Cook

Job Description

Job Description

EDGEWOOD SUMMIT, INC.

Position Description

POSITION TITLE:

Chef

DEPARTMENT:

Dining Services

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR:

Dining Services Director/ Assistant Director

STATUS:

Exempt/Non-Exempt

Minimum Qualifications

Educational Requirements and Experience:

• Minimum of three years experience as a Chef in a senior living community.
• Able to prepare therapeutic/modified diets.
• Successful completion of recognized food safety course.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Able to effectively communicate with employees and supervisors with a positive end result.
• Able to prepare food in a senior housing environment, which meets or exceeds hospitality and service standards.
• Able to work Holidays and for pre-planned events
• Maintain professional relationships with food and equipment venders.

Position Summary

Completely responsible for all food production, food presentation, and all back-of-the-house activity.  Expected to meet or exceed community foodservice standards at all times.

1. Plan and coordinate the preparation of all meals in all levels of care.
2. Participate in the hiring, orientation, training, evaluations and discipline of both Prep/Line Cooks
3. Supervise and assign duties to both Prep/Line Cooks and evening Utility Personnel, while motivating an environment that encourages involvement and creativity.
4. Ensure compliance with Resident dietary restrictions.
5. Responsible for creating an accurate inventory list for the freezer at the close of each month.
6. Create new entrée menus for fall and spring, based on a five week rotation.
7. Assist w/ ordering rotation in the absence of the Kitchen Manager.
8. Assist Kitchen Manager w/ all side dish, special salad and alterative menu items.
9. Ensure that the preparation of all functions after 2p.m. is complete.
10. Practice safe and sanitary food handling.
11. Practice all safety and loss prevention procedures.
12. Attend all in-services as required.
13. Actively incorporate Pinnacle Standards into everyday performance.    
14. Perform all other reasonable tasks assigned by your supervisor.

Physical Demands:

How much on-the-job time is spent in the following physical activities?

Show the amount of time by checking the appropriate boxes below.

Amount of Time

Under 1/3 to              Over

None            1/3             2/3           2/3

Stand

/

Walk

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Sit

/

Use hands to finger, handle, or feel

/

Reach with hands and arms

/

Climb or balance

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Stoop or kneel, crouch, or crawl

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Talk or hear

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Taste or smell

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Does this job require that weight be lifted or force be exerted?  If so, how much

and how often?  Check the appropriate boxes below.

Amount of Time

Under 1/3 to             Over

None            1/3             2/3           2/3

Up to 10 pounds

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Up to 25 pounds

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Up to 50 pounds

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Up to 100 pounds

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More than 100 pounds

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Does this job have any special vision requirements?  Check all that apply.

_/_ Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less

_/_ Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more

_/_ Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)

_/_ Peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down to

the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)

_/_ Depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distance and

spatial relationships)

_/_ Ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp

focus)

___ No special vision requirements.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive.  The employee may be required to perform other work related tasks as assigned or requested by the supervisor or management.  The job description is simply a communication tool and is subject to change as the need prevails.  This document is not intended to imply a written or implied contract of employment.