• Cook

    Elderwood (Lancaster, NY)


    Salary

     

    $18.50 - $23.07 / Hourly

     

    Overview

     

    Become a COOK at Elderwood at Lancaster!

     

    Are you a passionate Cook looking to make a difference in the lives of others?

     

    Join our dedicated and close-knit team at Elderwood at Lancaster where you can bring comfort and care through nutritious and delicious meals for our residents. We’re seeking a compassionate and reliable Cook to help create a welcoming environment for our valued residents.

     

    We can part time opportunities. There is flexibility with shifts; generally we are seeking:

     

    + Day Shift: 5:00a - 1:00p

    + Evening Shift: 11:30am - 7:30pm

    Position Overview:

    + Meal times are highlights of daily life, and excellent nutrition and appetite appeal are central to the well-being of residents and patients. Our chefs, wait staff and kitchen staff prepare and serve delicious, wholesome menus.

    + Cook for our residents with weekly rotating menus. Work from our recipes.

    Elderwood Benefits:

    + Full Benefits Package - Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, HRA, FSA, PTO

    + Employee referral program

    Elderwood at Lancaster:

    + Elderwood at Lancaster is nationally recognized for quality long-term care and short-term rehabilitation services. This close-knit senior care facility with a family feel is located near the historic Village of Lancaster, in Lancaster, NY and convenient to the rural communities in eastern Erie County. Long-term residents with dementia benefit from the Seasons Memory Care program, while a highly-regarded subacute rehabilitation department provides comprehensive short-term physical, occupational and speech therapy.

    Responsibilities

    Cook Responsibilities:

    + Review menus and production sheets to determine food quantities needed for regular, mechanically altered and other special diet needs.

    + Prepare specified food items, as assigned.

    + Prepare specified food items, as assigned.

    + Test cooked foods by tasting and smelling samples.

    + Ensure that sanitation and safety standards are met in the preparation, cooking and production line stages of food production.

    + Maintain cleanliness and upkeep of specified equipment and the general kitchen work area.

    + Supervise food being cooked; ensures that food is held and served at correct temperature.

    + Assist with preparation of and distribution of foodstuffs.

    Qualifications

    Cook Qualifications:

    + Minimum 18 yrs. age required. High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

    + Previous food preparation experience required.

    + Ability to understand and organize food preparation activities required.

    + Ability to carry out cooking tasks at a safe and efficient level of performance required.

    + Knowledge of food preparation and production process necessary.

    + Pride in quality of food and service necessary.

    + High degree of personal cleanliness and good hygiene; health status suitable for service of food required.

    + Respect for residents’ privacy and rights; respectful and dignified treatment of residents required.

    + This position requires regular interaction with residents, coworkers, visitors, and/or supervisors. In order to ensure a safe work environment for residents, coworkers, visitors, and/or supervisors of the Company, and to permit unfettered communication between the employee and those residents, coworkers, visitors, and supervisors, this position requires that the employee be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language at an intermediate or more advanced level.

     

    EOE Statement

     

    WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

     

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    Posted Date1 month ago(4/1/2025 2:03 PM)

     

    Requisition ID2025-32113

     

    # of Openings2

     

    Area of InterestDining

     

    CompanyElderwood

     

    LocationElderwood at Lancaster

     

    Position TypeRegular Part-Time

     

    Shift5:00am-1:00pm and 11:30am-7:30pm with every other weekend required

     

    Salary$18.50 - $23.07 / Hourly