Employment Type: Part-time 20-25 hours a week, includes 12 hour shifts.
Pay Rate: $20
Position Description:
Celia's House in Holmes Park is first and foremost a home for those at the end-of-life. Thus, we believe that food will be an essential aspect of providing our residents with the best possible care. The assistant cook/chef will work with our volunteers and caregiving staff to create a culture of mindful caregiving by providing "homemade-from scratch" meals around our resident’s needs, modified when required by disease or condition, including cultural preferences and desires.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A high school diploma or equivalent.
- Oregon Food Handler’s license.
- Minimum of 1 year of commercial cooking experience.
- Flexibility with schedule, including ability to work occasional evenings, weekends, and holidays.
- Ability to work 12 hour shifts
- Ability to pass a background check and drug screening.
- Ability to remain calm, mindful and kind under pressure.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience cooking in a commercial or retirement or care facility a plus.
- Experience with specialty diets (i.e.: diabetic, low sodium, textural/ liquid).
- Has a love of cooking and serving people through food.
Personal Traits:
- Compassion
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- High ethical standards
- Empathy and resilient
- Physical and emotional stability
- Strong organizational skills
Responsibilities:
- Prepping and procuring foods & inventory/ plating meals / clean up after meals
- Adherence to kitchen health and safety standards
- Compliance with Oregon Administrative Rules for Residential Care Facility Food Services
- Communicate with caregiving staff regarding the dietary needs of residents and plan meals accordingly.
- Ensure correct quantities of foods are made and served in adherence with food safety and sanitation standards.
Physical and working condition requirements:
- Stands: Often and for long periods
- Sits: Occasionally
- Walks: Often and for short distances
- Bends: Often
- Stairs: Occasionally
- Lifts: Frequently with assistance of equipment and others
- Kneels: Seldom
- Repetitive hand/foot: Often and for short periods
This position requires the ability to lift up to 25 pounds on an occasional basis such as lifting large bags of ingredients. The ability to bend, stretch, twist and perform other awkward physical movements is also required. Some accommodations can be made, if an applicant is otherwise qualified.
Work Remotely
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From $20.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
