Cook

Cook - Onalaska, WI

$18.40 - $21.16 hourly

Join a Team That Feels Like Family

At the Onalaska Care Center, we’re more than a workplace - we’re a community. We provide high-quality, compassionate care to our residents, and we’re looking for a dedicated Nurse Manager to join our team.

What You'll do

The Cook is responsible for preparing and serving a nutritious meal for a variety of dietary needs, while following food safety requirements. The Cook supervises the work of Dietary Aides when the department supervisor is not available. Prior experience working in a Nursing Home or assisted living is preferred, but not required. We will train the right fit for our team! Rotating weekends and holidays.

Shift Availability:

• Full-time: AM and Mid-day shifts, rotating weekends and holidays

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for keeping food safe, using time and temperature control for safety guidelines.
• Reviews menus, production sheets, and menu extensions concerning quantities and types of meats, vegetables, soups, salad, sandwiches, and desserts to be prepared and served.
• Follows standardized recipes exactly for all food prepared and notifies supervisor if recipes need to be adjusted.
• Follows residents’ diet orders and honors resident preferences when serving meals by thoroughly reading the tray card.
• Must be knowledgeable of food allergies and avoid serving residents foods that contain those allergens.
• Cleans and sanitizes food contact surfaces and work area routinely, ensuring the highest degree of sanitation.
• Thaws, cooks, serves, and cools foods in accordance with food safety guidelines.
• Plans cooking schedule so that foods will be ready at specified time.
• Puts away food deliveries in cooler and freezer.
• In the absence of the Director of Nutrition Services.
• Fills out call-in slips for absences and replaces staff.
• Notifies the appropriate person, e.g. maintenance staff, Charge Nurse, Reinhart, administrator, of broken equipment or emergency situations.
• Ensures Dietary Aides are following established policies and procedures relating to food safety, personal hygiene, etc., and reports non-compliance to the Director of Nutrition Services
• Reports any issues to Director of Nutrition Services in a timely manner.

Why Work With Us?

• Supportive leadership and team environment
• Consistent staffing and manageable workloads
• Opportunities for growth and advancement
• Strong focus on employee well-being and retention
• A chance to build lasting relationships with residents

Qualifications

Experience and Qualifications:

• At least 1-3 years of commercial cooking experience preferred. Can be trained on the job.
• Must be knowledgeable of food regulations, food safety, and personal hygiene requirements.
• Demonstrates initiative, dependability, and leadership qualities.
• Ability to operate knives, blenders, mixer, grinder, grill overs, garbage disposal, and other standard foodservice equipment.
• Critical thinking and multitasking ability.

Compensation & Benefits:

Available to all:

• Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Program
• 403(b) Retirement Plan

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Additional Benefits at 40+ hours/pay period:

• Tuition Reimbursement
• Vision Insurance,
• Life Insurance,
• Critical Care and Accident Insurance

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Additional Benefits at 60+ hours/pay period:

• Paid Volunteer Time
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• FSA
• Long and Short-Term Disability