
- Assist with preparation of and distribution of foodstuffs.
Cook Qualifications:
Minimum 18 yrs. age required. High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Previous food preparation experience required.
Ability to understand and organize food preparation activities required.
Ability to carry out cooking tasks at a safe and efficient level of performance required.
Knowledge of food preparation and production process necessary.
Pride in quality of food and service necessary.
High degree of personal cleanliness and good hygiene; health status suitable for service of food required.
Respect for residents' privacy and rights; respectful and dignified treatment of residents required.
- This position requires regular interaction with residents, coworkers, visitors, and/or supervisors. In order to ensure a safe work environment for residents, coworkers, visitors, and/or supervisors of the Company, and to permit unfettered communication between the employee and those residents, coworkers, visitors, and supervisors, this position requires that the employee be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language at an intermediate or more advanced level.