Job Description
Job DescriptionDescription:
Department: Food Services and Chef
Reports To: Food Service Director
Status: Non-exempt
Job Summary:
Responsible for the preparation and cooking of food in the community. Ensure that all meals are prepared and presented according to HallKeen Assisted Living Communities standards.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The following essential functions are the fundamental job duties of the position to be completed with or without appropriate reasonable accommodation.
- Provide a high level of customer service and promote a restaurant style dining atmosphere.
- Work closely with the food service director to keep residents satisfied with food and dining programs.
- Maintain kitchen and food storage and preparation areas in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition at all times.
- Responsible for the opening and/or closing of the kitchen.
- Adhere to cleaning schedules as assigned.
- Ensures that all food is received, stored, and prepared according to company standards.
- Estimate daily or weekly needs of food and supplies and communicates needs to food service director.
- Participate in preparing and cooking meals according to established recipes and approved menus.
- Document temperatures of food prior to service, refrigeration and freezer temperatures.
- Keep kitchen floors clean (sweeps and mops) and trash emptied.
- Assist with the transportation and storage of food and supplies.
- Adhere to standard food safety practices.
- Assist with preparation and execution of special events, banquets, and theme meals.
- May perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or general education degree (GED)
- Minimum of 1-3 years experience as a cook in a hospitality or healthcare environment.
- Serve Safe Certification
- Able to read and follow recipes and printed production guides, cleaning schedules, and logs.
- Must have submitted and completed a Criminal Background check for unlicensed employees in compliance with state regulation.
- Must provide a medical certification from a licensed healthcare provider confirming that the employee is free from communicable disease including TB in compliance with state regulation at hire and annually thereafter.
Required Behavior:
- Ability to build positive and strong relationships with employees, coworkers and residents.
- Focused and dedicated to provide excellent customer service.
- Ability to handle multiple jobs and priorities.
- Accept direction from superiors or other experienced staff.
- Shares job knowledge or resident information with others as needed.
- Give and welcome feedback.
- Operate and Maintain kitchen equipment in a clean and sanitary manner.
- Knowledge of food handling, preparation, cooking and service.
Physical Demands:
- Physically able to move at least 50 lbs. without assistance.
- Physically able to bend, reach, and work in small areas.
- Physically able to push and pull equipment and furnishings.
- Physically able to stand for long periods of time.