Cook - Full Time (Evansville, IN) - Daughters of Charity Ministries
Evansville, IN
About the Job
The Daughters of Charity and Seton Residence are currently seeking a Cook to join our team.
Are you a natural caregiver with a servant's heart? Do you enjoy stable, meaningful work with a great team? If so, Seton Residence might be the perfect fit for you!
A little about us.
Seton Residence is the home to 65 retired Catholic Sisters, we're located on the West Side of Evansville just down the road from University of Southern Indiana and provide three levels of nursing care -independent, assisted, and skilled. We proudly provide resident-centered care. Seton Residence is a private facility, offering a beautiful, clean, homelike setting in a country environment. We embrace our employees for who they are and thrive on seeing them reach their full potential. Daughters of Charity is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to offering all a culture of belonging.
We love our employees, and it shows!
- Competitive Pay
- No Agency Staffing
- Health, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Coverage
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off - Accrue over 4 weeks your first year with us!
- 9 Paid Holidays + 1 Paid Floating Holiday
- Paid Parental Leave
- 403(b) Match
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
- Short Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Personal Development and Wellness Reimbursement Offering
- Voluntary Benefits: Accident and Critical Insurance, Legal Plan, Employee Supplemental and Dependent Life Insurance.
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
The Cook Role.
- The Cook prepares, seasons, and cooks soups, meats, vegetables, desserts and other foods for Sisters at Seton Residence, Mater Dei Residence and as needed for special events.
- Washes, peels, cuts and shreds vegetables and fruits to prepare them for use.
- Prepares soups, casseroles, and salads. Measures and mixes ingredients according to recipe.
- Observes and tests food being cooked by piercing with fork or tasting when necessary to determine that it is cooked and properly seasoned.
- Carves meats, portions food on serving plates, adds gravies, sauces, and garnishes to display attractive servings.
- Assists AM Cook with preparation of lunch or other meals as needed.
- Responsible for the preparation of the diet plates.
- Responsible for the preparation of foods requested for special activities within the Mater Dei Complex.
- Assists in delivery of meals to those unable to serve themselves.
- Removes the food from steam table and places remaining food in labeled, dated containers.
- Assists with washing and putting away of dishes.
- Cleans tables after every meal and resets for next meal including the filling of salt and pepper shakers, sugar containers, condiment bottles, etc.
- May be called upon to assist other personnel with special projects where extra man-power is needed.
- Plans and implements a personal development program utilizing internal and external resources to assure continuing professional growth.
- Adheres to strict safety practices and is constantly conscious of unsafe or potentially unsafe working conditions and makes every effort to correct or report hazards to the proper authority.
- Must be able to endure at least four to eight hours continuous work (depending upon assigned shift) requiring physical demands including but not limited to standing, walking, climbing, stooping, bending, stretching, pushing, pulling, lifting, and carrying.
The Schedule
Hours vary -10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Every other weekend as needed
Qualifications we're looking for.
- Must be able to endure at least four to eight hours continuous work (depending upon assigned shift) requiring physical demands including but not limited to standing, walking, climbing, stooping, bending, stretching, pushing, pulling, lifting, and carrying.
- Graduation from high school or equivalent required.
- At least three months experience in hospital or institutional cooking is required.
- Must know how to operate and care for institutional kitchen equipment and appliances and be alert to hazards.
- Must know how to plan, organize, and measure ingredients to provide a well-balanced meal in a timely basis.
Source : Daughters of Charity Ministries