We need a positive, compassionate cook for our wonderful residents. The shift is from 7:00am-2:00pm. Come find out why Beehive Homes is the next best place to home.
Some responsibilities include:
· Demonstrate positive interpersonal relations in dealing with employees, residents, residents' families, visitors, and co-workers in a professional, confidential manner.
· Initiate and participate in quality assurance and quality improvement activities based on the four components of quality assurance: Quality, Service, Friendliness, and Cleanliness.
· Demonstrate the ability to embrace and project the values of the facility: compassion, positivity, respectful communication, responsibility, trust, community, safety, respect, teamwork, partnership and service, integrity, efficiency, and financial responsibility.
· Provide informative written and oral correspondence to the Manager of Bee Hive Homes and act in an advisory capacity on all food service issues.
· Make informative, decisive decisions and inform the staff of all major changes and/or changes to menu's.
· Communicate accurate and pertinent information to facilitate efficient and optimal resident nutrition.
· Oversee the dietary and food service performance of the facility.
· Assure that standards and objectives for safe food handling are met.
· Apply problem solving and conflict resolution skills where needed.
· Work to establish a group culture to enable Bee Hive Homes to function as a “whole.”
DUTIES
The Cook is expected to perform position-related duties that include, but are not limited to:
Dietary
· Prepare nutritious, well-prepared and presented meals on a timely and consistent basis in accordance with written menu, approved recipes, special diet requirements, and number of persons served.
· Ensure food, food preparation, equipment, and storage areas are maintained in accordance with sanitation requirements.
· Serve food according to dietary guidelines, checking for completeness and accurateness of the food served.
· Review residents' diet information and care plans and discuss with resident, family, and resident care attendants as necessary to make appropriate changes.
· Monitor portion control guidelines for individual residents.
· Maintain sufficient inventory as specified by state licensure bureau, and purchase food items within budgeting parameters.
· Stock and store food items as specified by state licensure bureau.
· Retrieve dishes and utensils following meals and ensure all dishes and utensils are washed and properly
sanitized.
· Complete substitution log if applicable.
· Post weekly menus.
Regulatory and Legal
· Ensure compliance to policies related to safe food handling and infection control.
· Bring to the attention of Bee Hive Homes Manager any deficiencies that may arise and correct as necessary.
· Ensure compliance with respect to risk management; death, the dying and the aging process; fire safety;
disaster preparedness; residents' rights; and grievance procedures.
· Assist during a state survey or other in-house inspection of records as necessary.
Facility Management
· Ensure optimal maintenance of the kitchen, dining room, and equipment.
· Monitor and maintain food/supply inventory.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
Education/Certification
· High school diploma or equivalent.
· If needed a certification from a physician, nurse practitioner, or other health care professional to verify no communicable diseases, open skin lesions, or any other health problems that would interfere with job performance.
· No previous felony conviction or conviction for fraud of the federal government.
· Background check (BCI).
· First aid certification.
· CPR certification.
· TB test.
· Food handler permit.
· 18 years of age.
· One year of experience in the food service field preferred.
Skills/Abilities
· Knowledge of the assisted living care industry.
· Excellent leadership skills.