COOK at Jennings Center For Older Adults – Garfield Heights, Ohio

Position Title: Cook

Reports to: Dining Services Supervisor/Executive Chef

Position Details: Full Time 11:00am – 7:30pm, 5 days per week, including every other weekend and every other holiday.

Qualifications

• Experienced as a cook in health care desirable, preferably long-term care.
• Completion of food service sanitation course or inservices desirable.
• Ability to follow oral and written directions.

Essential Functions

1. Handle and prepare food.

2. Prepare food, which is palatable and appetizing in appearance.

3. Follow oral and written directions.

4. Follow written menus and recipes.

5. Understand therapeutic diets.

6. Prepare food items in accordance with therapeutic diets.

7. Responsible for avoiding food waste.

8. Assume responsibility for meeting meal schedules.

9. Responsible for use and care of food service equipment.

10. Work cooperatively with food service staff and other departments.

11. Attend inservice training programs for Dining Services staff members.

12. Observe infection control procedures.

13. Observe all facility safety policies and procedures.

14. Maintain required records for substitutes, food temperatures and cooler temperatures.

15. Relate to residents, families and other staff in a friendly, courteous and helpful manner.

16. Come to work as scheduled and consistently demonstrate dependability and punctuality.

17. Accept assigned duties in a cooperative manner.

18. Assume accountability for data contained in the Staff Handbook.

19. Assume responsibility of supervisor when Dining Services Supervisor and Director are not present.

20. Perform simple arithmetic and units of measurement conversions used in food preparation.

21. Understand and comply with the Corporate Compliance Program.

22. Know, understand and exemplify the Mission and Values of Jennings: Respect, Community, Discovery of Potential and Celebration of Life.

23. Perform other related duties as directed by the supervisor.

Occupational Qualifications

1. Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation
2. Prolonged periods of standing, and/or walking, as required by the position
3. Ability to use standard office equipment, including computers, phones, and other workplace technology
4. Manual dexterity sufficient to perform the job-related tasks accurately and efficiently
5. Visual, auditory, and verbal abilities necessary to communicate effectively and perform job duties
6. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks simultaneously