Culinary Specialist

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Part-Time Willmar, MN, US

7 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $15.76 To $17.75 Annually

To provide residents well prepared nutritious meals served with individual thoughtfulness.

• Reports to:
  
  Dietary Director
• Interrelationships with:
  Dietary team, Nursing, Activities, Business Office, Social Services, Maintenance, Laundry, Residents and Resident’s families, Volunteers, Venders
• External Contacts:
  Visitors, delivery persons

Hours of Work:
Part-time evening shifts. PT or FT day shifts. Including every other weekend and every other holiday.

Dress Code:
Per Dietary Policy and Procedure

• Experience
  • Previous food service experience desirable
  • Previous long-term care experience desirable
• Personal
  • Must be able to read English
  • Write and perform mathematical formulations
  • Must be willing to learn
  • Must be able to follow directions and perform assigned tasks, be self-motivated
  • Must be in good physical and mental health
  • Must be able to work cooperatively with others in a proximity and teamwork capability
  • Must have efficient time management skills
  • Ability to complete assigned duties in required time
• Job Knowledge
  • Knowledge and ability to operate and maintain upkeep of large and small equipment
  • Understanding of daily menu requirements and personal diet requirements
  • Understanding of sanitation and safety requirements

• Plan work schedule for the day based upon the menu and cleaning schedule.
• Meet meal time schedules
• Must be able to work with and secure the cooperation of fellow dietary employees in order to implement the meal
• Must work with geriatric residents showing care and empathy
• Must be self motivated in the absence of the dietary manager
• Must be knowledgeable in weights and measures
• Must be knowledgeable in the storage of food products
• Must be knowledgeable in therapeutic diets
• Must be understanding of sanitation and safety measures to meet state and federal regulations
• High level of proficiency and time management to meet meal regulations time
• Must have the capacity to operate commercial equipment
• Must be in good physical and mental health

• Occasionally lifting to 50 pounds
• Exposed to temperature extremes in kitchen and storage areas
• Will receive education regarding safe work habits due to exposure to cuts, burns, falls, and lifting
• Stand, stoop, bend, and walk during all of scheduled shift
• Ability to work with detergents, chemicals and ware washing assignments

• Understanding of therapeutic diets and the special needs of residents
• Maintain mental alertness in order to accurately follow dietary menus and resident therapeutic diets and textures, and requests while managing time regulations

• Meeting the mission statement of the Dietary Department, which is serving residents nutritious meals that have a nice appearance and prepared with individual thoughtfulness
• Residents are well nourished, happy and healthy
• Meeting or exceeding all state and federal requirements

• If resident receive incorrect food according to the menu and diet card this could result in.
• a. Choking
• b. Illness
• c. Diabetic reaction
• d. Allergic reaction
• e. Insufficient nutrition
• f. Improper hydration
• 2. Poor work habits can cause injury to employee or resident
• 3. Poor food and sanitation practices could cause food borne illnesses
• 4. If quality of prepared food is poor, income goes down due to decline in customers
• 5. Nutritional needs of the vulnerable are not met
• 6. Dissatisfaction among residents and families

• Responsibility:
  Ensure proper sanitation and safety measures are followed at all times.
  • Follows sanitation and safety techniques in operation and cleaning of all equipment.
  • Uses proper sanitation and safety procedures during workday.
• Responsibility:
  Participate positively and with a smile in the timely and accurate and attractive service of meals to residents and…