Cook - Assisted Living

Spice Up Your Culinary Career! Now Hiring: Full Time Cook!

Are you a culinary rockstar looking to bring your flavor, skills, and heart to an incredible community? Mary Immaculate Health/Care Services - Marguerite’s House Assisted Living Community in Lawrence, MA is looking for a talented, reliable, and compassionate Full Time Cook to join our kitchen family!

If you love creating delicious dishes that bring smiles to people's faces, this is your time to shine! You’ll get to craft high-quality, nutritious, and absolutely flavorful meals for our amazing residents, while keeping things safe, sound, and up to top healthcare food service standards.

Keep your evenings free with this sweet full-time schedule:

• Hours: 32 hours per week

• Time: 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM

• Weekends: Every other weekend availability is required to keep our residents fueled and happy!

What You’ll Do

• Bring the Flavor: Whip up beautiful, mouth-watering meals that our residents look forward to every single day.

• Cook with Care: Navigate dietary restrictions and safety guidelines like a true professional.

• Be the Culinary Hero: Step in during this high-demand period to ensure our community doesn't miss a single beat of the exceptional dining experience they deserve!

Exceptional Benefits & Rewards

We recognize and reward our leadership team with a robust compensation and wellness package designed to support you and your family:

• Competitive Salary commensurate with experience.

• Comprehensive Insurance: Medical, dental, vision, life, and short/long-term disability.

• Generous Time Off: Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO).

• Retirement Planning: 403(b) plan with a competitive employer match.

• Financial Flexibility: Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA).

• Professional Growth: Tuition reimbursement to support your ongoing education.

• Work-Life Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Ready to jump into the kitchen?

If you have the skills, the passion, and the drive to make a difference one plate at a time, we want to hear from you! Apply today and let's cook up something great together at Mary Immaculate Health/Care Services - Marguerite’s House Assisted Living Residence!

Cook Prepares, portions, and serves a variety of hot and cold foods and desserts for MI Residential Community / Assisted Living residents according to production requirements and standardized recipes. Responsible for closing the kitchen, assist with dining room service. Acts as supervisor in the absence of manager.

Responsibilities of the Cook includes the following, but not limited to:

• Opens/closes kitchen for the day by turning on or off all equipment and unlocking or locking all storage areas for the day.
• Prepares, cooks and serves food using standardized recipes and production sheets in accordance with sanitary regulations, and good food handling techniques in an attractive and palatable manner.
• Receives food and nonfood deliveries.
• Supervises production employees and assists in supervising Dietary Assistants, assuring adherence to federal state and local regulations, quality standards and completion of assignments.
• Takes and records temperature of all foods, hot and cold, before serving on tray line and in cafeteria.
• Records refrigeration equipment temperatures daily.
• Calls in employees to properly staff the department in absence of Dining Operations Manager and Director.
• Assures production schedules related to pre-prep, break-outs and food utilization are maintained.
• Re-stocks all food prep and cold storage areas.
• Responsible for food production of all special functions and food services.
• Maintains all equipment and areas in a clean and sanitary condition.
• Recommend changes in technique or procedure for more efficient operation.
• Taste test food for palatability and standards.
• Is an active participant in the Continuous Quality Improvement process by making sure that all tasks are completed correctly and all quality assurance measures are taken.
• Assists in closing the kitchen for the night by locking the front door and all storage areas, shutting off all lights, and double checking all Dietary Aides' assignments have been completed
• Performs related tasks as assigned by Dining Service Director or Dining Operations Manager
• Abide by the Standards of Conduct which is the basis of the Organizational Integrity Program.
• Compliance with Health Information Privacy (HIPPA) related laws and regulations.

Qualifications

2 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.