Senior Cook

Courtyard Cafe & The Coffee Shoppe

Full-Time, 40 hours per week

Currently John Knox Village features 7 individual dining outlets spread out over the 400 acres of residential property each with a unique menu and style of service.   Fireside is a cafeteria, Lakeside Grille is a quick service restaurant, Courtyard Café, Places Restaurant, and the newest, Stories Public House and Metropolitan are full service restaurants, and then there’s the Coffee Shoppe.  Each outlet is at least a mix scratch restaurant.  Courtyard Café, Places, Stories Pub, and Metropolitan are 70 to 99% scratch made-to-order kitchens.  Lakeside has some cook-to-order and some batch cooking for the meal period. Fireside is mostly batch cooking.  All kitchens utilize prep and line cooks under the tutelage and leadership of a chef.  Check averages range from $6.50 at Fireside to $20.00 at Metropolitan.  All outlets feature flexible hours, full- and part-time positions.  All full-time positions are benefit-eligible to include up to 5 weeks of PTO for the year.  Each outlet has different hours of operations, the earliest starts service at 7am and the latest closing time is 8pm, so say goodbye to getting off work at 2am from a typical restaurant.  Servers working the full-service restaurant earn a higher wage than a typical server in the retail world plus earn gratuities as well.

JOB SUMMARY

Prepare and cook basic food items in a cafeteria or restaurant environment.  Responsible for following instructions and carrying out assignments properly.  Supportive of the Village’s mission, values, and service/hospitality (PRIDE) expectations. Completes training as required by policy.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Cooks/prepares food items.
• Teaches and instructs current and new food service associates using John Knox Village training guidelines.
• Assist with product ordering and inventory control as needed.
• Handles stress well and gets along with others within the workplace and with customers outside the department.
• Maintains acceptable standards of workplace conduct.
• Adheres to all safety regulations and requirements

The responsibilities described above represent the primary responsibilities of the job.  Other responsibilities may be assigned by the supervisor as warranted by business needs. The incumbent is expected to perform all assigned responsibilities.

 

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

Education: 

• This position requires the level of education typically acquired by a course of study leading to a high school diploma or GED.

 Licenses/Certifications:

• Must obtain current Food Handler Permit within 15 days of start date.
• Culinary Certificate from two-year College or technical school is preferred. Will consider a minimum of 5 years of experience in lieu of certification.

 Knowledge and Skills (required unless otherwise noted):

• Ability to work with a large group of residents/customers.
• Beginner level knowledge of cash handling and cash register operation.
• Awareness of cost control responsibilities of the position within the Department.
• Ability to work irregular hours.
• Ability to speak in simple sentences.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s.
• Ability to perform tasting and/or smelling.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but straight-forward written or oral instructions.

 Special Working Conditions

• The Food Service Associates and Restaurant/Village Care Center Management Staff and Catering Staff and Supervisors are exposed to both extreme heat and cold with working around ovens/grills/cooktops and in freezers/coolers. These positions are also exposed to steam when handling food.  They also handle sharp blades such as knives.
• Primarily works in a kitchen and restaurant environment.
• The associate is subject to inside environmental conditions: Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.
• The associate is exposed to infectious diseases.
• The associate is required to function around individuals with challenged mental capacities.
• All associates may be called upon to assist other departments in a declared emergency situation.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS      

The physical demands described below a