Cook

Cook Position at CRISTA Senior Living

Location: CRISTA Senior Living: Cristwood Park, Shoreline, WA

Employment Status: Full Time

Compensation: $19.00 - $25.50 DOE

Benefit Highlights: Health Insurance, Retirement Plans w/CRISTA match, Family Care, Paid Holidays, PTO, Tuition Discount at King's Schools.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Cook is responsible for preparing hot and cold food items using various cooking methodologies, equipment and tools. Ensure evening meal and service demands are met and maintain a sanitary work environment. Service is restaurant style dining with several entrees cooked to order on the line. This position is an integral part of the Senior Living mission of providing joy and purpose to the lives of our residents.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Prepare food by production sheets according to recipes and standards.
• Know and follow food handling and infection control procedures, including HACCP standards.
• Attends meetings as required.
• Participate in continuing education programs.
• Achieve customer satisfaction with the food prepared.
• Prepare all required food on schedule.
• Read recipes and prepare menu items as instructed.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Belief that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior.
• Is a committed Christian who is dedicated to continued spiritual growth and development as evidenced through a growing personal walk with God (e.g. daily spiritual rhythms of prayer, fellowship, Bible study, etc.).
• Prayerfully seeks God's will in their own lives and in their ministry at CRISTA.
• Engages our ministry including staff and colleagues through prayer, participation in spiritual practices, leading devotionals and other spiritual practices.
• Affirms, aligns with and supports CRISTA's Statement of Faith and Christian Community Representative Statement (CCC).
• Conducts themselves in a manner which reflects well on CRISTA Ministries and aligns with its mission, vision, Statement of Faith and Christian Community Representative Commitment (CCC).
• Demonstrates the values of a CRISTA leader.

EDUCATION

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

EXPERIENCE

• One year of cooking experience

LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION

• Current Washington State Food Handler's Permit or obtain one within 30 days.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• 18 years of age
• Adhere to dress code.
• Able to deal with problems as they arise in a kitchen.
• Adhere to CRISTA's policies, procedures and beliefs.
• Able to perform in a team environment.
• Add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions and decimals.
• Able to use weights, measures and volume measurements in cooking.
• Read, write, communicate in and interpret English at a functional level.
• Strong communication skills, honesty and dependability.
• Able to work collaboratively with supervisor, coworkers and residents.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Secondary education
• Previous line cooking experience in a retirement or restaurant setting.

STATEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION

CRISTA is a Christian, religious organization that lives out its faith-based mission through five ministries: CRISTA Camps, CRISTA Media, CRISTA Senior Living, King's Schools, and World Concern. As permitted by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, CRISTA reserves the right to prefer employees of a particular religion and to require its employees to hold certain religious beliefs, engage in certain religious observances, and engage in or refrain from engaging in certain behavior, based on CRISTA's religious beliefs. CRISTA's employees must agree with and support without reservation CRISTA's Statement of Faith and must conduct themselves in accordance with the religious beliefs and practices that flow from that Statement of Faith and CRISTA's Christian Community Policy. Among those employees and employment applicants who agree with and support without reservation and abide by the Statement of Faith and CRISTA's Christian Community Policy, CRISTA does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. Based on its religious beliefs, CRISTA values and respects the dignity of all persons and appreciates the diversity of God's creation.