Weekend Cook/Dietary Aide- St. John's Hospice
PHILADELPHIA, PA
- PT) WEEKEND COOK / DIETARY AIDE Cook/Dietary Aide job duties include but are not limited to:
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensures recipes are followed and scaled to population needs.
- Ability to safely use kitchen equipment (Toasters, Coffee Makers, Steamtables, Plate Warmers, etc.) Organizing, cleaning, and sanitizing the food preparation and kitchen areas.
- Reviewing, updating, printing & filing menus, food & cleaning logs, patient nutritional needs, and recipe files.
- Assist in putting away orders.
- Staying informed of nutritional services and regulatory requirements.
- Responsible for product availability for all dining room and special function items.
- Coordinate with the Director of Dietary on weekly patterns of management tasks.
- Supervises employees encompassing culinary, servers, and stewarding.
- Communicate with residents and provide their feedback and concerns.
- Dishwashing.
- Pot washing.
- Taking out trash.
- Sweeping/mopping floors.
- Putting orders away using first in first out methods.
- Cleaning assignments, as directed.
- Serving tables.
- Stocking refrigerators.
- Taking and recording temperatures.
- Lifting 15lbs (When putting orders away).
- Must be available to rotate an on-call schedule to accommodate staffing issues.
Position Requirement:
- High School Diploma/GED.
- Serv-Safe certification preferred.
- Knowledge of Conversion of Measurements.
- A minimum of one (1) year of work experience as a cook strongly preferred.
- Requires extensive knowledge of the practices and materials used in food service procedures, in addition to knowledge of warehousing and issuing stock.
- Knowledge of the standards of sanitation and cleanliness employed in the handling of food in a quantity food production program is required.
- Strong communication and culinary skills.
- Must be able to follow directions, recipes & standardized sanitation procedures.
- Must be over 18 years of age.