Come join our awesome team as a Cook at Sleepy Eye Care Center. We are offering a generous incentive of $4,000.00! Earn up to $4,000.00!

Sleepy Eye Care Center is part of Volunteers of America National Services (VOANS) which serves as the Housing and Healthcare subsidiary of the Volunteers of America parent organization.

About the job:

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

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 Dietary 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.
• 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.

Required Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Friendly and enjoy working with the elderly.
• 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.

Preferred qualifications:

• Education in quantity cooking and therapeutic diets preferred.
• Minimum of one year food service experience in a healthcare dietary setting preferred.

About Sleepy Eye Care Center:

Sleepy Eye Care Center is a trusted skilled care community that is dedicated to offering long-term or short-term assistance to older adults in need. We are located in Sleep Eye. Compassion and empathy are consistently demonstrated by our driven staff, who work so hard to provide the aid our community members need. Their dedication to caring for our senior population is inspiring, and we offer them a comprehensive benefits package and retirement plan so they feel secure in their work/life balance.

In our 2022 Great Place to Work survey, employees said their work has a special meaning: this is not “just a job”.

Join us, and apply 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.