SUPERVISOR: Food & Nutrition Director Schedule: Sunday thru Wednesday; 32 hours per week; Two days 7 AM -3 PM and two days 12 PM -8 PM Compensation: $22-$24/hourly QUALIFICATIONS: • High School diploma or equivalency. • Must be able to effectively communicate with residents and staff. • Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, ect. • Must be able to follow oral and written instructions. • 1-2 years of cooking experience RESPONSIBILITIES: • Responsible for and actively participate in food preparation for all meals and snacks for residents/participants providing quality and good presentation. • Timely completion of production and service of foods. • Understand and ensure specific therapeutic dietary needs of residents/participants • Work closely with Food Service Director to maintain therapeutic diets, ensure nutritional meals for residents/participants and follow suggestions for meeting state and local health regulations. • Responsible for assistance in maintenance of all food service equipment, keeping it sanitary, safe and in good working order. Report for shifts in uniform and at scheduled time. • Communicate and coordinate with Food Service Director and other managers for food service activity events and ensure timeliness and quality for those events. • Coordinate schedule of meal service with Assisted Living and Day Program Directors, Nurse Coordinator and ensure timeliness of meal preparation, serving, and procedure of dietary service staff when serving meals. • Ensure organization and cleanliness of all dietary storage areas in main kitchen • Premeal meetings with all dietary staff on menu item ingredients food handling techniques and service instructions. • Monitor safe food handling techniques on a regular basis and ensure food safety. Completion of temperature logs and cooks daily report. • Ensure immediate and safe storage of leftover food after all meals. • Refer to schedule of special functions and events on dietary board and communicate with appropriate manager regarding dietary needs for functions and ensure timeliness, quality and schedule in director’s absence. • Communicate with Food Service Director on a regular basis any information, issues or concerns affecting the Food Service Department, employees or food service deliveries. • Attend and participate in all staff orientations, department staff meetings and monthly in-services • Maintain food service temperature sheets and daily cooks report. • Must be available for special community events when designated and assure quality presentation, taste, and service of food. • Perform other duties as assigned or requested from time to time by supervisor or other managers.