Job Title: COOK
Location: South Milwaukee Avenue Vernon Hills IL 60061
Job Type: Fulltime
Job Description:
Who you are:
Prepares and serves meals for the dietary department in a safe and appetizing method in compliance with dietary standards policy and procedures.
What you will do:
- Assists or prepares food items and serves food to residents within the scheduled time frame.
- Cleans and maintains food service areas including kitchen and dining room.
- Assists dietary supervisor in maintaining inventory control.
- Supervises dietary aides in the absence of the dietary supervisor.
- Maintains clean neat and safe work environment.
- Assures that residents diets are followed.
- Assures employees and resident guest meals are accounted for daily.
- Reports to dietary supervisor any loss breakage or waste of supplies and equipment.
- Observes and communicate to the dietary supervisor problems or potential problems in the dietary department.
- Maintains current cleaning list and highest standards for kitchen cleanliness.
- Performs all other duties assigned by any member of management.
Requirements:
What you bring:
- Ability to work with little or no supervision.
- Ability to prepare and serve a wide range of foods skillfully.
- Ability to guide and instruct others in food preparation and food serving.
- Ability to maintain a professional demeanor under stress.
- Ability to recognize needs and help others without prompting.
- Ability to relate well with other employees and residents of the facility.
- Is neat clean and works safely.
- Ability to read write and speak English.
- Maintains acceptable attendance record; notifies supervisor if late or unable to work following personnel policies; follows work schedule.
- Is free of nontreated communicable diseases.
- Has the ability to spend long periods on feet.
- Abides by established policies and procedures of the Community. Look for ways to improve Community functioning.
- Respects residents rights and adhere to the facilitys philosophy of resident care.
- Organizes and utilizes time appropriately; sets priorities to accomplish assigned tasks.
Training and Experience:
- Working knowledge of rules and regulations related to health and safety in food preparation.
- Demonstrates ability in a wide range of food preparation and skills.
- Experience in dealing with the elderly and their dietary needs.
- Experience in a similar position with a longterm or related facility.
Universal Precautions:
Exposure to blood/bodily fluids is unlikely.
Physical Requirements:
Ability to lift 4050 pounds regularly during work hours (heavy work level).