Description
CLOSING DATE : Open Continuously with Weekly Reviews
POSITION : Short Notice Cook
SALARY : $20.00 per hour
REPORTS TO : Food Services Manager
LOCATION : Convalescent Center, Nespelem, WA
Basic Functions : This is aNon-Exempt position. Assists the senior meal center head cook with the planning, preparing and serving of nutritionally balanced, cost-effective meals to be served in a congregate setting and delivered to clients at their homes.
Provides assistance with menu planning, food purchases, and maintaining sanitary conditions at the senior Mealsite. Must have good understanding of senior citizens needs, establish and maintain working relationships with clients, co-workers, other program or agency staff and the general public.
Qualifications
Education and Training :
- Requires a High School Diploma or G.E.D. AND typically requires 3-6 months experience.
- Must possess or have the ability to obtain Food Handlers Permit within 5 days of employment.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :
- Requires knowledge of food preparation and serving a variety of foods in quantity amounts.
- Requires ability to read, understand and follow verbal and written instructions accurately.
- Requires ability to work from written menus / recipes and to adapt standard recipes to prepare dishes for a varying number of people.
- Requires ability to prepare meals for special diets.
- Requires ability to operate and maintain standard cooking appliances / equipment
- Requires ability to work independently and follow line of authority.
- Requires ability to establish, and maintain effective / cooperative working relationships with others (peers, clientele / public).