Cook - Full-time / Part-time

Overview: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"At FutureCare our Cooks work as an integral part of the nutrition department to ensure our residents are receiving the proper care and nutrition to promote good health and well-being. Recognized as a member of the department management team, our Cooks will lead, supervise, organize, and direct the delivery of proper nutrition and other food services throughout the facility./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"Proud to be the only healthcare company in Baltimore to be named a “emTop Workplace/em” for 14 yearsspan style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; color: black;" in a row and recognized in US Newsweek as “emspan style="font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Best Nursing Homes/span/em”, FutureCare stands out as a leader in managing health care across a continuum of care. We are known for recognizing hard work and dedication and reward our team members for their compassion and care. We also offer a Competitive Salary, Excellent Benefits Package, Flex/Advance Pay, Paid Time Off, Tuition Reimbursement, Career Growth Ladder, Employee Referral Bonus Program, Employee Assistance, and matching 401K Plan./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0in;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"strongspan style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"***Competitive Pay $18.00 - 19.50/hr***/span/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0in;"strongspan style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Salary Disclosure Statement/span/strong/pp style="margin: 0in;"span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"The salary mentioned above reflects the potential base pay range for this role. Bonuses or other incentives (if applicable) are offered separately and paid pursuant to the relevant program schedule. All employment offers will consider such factors as overall experience, job-related qualifications, location, certifications/training, etc./span/p Responsibilities: ullispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Handle and prepare food in a sanitary manner/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Prepare food which is palatable and appetizing in appearance/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Follow oral and written instructions/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Keep your work area clean and sanitize work area after food preparation/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Follow written menus and recipes./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Understand and be able to prepare therapeutic diets/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Makes appropriate menu substitutions when necessary./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Monitors shortages and excesses of food and supplies; informs immediate supervisor/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Be responsible for avoiding food waste/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Assume responsibility for meeting meal schedules/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Work cooperatively with food service staff and other departments /span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;" /p Qualifications: ullispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"High school graduate or equivalent/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Current/valid Serve Safe certification/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Minimum 2 years of culinary experience in a health care environment/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Ability to lead and supervise individuals/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Sufficient mathematical skills for the conversion of recipe quantities/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Ability to follow verbal and written instruction, particularly recipes/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Proven ability to cook to scale within a healthcare environment/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Basic knowledge to properly utilize and clean production equipment/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Awareness of efficient and appropriate utilization of leftovers./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Knowledge of food service sanitation and proper food handling practices/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Excellent communication and customer service skills/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Ability to provide supervision for a group of employees: dietary aides and porters/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Basic understanding of modified diets/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Knowledge of general sanitation and proper food handling practices/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Ability to provide guidance and direction to new employees/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Ability to deal with people in a tactful, diplomatic and respectful manner/span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Equal Opportunity Employer /span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"FutureCare has a longstanding policy of providing a work environment that respects the dignity and worth of each individual and is free from all forms of employment discrimination, including harassment, because of race, color, sex, gender, pregnancy, age, religion, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We actively promote equality of opportunity for all and welcome all applications./span/p