Cook

Dining Services Cook Woodhaven Retirement Community

Part-time/Full-time 10:30am 7pm, $17.50/hour (incl. a .50/hour attendance bonus)

NO WAGE CAPS! EVERY YEAR employees receive a merit based pay raise and have been for the past 35 years!

Our Dining Services Cooks are passionate about creating superb meals for the elderly. They have the esteemed honor of creating meals to exact specifications to ensure the nutrition needs of our residents are met.

As an outstanding team in the business of elderly care, Woodhaven Retirement Community offers Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Services. We are a stand-alone, not for profit and faith based community. We tend to the whole person - mind, body, and soul. All of our beloved seniors have a remarkable lifetime story. Learn more about us by visiting our website: http://www.woodhaven-retirement.com/. Our mission is to provide high quality senior living and therapeutic services in the spirit of Christ.

Under the general direction of the Director of Culinary, primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the proper functioning and food preparation of the dietary department.

Job Requirements:

• Must be able to cook a variety of nutritional meals in large quantities at the proper times and temperatures, preserving flavor and appearance
• Knowledge of mechanically altered and therapeutic diets
• Must possess leadership ability and willingness to work harmoniously with other personnel
• Must maintain the care and use of supplies, equipment, etc., and maintain the appearance of dietary service areas; must perform regular inspections of dietary service areas for sanitation requirements, order, safety and proper performance of assigned duties
• Responsible for maintaining proper/hygienic food handling techniques
• Maintenance of kitchen records including temperatures, production records, and inventory control
• Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision 
• May act as a dietary aide when the head cook is on duty and as needed.
• Responsible for identifying that all residents have had their meal served or delivered to them
• Other duties may be assigned as needed
• Must be able to pass a fingerprint background check

Experience:

• 1 year long-term care/hospital cooking experience preferred
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Previous experience working in long-term care or with the geriatric population preferred
• Senior Dining / banquet experience a plus
• Food Sanitation Certification preferred
• ServeSave Certified preferred however not required. We will train candidates with experience
• Ability to be accurate, concise, and detail-oriented

Benefits our employees have enjoyed for 3 decades & counting:

• Fully paid health benefits, vision and dental (full-time employees)
• Partially paid health benefits, vision and dental for part time employees 
• NO wage caps! EVERY YEAR employees receive a merit based pay raise!
• Attendance bonus with eligibility determined every pay period
• Monthly attendance CASH bonus for those eligible
• Paid time off and six paid holidays (double pay on holidays)
• Every other weekend off
• FREE delicious meal with every shift worked
• FREE Livonia Recreation Center passes available to use for you and your family (up to 5 passes)
• Completely employer funded 401k retirement plan (no need to match)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Referral program for employees (get paid $300, $600 or $1000 for referring a friend)
• Referral program for residents (get $500 for referring a resident)
• Internal promotion opportunities
• Faith based leadership

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