Cook - Fulltime
Volunteers of America - National Services

Come join our awesome team as a Fulltime Cook with The Preserves!

The Preserve is part of Volunteers of America National Services which serves as the Housing and Healthcare subsidiary of the Volunteers of America parent organization. Located on the corner of Plantation Road and 6 Mile Cypress Parkway in beautiful Fort Myers, we provide Assisted Living, Memory Support, and Skilled Care Services (Post-Acute Rehabilitation & Long-term care).

The Cook is to provide quality food service in accordance with all State and Federal regulations and to meet the nutritional and individual needs of the residents.

Employer/Employee Benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Saving Account (FSA)
• 403(b) - with discretionary contribution
• Paid Vacation/Sick Time
• Employee Referral Program

Benefits with minimal to no cost to employees:

• Up to 18% Additional base Pay in lieu of waiving benefits
• Scholarships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wellness program
• Life insurance (with an option to purchase additional)
• Short term disability
• Loan program
• Ministry Program

Pay: $17 - $20 per hour, based on experience! In addition, earn up to 18% more with our pay in lieu of benefits!

Schedule: 5am-1:30pm, 11am-7pm and/or 8am-4pm. Days and times will vary. Some weekend shifts are required. Total 72-80 hours per pay period.

Required Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen (18) years of age.
• General knowledge of quantity food preparation and portioned serving required.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with various levels of staff, residents, family members and the public.
• Ability to make various computations in monitoring inventory, recipe preparation, and keeping work records.
• Possesses adequate strength and endurance to meet the strenuous physical demands of preparing and carrying quantity foods.
• Possesses coordination and dexterity required to prepare food and operate dietary equipment.
• Visual acuity and color discrimination for examining cooked and stored foods; taste and smell discrimination in determining nutritional quality and palatability of foods.
• Work in an area that is often very hot/cold.
• Ability to utilize computers and other electronic devices for tasks such as timekeeping, in-servicing and documentation.

Preferred Skills:

• Ideal candidates are friendly, have great patience, and provide service with a 'smile'!
• High School diploma/GED required preferred.
• Friendly and enjoy working with the elderly.

Essentials:

• Completes defined food preparation, serving of meals and cleaning duties according to proper procedures, using various dietary equipment and supplies, as assigned by the Director of Food and Nutrition Services and Management Team.
• Plans and initiates cooking schedule for food preparation to meet meal schedule.
• Prepares, seasons, cooks and serves meat, main dish, soup and vegetable for assigned meal; ensures appropriate portioned servings according to portion control standards.
• Prepares nutritional snacks for residents as assigned.
• Tastes and smells prepared food to determine quality and palatability.
• Monitors temperature of hot and cold foods through food preparation and service to ensure that established temperature goals are met prior to steam table transfer and maintained throughout meal service.
• Stores leftovers properly, plans for use of leftover foods in accordance with State and Federal sanitation regulations.
• Supervises dietary staff in the absence of the Director of Food and Nutrition Services and Assistant Manager of Food and Nutrition Services; initiate replacement calls for absentees and re-organizes work assignments as directed.

Come join our team and learn why Volunteers of America National Services has been certified as a Great Place to Work for 6 years running by its employees and our employees said their work has a special meaning: this is not "just a job".

Take pride in helping others and join us today.

At VOANS, we celebrate sharing, encouraging and embracing diversity. Equal employment opportunities are available to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that blending individual strengths and unique personal differences nurtures and supports our organizations' shared commitment to our mission and creates an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to do their personal best.

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