Cook

Job Description

Position: Cook

Department: Culinary

Community:

Supervisor: Culinary Experience Director (CED)

IMPACT STATEMENT

The responsibilities of the Cook include, but are not limited to, fulfilling the company’s mission, vision,

and core value statements while achieving census, revenue, and profit goals as well as building and

maintaining valuable referral relationships within the senior care community. He or she is responsible

for offering the highest quality of care and complying with AZDHS, county, and city regulations. He or

she is also required to ensure the community offers the highest quality of dining and complies with the

Maricopa County Environmental Health Service’s and as well as the AZDHS health care regulations. The

Cook vital job function is to make sure that revenue, expense, and profit goals are met continuously.

POSITION OBJECTIVES

• Ensure that company’s mission statement is successfully fulfilled

• Meet or exceed financial and census goals

• Succeed in maximizing revenue and minimizing expenses

• Foster a culture of compassion and people-focused care

• Construct positive relationships with all senior-care professionals and in the community

• Build the business for long-term success

• Protect the business from potential liabilities and risks

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The charge of the Cook is to coordinate and conduct the overall dining experience and nutrition of the

residents. This should be accomplished by ensuring that each senior’s daily dietary needs are being met

through meals that are appetizing, nutritious, visually appealing, and prepared according to individual

tastes and preferences, as well as creating a dining environment that is warm, friendly, and inviting.

Culinary Operations

• Communicates and connects with residents to learn their dining tastes and preferences and

ensure the residents are satisfied

• Provides alternate meal choices for each meal in accordance with residents tastes and

preferences

• Adheres to all county health codes and earn E (for excellent) at each inspection

• Complies with all Arizona Department of Health Services regulations• Meets residents special diet needs (i.e., diabetics, mechanical soft, food allergies etc.)

• Follows the posted weekly menus

• Collaborates with the CED on the requisition of products and other necessary food supplies

• Ensures that high standards of sanitation, cleanliness and safety are always maintained in the

kitchen and dining room(s)

• Establishes controls to minimize food and supply waste and avoid employee theft

• Utilize knowledge about safety, sanitation, and accident prevention principles to ensure food

prep is safe

• Adheres to standard recipes and techniques for food preparation and presentation, which help

to ensure consistently high quality and to minimize food costs

• Consults with the CED as relates to food production and special events being planned

• Cooks or directly supervises the cooking of items that require skillful preparation

• Evaluates food products to ensure that quality standards are consistently attained

• Interacts with CED to ensure that food production consistently exceeds the expectations of

residents and family members

• Adheres to the planned and posted cleaning and maintenance schedule for all kitchen areas and

equipment

• Utilizes locally sourced and organic food whenever possible

Leadership

• Creates a positive environment, which encourages creative, positive problem solving and overall

job satisfaction for team members

• Develops a strong team culture which fosters interdepartmental cooperation

• Demonstrate exemplary attitude, work ethic, and unwavering integrity

• Lead with a servant-leadership style that is inspirational, motivational, and compassionate

Customer Service

• Contribute to an incredible customer experience

• Assist CED in providing training and insight to team members to achieve positive customer

interactions

• Help team members be great with positive attitudes that treat everyone the way they would like

to be treated