ENGLISH SPEAKING IS A REQUIREMENT
SUMMARY
Responsible for all food production and meal service in the kitchen including preparing quality kosher meals according to menus and interacting with residents and staff to understand the resident’s food preferences. In addition to, approved Health department and ACHA regulations
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS
Cooks and prepares food according to recipe following the laws of kosher cooking. Follows standardized menus and special diet orders
Participates in the overall serving and delivery of meals. Plates all food and assists in serving residents as needed
Maintains all culinary paperwork daily; including food temperatures, frig/freezer temperatures and roll call and overall kitchen sanitation temperatures
Maintains trash receptacles throughout the shift in accordance with Health Department standards
Maintain the Memory Care kitchen according to established rules and regulations. Assist in maintaining a safe and sanitary department, with attention to cleanliness of all kitchen appliances, countertops, cabinets, pantry and dry food storage and all other kitchen related items and areas
Responsible for in receiving supplies, examine supplies to ensure quality and quantity meet established standards and assume proper food storing by labeling and dating all food and maintain proper refrigerator and freezer hierarchy per Health Department Standards
Inventories and orders food and non-food supplies and informs Director of items needed or requested
Check food supplies for next meal and begins food prep for next day’s meals as needed
Completes all meal charge slips for any guests and turns in to Admin Assistant
Washes, sanitizes, and stores all pots, utensils and cooking equipment after use each day
Reviews and develops recipes based on type of food to be prepared according to therapeutic diets. Follows standardized menus and special diet orders.
Participate in in-service programs and attend daily production meetings. Universal Philosophy
Uphold expectations for safety on unit by being constantly aware of surroundings and resident needs
Maintain constant interaction with residents to provide active engagement and customer focus
Ability to redirect and engage with residents in a social and supportive manner
Possess the ability to provide creative interventions with residents
Stimulate and motivate residents as often as possible
Operate under the universal worker philosophy
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible for all food production in memory care kitchen. Directly work with prep cook to manage meals. Develop par level sheets and work with distribution person to stock the memory care kitchen.
QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Culinary degree; or one to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read and understand dietary instructions, recipes, production guides and menus, and fluent in English language (both written and verbal). REASONING ABILITY Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS None required.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl talk or hear and occasionally required to taste or smell. The employee must be able to regularly lift and/or move 10 pounds and occasionally move 25 pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee may be occasionally required to spend time working in minimally near moving mechanical parts and extreme cold (non-weather) The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic)
This position requires a background screening through the Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. For information on the requirements, please visit the Clearinghouse Education and Awareness website at https://info.flclearinghouse.com
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From $16.00 per hour
Benefits:
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Preferred)
- Night Shift (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- West Palm Beach, FL 33417 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- West Palm Beach, FL 33417: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
