Established in 1950, Maunalani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 100-bed skilled nursing facility located on Wilhelmina Rise in Kaimuki. We take great pride in caring for our Kupuna. Proud and supportive of our mission, “Doing what we do best, taking care of people and changing the perception of long-term care,” we are looking for a Cook, to join our Dietary Team.
This position will be responsible for the preparation and cooking of the scheduled meal and alternate; provides direction/instruction to assigned kitchen helper(s). Responsible for taking inventory for orders to be placed. Responsible for speaking with clientele to ensure customer satisfaction.
Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified. Unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience may not be gained concurrently.
Recruitment for full-time, 40-hour workweeks or Part-time available with weekends and holidays.
Schedule
Weekday availability
Weekend availability
Holiday availability
Minimum Qualification Requirements:
To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements:
Education Requirement:
Graduation from high school or equivalent.
Experience Requirement:
General Experience:
Six (6) months of work experience which demonstrated knowledge of preparing and cooking food. Such experience may have been gained as:
1. An apprentice or helper in a kitchen where the applicant has acquired some skills in cooking by performing a variety of the following tasks: preparing fresh vegetables for cooking; preparing sauces cooking or heating of breakfast items, such as eggs and cereal; measuring and cooking starches such as instant potatoes, rice, macaroni, spaghetti, and/or other foods which are simple to prepare; or
2. Fry cooks of fast-food operations although experience may have been limited to cooking hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries, tacos, and similar food items.
Specialized Experience:
One (1) year of quantity cooking work experience in a restaurant, hotel, hospital, school, or institution which included actual hands-on experience in the various phases of the planning, preparation, and cooking of foods in large quantities. Such experience must demonstrate the applicant's proficiency in quantity cooking as evidenced by the possession of knowledge of the types of ingredients common to cooked foods, their properties, functions, and substitutions; standard procedures for measuring and combining ingredients; the use, care, and safe handling of kitchen utensils and equipment; proper methods of handling and storing foods; food and kitchen safety and sanitation practices; and the ability to follow standardized recipes, adjust recipes when decreasing or increasing yield, estimate sufficient ingredients/raw foods to meet menu requirements, and estimate preparation and cooking times to meet scheduled meal service times.
The overall knowledge and experience must conclusively demonstrate the applicant's ability to perform quantity cooking required for the school food services program.
Non-Qualifying Experience:
Experience which is limited to serving food, cleaning, and washing dishes; one phase of cooking such as fry-cooking; or other kinds of work not affording the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills of quantity cooking will not be accepted as qualifying for the Specialized Experience requirement.
Substitutions Allowed:
Substitution of Training for Experience:
1. Possession of an associate's degree from an accredited community college in a food service/culinary arts program which included training in quantity cooking may be substituted for all of the required experience.
2. Successful completion of a substantially full-time curriculum from an accredited technical school, community college or university which included coursework which provided the applicant with the knowledge of and hands-on practice in quantity food preparation and cooking comparable to the above required Specialized Experience may be substituted for the pertinent experience on a month-for-month basis.
3. Excess Specialized Experience may be substituted for General Experience on a month-for-month basis.
Quality of Experience:
Possession of the required number of years of experience will not in itself be accepted as proof of qualification for a position. The applicant's overall experience must have been of such scope and level of responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate the ability to perform the duties of the position.
Job Type: Full-time, Part-time
Benefits:
401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid sick time
Paid time off
Referral program
Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
