Cook- Homosassa West
Guest Services

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Cook- $14.00+/hour

Guest Services Inc. is seeking Full-time Cook to prepare, cook, and serve food items on the grill and to coordinate with the Executive Chef on all daily and special function menus.

This position ranges from $14.00 to $16.00/hr.

Locations include St. Andrews State Park in Panama City all the way down to Flamingo Adventures in South Florida and a few places in between. Although most of the work would be in North Florida, candidates will need to be willing to travel to other locations the rest of the time.

Guest Services, Inc. offers amazing benefits such as a 401K savings plan, paid time off, and more!

Apply today to join our All Star Team!

JOB SUMMARY

The Cook responsible for the Café food services at Fish Bowl location at Homosassa. Responsibilities include coordinating, supervising, and participating in food production while following an established menu, standardized recipes, safety/sanitation procedures. The role requires substantive interaction with visitors/families, managers and other staff members

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Prepare menus, meals and snacks.
• Consult with a certified dietitian on a regular basis.
• Oversee all kitchen staff.
• Assures that menu items ingredients meet standards for quality, wholesomeness, and quantity.
• Provides creative menu planning, implementation and ensures all standardized recipes are followed as they are written.
• Utilizes sound food handling practices for the storage and preparation for each menu item.
• Maintains a strict \"clean as you go\" policy for self and staff, ensuring a clean, professional work environment.
• Maintains an effective and efficient inventory control system, including conducting monthly physical food supply inventory on the last day of the month.
• Ensure proper food storage including dating and appropriate temperatures.
• Schedules daily prep and production lists.
• Monitors all equipment for correct operation. Ensures that all preventative maintenance tasks are completed on schedule. Arranges repair through approved vendors when equipment malfunctions.
• Coordinates the next day's food production needs, pulling and thawing frozen items in a timely manner.
• Provides therapeutically correct food items for special diets.
• Ensures the completion of temperature and meal record logs, and participates in taste testing and temperature recording.
• Reports any suspicion or evidence of elder abuse, mistreatment or neglect as outlined in Personnel Policies.

SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:

• Possess a current Food Handlers Card as specified per the Department of Health.
• Has current Adult First Aid card upon hire and maintains current status throughout employment.
• Must be criminally cleared by DOJ and FBI via the Live-Scan process prior to initial presence in the facility.
• At least 3 years of total experience in senior housing or a related field is preferred.
• Has demonstrated skills, knowledge and competency in the areas of leadership, training and supervision.
• Proficient written and oral communication skills with other members of management, professional and support staff are also required.
• Completion of formal culinary, food service or restaurant training or an equivalent amount of full time supervisory or management-level work experience.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Be at least (18) years of age.
• Be in good health, and physically and mentally capable of performing assigned tasks. Good physical health shall be verified by a health screening performed by a physician not more than (6) months prior to or (7) days after employment.
• Demonstrates freedom from pulmonary tuberculosis within (7) days of employment and annually thereafter.
• In a typical day, the Cook will routinely be required to stoop, carry, bend, squat, kneel, crouch, climb, grip, reach, drive, push and pull. The Cook will also occasionally be required to lift overhead, lift to waist high and lift to floor level.
• The Cook will be required to use fine motor and manual dexterity skills in writing, keyboarding and grasping.
• Ability to operate company vehicles.

EQUIPMENT USED:

• Cooking machinery, utensils, standard office equipment and company vehicles

Guest Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

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