Prep Cook

Cook Full Time for Memory care Facility 

Responsible for assisting with the preparation and presentation of all food, maintaining the kitchen equipment in a safe and sanitary condition, and ensuring the efficient operation of the Food Service department by completing any other tasks as requested.

Essential Job Functions:

• Prepare food items per the approved menus and recipes.
• Ensure that all food is attractively presented to residents and guests. Cover, label, date and properly store all food items.
• Follow the daily, weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly cleaning schedule for all equipment, appliances, and surfaces in the food service department.
• Assist with serving meals to residents as necessary.
• Assist with dishwashing, cleaning, and stocking tasks as necessary.

Working Environment/ Physical Duties:

• Frequently lift and/or carry 0-20 lbs. up to 30 yards unassisted.
• Commercial kitchen with full scope of equipment, cooking utensils, walk-in cooler/freezer, and dry storage area primarily.
• Assisted living community dining room and common areas secondarily.
• Demonstrate compliance to the Safe Operations Program through appropriate attitude, awareness, and actions.
• Requires extensive use of arms, hands, fingers, legs, and back.
• Frequently reach, mix, push, or pull with arms and hands.
• Frequently stand or walk for 0-3 hours at one time throughout an 8-hour day.
• Occasionally sit for 0-2 hours at one time throughout an 8-hour day.
• Frequently stoop, bend, kneel, climb, talk, see, and hear.
• Frequently be exposed to hot water, stem, appropriate sanitizers, and cleaning solutions.
• Occasionally life and/or carry up to 50 lbs. up to 30 yards unassisted.
• May be required to support/assist a resident's full body weight.
• Adhere to the company's mission and core values:

Education: High school diploma or equivalent.

Must pass Level 2 background screening through the Florida Clearinghouse (Learn more: https://info.flclearinghouse.com)

Experience: Six months' food service experience in a retirement or hospitality environment; able to use sanitizers, cleaners, and chemicals; strong verbal communication skills.

Licensing/ Serv-Safe Certification within 6 months of hire