Cook

Cook

The Cook is responsible for the preparation of all food items as per standardized recipes.

Essential Job Duties:

• Prepares all soups, stocks, sauces, boils, braises and roast items as per standardized recipes.
• Prepares and serves all sauteed, 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 to 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.

Other Duties:

• Maintains assigned workstation in a safe and sanitary condition.
• Maintains acceptable standards of personal hygiene and complies with department dress code.
• Attends in-service training and education sessions as assigned.
• Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by Director.

Asbury Village fully embraces a culture of hospitality. To that end, we include the following Hospitality Promises in all of our job descriptions.

• We greet residents, employees and guests warmly, by name and with a smile.
• We treat everyone with courteous respect.
• We strive to anticipate resident, employee and quest needs and act accordingly.
• We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.
• We hold ourselves and one another accountable.
• We embrace and value our differences.
• We make residents, employees and guests feel important.
• We ask, "Is there anything else I can do for you?"
• We maintain high levels of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance at all times.
• We pay attention to details.

Asbury Village employees are expected to promote a healthy community culture for all residents and employees. This is a whole-person approach to health and wellness which includes eight dimensions of wellness: emotional, environmental, health services, intellectual, physical, social, spiritual, and vocational. Through these efforts we can ensure and exceed residents' wellness needs relating to their mind, body, and soul, which may also have a positive effect on the employees, as a result.

Qualifications:

• Ability to understand and follow instructions in English and communicate effectively and perform simple arithmetic. Ability to understand measurements and conversions.
• A minimum of three years' experience as a cook in a 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.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• PTO, Vacation, Sick Leave
• 401(k) Plan with Employer Matching
• Short-term Disability