Department: Frank-Dining Services

JOB TITLE: Cook 1

EMPLOYMENT CATEGORY: Full-Time 40 hours/ 5 days a week

WEEK-ENDS: Yes

SHIFT: Monday 7AM-3:30PM, Thursday-Sunday 11AM-7:30PM. Tuesday & Wednesday OFF.

Hourly Rate: $27.47

San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living:

Nestled in San Francisco's Excelsior neighborhood on a nine-acre campus, the San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living (SFCJL) is a center of excellence in providing a continuum of care. This includes the Frank Residences, offering luxurious assisted living and memory care services; the Jewish Home and Rehabilitation Center, featuring long-term skilled nursing, short-term rehabilitation, and an acute psychiatric unit specialized in mental healthcare for older adults over age 55; and the Jewish Home and Senior Living Foundation.

Grounded in the Jewish values of dignity, compassion, and community, the San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living, fondly referred to in the past as "the Jewish Home," was founded in 1871. Today, 150 years later, it continues to build upon its legacy of enriching the lives of older adults.

What you’ll do as a Cook:

• Prepare and cook all food items and meals in accordance with standardized recipes and planned menus, ensuring all meals and food prepared are of high quality, palatable and appetizing.
• Use professional cooking techniques to prepare ‘center of the plate’ proteins, sauces and compose attractive plate presentations with appropriate starch and vegetable side dishes.
• Plan the timing of food production to coordinate with meal serving hours so that quality, temperature and appearance of food are preserved.
• Read customer meal tickets and prepare selected menu items ‘to-order’. Use small batch cooking technique on the hot line.
• Experience on Sautee and Grill Stations required.
• Assist in food preparation for special meals, parties and events.
• Prepare soups, appetizers, entrees, vegetables, side dishes and desserts for both the regular and special diets for the residents, as well as the meals served to the staff and all special events requiring food service.
• Prepare and serve substitute foods to residents who refuse food served.
• Make only authorized food substitutions and consult with and advise Culinary Director on menu changes.
• Prepare food and serve in accordance with sanitary regulations, as well as with established policies and procedures.
• Report any incidents or infractions to Executive Chef.
• Inspect special diet requests and orders to ensure that the correct diet is being served.
• Ensure that the next day’s items are in stock, pulled and thawing under refrigeration as dictated by the menus.
• Open or close kitchen as dictated by department scheduling.
• Assist when requested, in the purchasing, inventory, checking in and storing food supplies.
• Ensure that stock levels of staple/non-staple food, supplies and equipment are organized and maintained at adequate levels.
• Work closely with Executive Chef in specifying and selecting food products.
• Ensure that food storage areas are clean and properly organized/arrange at all times.
• Responsible for all cleaning items assigned and/or posted on daily/weekly checklist.
• Ensure a sanitary work environment and conform to all local codes and policies regarding proper storage handling and serving of food.
• Dispose of food and waste in accordance with established policies.
• Attends in-service training and education sessions as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

For you to be a successful Cook:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Three years’ experience as a cook in a hotel, restaurant, club or similar institution.
• Ability to read, write, understand and follow instructions in English, communicates effectively, and performs simple arithmetic.
• Ability to understand measurements and conversions.
• Ability to plan and organize work, follow instructions, recipes, specifications and standards.
• Knowledge of kitchen equipment operations and maintenance. Some knowledge of nutrition and diet.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Must be able to stand or walk for up to 8 hours per day.
• Must be able to bend, stoop, and stretch frequently throughout the day.
• Moderate to heavy physical effort needed infrequently.
• Manual dexterity for preparing food.
• Ability to use standard industrial kitchen appliances required.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. independently.
• May be exposed to extreme temperatures (freezers and stoves-range burners) for short periods of time.
• May be exposed to industrial cleaning chemicals.
• Must be able to communicate with others.
• Fine motor skills.
• Good visual and auditory acuity.

Why you should work for us as a Cook:

• Full Benefits - Includes Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage for every team member who works 20 hours or more a week.
• Pension Plan- Included through your union.
• 403b Retirement- Ability to participate.
• Paid Time Off - Start accruing PTO on your first day of work!
• Tuition reimbursement – Reimbursement for clinical tracks, up to $5,250.00 for full-time employees, and $2,625.00 for part-time employees.
• Commuter check program
• Weekday shuttle services- provided to and from Glen Park BART station.
• Referral Bonus - Earn an extra $$$ when we hire your referrals.
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA) - FSAs allow you to set aside a portion of your income, before taxes, to pay for qualified health care and/or dependent care expenses.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Life is full of challenges, and sometimes balancing it is difficult. We are proud to provide a confidential program dedicated to supporting the emotional health and well-being of our employees and their families. FREE
• Access to LIFEMART - member savings platform, that provides discounts on everyday products and services.
• These are a few of our represented benefits.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

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