Cook - Health Center (SIGN ON BONUS)

Health Center Cook, Full-Time

At The Cypress of Charlotte, we offer more than just a workplace, we offer a vibrant, resort-style environment where meaningful work meets a strong sense of community. As Charlotte's premier Life Plan Community, nestled on 65 scenic acres in SouthPark, The Cypress blends luxury living with compassionate care. Our team is made up of talented, diverse professionals who are deeply committed to making a positive impact every day. If you're looking for a warm, supportive setting where your contributions are valued and your work truly matters, The Cypress of Charlotte is a place where you can thrive!

The Cypress of Charlotte is recruiting for a hospitality focused Cook to join our Health Center team! This position is responsible for full-scope, hands on production cooking in the Culinary Services Department.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Ability to work all stations in the kitchen.
• Efficiently runs assigned station during the shift, follow all specs, and stock food as needed.
• Maintains the quality of food and plate presentation.
• Prepares all soups, stocks, sauces; boils, braises and roasts items as per standardized recipes.
• Prepares and serves all sauted, fried, grilled, steamed and baked items as per standardized recipes.
• Prepares or directs the preparation of all food served, following standard recipes and special diet orders. Plans food production to coordinate with meal serving hours, so that excellence, quality, temperature and appearance of food is preserved.
• Determines amount and type of food and supplies required for daily menus and seeing that supplies are obtained from storage areas in adequate time for meal production.
• Ensures all sanitation and health department guidelines are being met by maintaining cleanliness of station and assigned areas of the kitchen.

Qualifications:

• SERVSafe Certification preferred.
• Experience in hospital or senior living preferred.
• Knowledge and experience with mechanical diets, food restrictions, allergies, etc.
• Ability to perform simple arithmetic and understand measurements and conversions.
• A minimum of three years' experience as a cook in a hospital or nursing home/health center preferred, or hotel, restaurant, club or similar institution.
• Ability to plan and organize work, to interpret instructions, recipes, specifications and standards.
• Knowledge of kitchen equipment operations and maintenance. Some knowledge of nutrition and diet.
• Must be able to effectively communicate, read, write, and follow oral and written instructions in English.

If you're an enthusiastic, compassionate, senior care professional who is passionate about hospitality and senior engagement- please apply, we'd love to get to know you!

Drug-free workplace.

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