Cook - Temporary - Assisted Living

## Overview **Covenant Health Mission Statement** We are a Catholic health ministry, providing healing and care for the whole person, in service to all in our communities. **Our Core Values:** **Compassion** We show respect, caring and sensitivity towards all, honoring the dignity of each person, especially the poor, vulnerable and suffering. **Integrity** We promote justice and ethical behavior, and responsibly steward our human, financial and environmental resources. **Collaboration** We work in partnership, dialogue and shared purpose to create healthy communities. **Excellence** We deliver all services with the highest level of quality, while seeking creative innovation. **We are an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, disability status, gender, sexual orientation, ancestry, protected veteran status, national origin, genetic information or any other legally protected status.** ## Description ## Spice Up Your Culinary Career! Now Hiring: Temporary Full- time Cook! Are you a culinary rockstar looking to bring your flavor, skills, and heart to an incredible community? **Mary Immaculate Health/Care Services -** **Marguerite’s House Assisted Living Community in** **Lawrence, MA** is looking for a talented, reliable, and compassionate **Temporary Cook** to join our kitchen family! If you love creating delicious dishes that bring smiles to people's faces, this is your time to shine! You’ll get to craft high-quality, nutritious, and absolutely flavorful meals for our amazing residents, while keeping things safe, sound, and up to top healthcare food service standards. **This specific role is designed to temporarily supplement our awesome workforce for approximately 2 months.** ### Keep your evenings free with this sweet full-time schedule: - **Hours:** 40 hours per week - **Time:** 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM - **Weekends:** Every other weekend availability is required to keep our residents fueled and happy! ### ### What You’ll Do - **Bring the Flavor:** Whip up beautiful, mouth-watering meals that our residents look forward to every single day. - **Cook with Care:** Navigate dietary restrictions and safety guidelines like a true professional. - **Be the Culinary Hero:** Step in during this high-demand period to ensure our community doesn't miss a single beat of the exceptional dining experience they deserve! > > > > ### Ready to jump into the kitchen? If you have the skills, the passion, and the drive to make a difference one plate at a time, we want to hear from you! Apply today and let's cook up something great together at **Mary Immaculate Health/Care Services -** **Marguerite’s House Assisted Living Residence**! ## Requirements Cook Prepares, portions, and serves a variety of hot and cold foods and desserts for MI Residential Community / Assisted Living residents according to production requirements and standardized recipes. Responsible for closing the kitchen, assist with dining room service. Acts as supervisor in the absence of manager. **Responsibilities** of the Cook includes the following, but not limited to: - Opens/closes kitchen for the day by turning on or off all equipment and unlocking or locking all storage areas for the day. - Prepares, cooks and serves food using standardized recipes and production sheets in accordance with sanitary regulations, and good food handling techniques in an attractive and palatable manner. - Receives food and nonfood deliveries. - Supervises production employees and assists in supervising Dietary Assistants, assuring adherence to federal state and local regulations, quality standards and completion of assignments. - Takes and records temperature of all foods, hot and cold, before serving on tray line and in cafeteria. - Records refrigeration equipment temperatures daily. - Calls in employees to properly staff the department in absence of Dining Operations Manager and Di…