Cook - Assisted Living

Hover Senior Living Community


Date: 23 hours ago
City: Longmont, CO
Contract type: Full time
Job Summary

Provide daily oversight and direction to the Assisted Living Kitchen, ensuring all policies and procedures are followed.

Accountabilities

  • General
    • Model the Culture Change Principles of the Eden Alternative.
    • Attend in-service training, educational classes, and meetings as required.
    • Read and comprehend instructions, correspondence and memos.
    • Communicate and function in an interdisciplinary team.
    • Maintain a thorough working knowledge of Community policies and procedures.
    • Solve basic mathematical procedures.
    • Maintain the highest degree of personal and professional integrity.
    • Know and honor Resident Rights.
    • Communicate with residents in a respectful manner.
    • Respond to resident family/visitor requests in a timely and appropriate manner.
    • Make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
    • Provide effective and courteous service to all residents, guests and co-workers.
  • Resident Care
    • Demonstrate knowledge of infection control and universal precautions.
    • Ensure residents are notified of any changes in hours of operation, upcoming special events, changes in menus and/or all other service-related issues in a timely manner through postings, newsletter articles and in-house announcements.
    • Prepare and serve meals that are both appetizing in taste and appearance, and appropriate for each resident.
    • Participate in the monthly Resident Council Meetings being attentive to resident’s requests and concerns. Later implementing these requests in residents’ diet and/or dining experience.
  • Other Duties/Responsibilities
    • Assist with dining including setting/cleaning tables, meal delivery [if necessary], serving meals and washing dishes.
    • Work with the Dining Services Director to develop positive resident relationships by modeling professional customer service, problem solving proactively.
    • Understand and utilize various cooking procedures and methods (grilling, baking, boiling etc.)
    • Checks daily menu and special events calendar to ensure necessary food and supplies are available.
    • Prepares meals meeting nutritional requirements as well as appetizing in appearance.
    • Prepares food based on standardized recipes.
    • Assists in preparation of special meals and for special events.
    • Operates kitchen within state and county regulations including sanitation, food storage, recordkeeping, food temperatures, portion sizes, chemical usage/storage.
    • Operates kitchen equipment safely and efficiently: steamer, oven, grill, meat slicer, mixer, grinder, dishwasher, etc.
    • Maintains cooler and freezer properly: dates and labels food, no food on floor, etc.
    • Assists with putting up stock on delivery days.
    • Assists with daily kitchen duties: washing pots/pans, putting up stock, removing trash and boxes, cleaning steam table and checking water levels.
    • Completes daily cleaning assignments.
    • Maintains a clean and sanitized work environment.
  • Physical Demands/Working Conditions
    • Able to sit, stand, bend, lift, push, pull, stoop, walk, and move frequently during working hours.
    • Able to lift 40 lbs. floor to waist, lift 10 lbs. waist to shoulder, lift and carry 40 lbs., and push/pull 40 lbs.
    • Able to assist in the evacuation of residents.
  • Qualifications and Educational Requirements
    • Minimum of one year experience in a senior care or healthcare setting preferred.
    • High school diploma and/or GED
    • At least 18 years old
    • Ability to read, speak, and write in English
    • Ability to work flexible hours
    • Ability to handle emergency situations
    • Ability to come to mandatory trainings/meetings
Benefits For Full Time Employees

  • Health
    • Nextera Health (provided by Employer)
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Retirement Plan - 401k
  • (PSLF) Public Service Loan Forgiveness
  • PTO/Sick
  • Planet Fitness Corp. Discounted Membership
  • ZayZoon - Earned Wage Access

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