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Valley Care Management

Cook / Dietary Aide

Luray, VA · On-site

$12.50 - $15.25/hr

Cook and Cook Aide Department: Kitchen Reports to: Kitchen Manager Position Summary: prepare meal for resident, family member, guest, and staff, following designated menus, in a manner that optimized ...

Valley care management

Cook / Dietary Aide

Luray, VA · On-site

$12.50 - $15.25/hr

Cook and Cook Aide Department: Kitchen Reports to: Kitchen Manager Position Summary: prepare meal for resident, family member, guest, and staff, following designated menus, in a manner that optimized ...

Valley Care Management

Experienced Cook

Luray, VA · On-site

$12.25 - $16.25/hr

Cook and Cook Aide Department: Kitchen Reports to: Kitchen Manager Position Summary: prepare meal for resident, family member, guest, and staff, following designated menus, in a manner that optimized ...

Valley care management

Experienced Cook

Portsmouth, VA · On-site

$15 - $17/wk

Cook and Cook Aide Department: Kitchen Reports to: Kitchen Manager Position Summary: prepare meal for resident, family member, guest, and staff, following designated menus, in a manner that optimized ...

Commonwealth Care of Roanoke

Dietary Aide/Cook

Arlington, VA · On-site

$15.50 - $19.50/hr

Dietary Aide/Cook Dinwiddie Health & Rehab Center - NORTH DINWIDDIE, VA 23803 Overview Position Type Part Time Description JOB SUMMARY: The Part Time Dietary Aide assists with preparing and serving ...

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Brookside Rehab and Nursing

Dietary Aide

Arlington, VA · On-site

$15.50 - $19.50/hr

Prepare meals under the guidance of a dietary manager or cook, ensuring adherence to instructions ... Proven experience as a dietary aide, showcasing your culinary and customer service expertise.

Brookside Rehab and Nursing

Dietary Aide

Arlington, VA · On-site

$15 - $15.50/hr

Prepare meals under the guidance of a dietary manager or cook, ensuring adherence to instructions ... Proven experience as a dietary aide, showcasing your culinary and customer service expertise.

Brookside Rehab and Nursing

Dietary Aide

Alexandria, VA · On-site

$15 - $16/hr

Prepare meals under the guidance of a dietary manager or cook, ensuring adherence to instructions ... Proven experience as a dietary aide, showcasing your culinary and customer service expertise.

Brookside Rehab and Nursing

Dietary Aide

Alexandria, VA · On-site

$14.50 - $18.25/hr

Prepare meals under the guidance of a dietary manager or cook, ensuring adherence to instructions ... Proven experience as a dietary aide, showcasing your culinary and customer service expertise.

Guggenheimer Health & Rehab Center

Dietary Aide

Lynchburg, VA · On-site

$13.25 - $16.50/hr

Prepare meals under the guidance of a dietary manager or cook, ensuring adherence to instructions ... Proven experience as a dietary aide, showcasing your culinary and customer service expertise.

Highland Ridge Rehab Center

Dietary Aide

Dublin, VA

$12.77 - $16.77/hr

Dietary Aides Location: Highland Ridge Rehab Center| Dublin, Virginia Full-Time | Part-Time ... Prepare meals under the guidance of a dietary manager or cook, ensuring adherence to instructions ...

Blue Ridge Therapy

Dietary Aide

Stuart, VA · On-site

$12.77 - $14.85/hr

Dietary Aides Location: Blue Ridge Therapy Connection | Stuart, Virginia Full-Time Competitive Pay ... Prepare meals under the guidance of a dietary manager or cook, ensuring adherence to instructions ...

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What is a cook aide?

A cook aide is a healthcare or food service worker who assists cooks and kitchen staff with food preparation, serving, and cleaning tasks. They often work in settings like hospitals, nursing homes, or cafeterias and may need basic food safety knowledge and good communication skills.

What is the difference between Cooks Aide vs Kitchen Assistant?

AspectCooks AideKitchen Assistant
CertificationsBasic food safety, hygieneBasic food safety, hygiene
Work EnvironmentHospitals, nursing homes, cafeteriasRestaurants, catering, institutional kitchens
Job ResponsibilitiesAssisting cooks, preparing ingredients, cleaningSupporting kitchen staff, cleaning, prep work
Industry UsageHealthcare, institutionalFood service, hospitality

Both Cooks Aide and Kitchen Assistant roles involve supporting kitchen operations with similar certifications and work environments. However, Cooks Aide roles are often found in healthcare settings, focusing on assisting cooks and patient meals, while Kitchen Assistants work mainly in restaurants and catering. The core responsibilities overlap, but the specific industry context differentiates them.

What does a cooks aide do?

A cooks aide assists in food preparation and kitchen tasks under the supervision of chefs or cooks. They may handle basic cooking, cleaning, and food storage, often working in healthcare, school, or restaurant settings. Good organizational skills and knowledge of food safety are important for this role.
What are the most commonly searched types of Cooks jobs in Virginia? The most popular types of Cooks jobs in Virginia are:
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Cook / Dietary Aide

Valley Care Management

Luray, VA • On-site

$12.50 - $15.25/hr

Part-time

Re-posted 2 days ago

Job description

Whispering Pines Assisted Living
Cook / Dietary Aide
Job Title: Cook and Cook Aide Department: Kitchen
Reports to: Kitchen Manager
Position Summary: prepare meal for resident, family member, guest, and staff, following designated menus, in a manner that optimized nutrition and enhances the dining experience. Consistently uphold the principles, service standards, philosophy and mission
Position Responsibilities - Service
  • Routinely interact with residents to determine and enhance their satisfaction with the meal program
  • Ensure an attractive presentation of food on each plate
  • Prepare meals according to the daily menu plan and/or as directed by Kitchen Manager
  • Serve meal and beverages on times according to meal times. Not early. Not late.
  • Adjust or adapt recipes to accommodate specific dietary needs, when possible
  • Monitor and adhere to portion control standards
  • Prepare meals in accordance with sanitary regulation and facility policies and procedures
  • Adhere to all proper handling, labeling, and storage protocols for all foods
  • Properly document meal intakes and fluid intakes
  • Identify and communicate resident dislike and likes with kitchen manage
  • Assist in keeping noise levels down during meal times
  • Wash, dry, and put away all dishes
  • Restock items that are running low or out
  • Accommodate sick meals to resident in the dining or bedrooms
  • Clean dinging room floor and tables after each meal
  • Clean kitchen before leaving shift
  • Stock Resident refrigerator and storage bens daily
  • Participate in and attend all required in-services training sessions
  • Report to administrator refusal and zero percentages of meal intakes
  • Communicate any staff or resident issues with the kitchen manage and administrator
  • All other duties assigned

Team Effort:
  • Assist in ensuring compliance with State and Local Regulations
  • Assist Dietician and kitchen manager in developing new menu items and recipes and ordering
  • Assist in appropriately interacting with residents, family members and other guest
  • Assist all other departments with other duties as needed and/or assigned by Kitchen Manager or Administrator

Action:
  • Respond to resident emergencies; provide first-aid assistance and arrange for appropriate medical attention and follow-up
  • Practice safety in working around and with equipment, chemicals, tools, and utensils
  • No horse playing or agitating resident

Reputation:
  • Maintain professional relationships with all employees - no arguing
  • Maintain good hygiene and a professional appearance

Success:
  • Contribute to resident satisfaction by ensuring that customer's expectations are met or exceeded
  • Maintain efficient and appropriate communication with residents, family members and guest
  • Contribute to marketing efforts through appropriate interaction with prospective resident and guest

Job Title: Cook and Cook Aide
Essential skills, experience and abilities:
  • Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities
  • Strong customer orientation to older adults
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Positive attitude, enthusiasm and energy
  • Ability to read , write, comprehend and follow direction in a recipe
  • Prior dining service experience in high column setting
  • Previous experience working in a senior living environment

Nonessential skills and experience:
  • High school diploma or equivalent certificate

Reporting to the position: No direct reports
Dress Code:
  • Nursing Uniforms / Scrub type clothing
  • Tennis, Nursing, or Croc type shoes need to be slip resistance. No open toe shoes. Shoes must be worn at all times during working hours.
  • Name tag
  • Hair should be up and in a hair net
  • No piecing that dangle. No lip or eyebrow rings

Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described her are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to stand, walk, sit, use fine and gross motor skills, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, hear, and or smell. An individual must have the reading ability at the level to comprehend notes. An individual in this position will be required to lift or carry weight in up to 75 pounds. . The employee occasionally works in high precarious places and is frequently expels to heat and risk of electrical shock Intermittent physical activity includes lifting and supporting residents. . The employee must be free of diseases that can be transmitted in the performance of job responsibilities during the stage of communicability.
The employee must use proper body mechanics.
Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to minimal to moderate noise. The employee will be exposed to blood and/or body fluids. The employee may encounter traumatic situations, such as having to care for mentally ill resident and contact the deceased residents. Employee will be scheduled based on operational needs (e.g., shift rotation, standby, on-call, ect) SLEEPING IS NOT PERMITTED DURING WORKING HOURS.
General Sign-Off: This Job Description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified.

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