Cook
@ New Paltz CenterCook
About the job
New Paltz Center offers rehab and skilled nursing in NY. We seek a cook for food prep, baking, and kitchen duties, ensuring quality care and service.
Requirements
- Healthcare cooking certification (SERV Safe or Sodexo)
- One year in large-scale cooking
- Knowledge of therapeutic food prep
- Able to do physical work
- Strong team player
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to manage kitchen in absence
- Commitment to quality service
- Physical stamina
Full job description
New Paltz Center is hiring a Cook in New Paltz, NY.
DUTIES:
- Preparation, cooking, and service of a variety of foods
- Baking a variety of rolls, cookies, cakes, and pies
- Working on tray line during meal service
- General cleaning up of kitchen
- Hand washing and sanitizing of pot and pans
- Other duties as assigned
REQUIREMENTS:
- Certification in healthcare cooking (SERV Safe or Sodexo)
- Minimum one (1) year of experience in large-scale cooking
- Strong knowledge of large scale & therapeutic food prep
- Must be able to do some physical work
- Should be a strong team player
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Excellent customer service & communication skills
- Will manage Kitchen in absence of food service director
New Paltz Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing is a 77-bed rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility located in a quiet woodsy neighborhood outside of town. Our mission at New Paltz Center is to provide the finest rehab and skilled nursing services anywhere. Excellence is our goal and good outcomes are our daily measures of progress. Our staff is committed to ensuring the highest quality of life for all our residents, helping each to get stronger, healthier, and happier. We want all residents to leave New Paltz Center with dignity and independence. New Paltz Center is a proud member of the Centers Health Care Consortium.