Chef
Company: COVINGTON SENIOR LIVING - OREM
Location: Orem
Posted on: January 20, 2023
Job Description:
POSITION SUMMARYThe Cook is responsible for the planning,
direction, monitoring, and execution of food preparation for the
facility. This individual must be able to effectively communicate
both in written and oral form. The Cook assists the Foodservice
Director of Covington Senior Living in the evaluation of
operational performance, quality of service, and delivery and
competitiveness with other area facilities. This person must have
excellent leadership skills to aid in motivating and developing the
resident staff. This individual must be highly organized and
possess outstanding interpersonal skills with a high level of
energy and enthusiasm. The Cook must be a firm decision-maker,
taking into consideration the impact of that decision on the
overall organization. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS The Cook reports to the
Foodservice Director and is responsible for carrying out the
primary duties of food preparation as outlined by the Executive
Director/Assistant Executive Director of Covington Senior Living.
These essential functions include, but are not limited to:
- Demonstrate positive interpersonal relations in dealing with
employees, residents, residents' families, visitors, and coworkers
in a professional and confidential manner.
- Initiate and participate in quality assurance and quality
improvement activities based on the four components; resident
satisfaction, employee satisfaction, process/system refinement, and
financial impact.
- Demonstrate the ability to embrace and project the values of
the community: compassion, positivity, respectful communication,
responsibility, trust, community, safety, respect, teamwork,
partnership, service, integrity, efficiency, and financial
responsibility.
- Provide informative written and oral correspondence to
Executive Director/Assistant Executive Director of Covington Senior
Living and act in an advisory capacity on all food service
issues.
- Make informative decisions and inform the staff of all major
changes and/or changes to menus, document such changes in the
substitution log.
- Communicate accurate and pertinent information to facilitate
effective and efficient resident nutrition.
- Assist Foodservice Director in the overseeing the dietary and
food service performance for the facility.
- Ensure that standards and objectives for safe food handling are
met.
- Apply problem solving and conflict resolution skills when
needed.
- Work to establish a group culture to enable Covington Senior
Living 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 in 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 the 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 Foodservice Director 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 weekly grocery inventory and shopping lists.
- Complete substitution log if applicable.
- Post weekly menus.
- Ensure compliance to policies related to safe food handling and
infection control.
- Bring the Executive Director/Assistant Executive Director's
attention to any deficiencies that may arise and correct as
necessary.
- Ensure compliance to policies relating to work site safely,
blood-borne pathogens, hazard communication.
- 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.
- Take corrective action when administration indicates budget
concerns exist.
- Ensure optimal maintenance of the kitchen, dining room, and
equipment.
- Monitor and maintain food supply inventory. Regulatory and
Legal Financial Management Facility Management POSITION
SPECIFICATIONS - - - - - - - Essential Qualifications - - - - - - -
- - - - - - Education/Certification
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- A certification from a physician, nurse practitioner, or other
health 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.
- CPR certified and first aid certification.
- Criminal background check (BCI).
- TB test.
- Food Handlers Permit.
- 18+ years of age.
- One year of experience in the food service field
preferred.
- Successful completion of Covington Senior Living training
program. - - - - - - Skills/Abilities
- Knowledge of the assisted living care industry.
- Excellent leadership skills.
- Decisive, well-informed, decision-maker.
- Ability to communicate effectively in written and oral
form.
- Capacity to work effectively with different types of
people.
- Ability to work efficiently and professionally under pressure
with time constraints.
- Ability to calmly handle stressful situations.
- Demonstrate organizational capabilities.
- Knowledge of food safety.
- Knowledge of nutritional/dietetic principles and applications
based on calorie levels and nutrient adequacy.
- Knowledge of how to design special diets specific to a health
problem.
- Work within a budget. - Preferred Qualifications
- Well-rounded with developed outside interests. POSITION
ENVIRONMENT This position requires the ability to work under time
pressures, and the ability to interact with a diverse group of
individuals. Physical demands include moving boxes, light equipment
and supplies, and operating kitchen equipment. Standing for long
periods of time (up to 2-4 hours per day) may be required. Lifting,
up to twenty-five pounds, on a regular basis is required.
Occasional lifting and carrying of items up to fifty pounds is also
required. Requires hearing to normal range and corrected vision.
The Cook facilitates and participates in menu planning on behalf of
Covington Senior Living. This position is an exempt position under
the FLSA and does require overtime in order to accomplish those
duties outlined and to complete projects. Occasional stress related
to multiple responsibilities is anticipated. -
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