Countryside Adult Home
353 Schroon River Rd
Warrensburg, NY 12885
(518) 623-3451
Amy McByrne
Director
Anticipated Vacancy
Cook
Countryside Adult Home
Grade 4- Full Time
(Re-issue 1/2/25, Updated Salary)
General Statement of Duties: Prepares and cooks a variety of food; responsible for the preparation and serving of meals in a health care facility. Follows meal plans per dietician and New York State Department of Health Regulations. Some supervision of employees in food preparation related titles. Does related work as required.
General Job Duties:
- Prepares cooks and serves meals for resident’s using standard kitchen utensils and equipment.
- Meal preparation includes meat, fish, poultry, soups, vegetables, cereals, desserts, salads and other food;
- Bakes cakes, pies, rolls, and a variety of other pastries;
- Cuts, cleans and dresses meat, fish and poultry;
- Orders food and supplies used in the preparation of meals according to an established menu and inspects food when received to insure proper quantity and quality;
- Supervise the proper storing of food to avoid waste and spoilage;
- Supervise the work of assistants in preparation of food and the cleaning of tables, kitchen utensils, stoves, and kitchen;
- Prepare and maintain a variety of records and reports relative to food service function.
- Participate in the facility quality assurance, education and staff meeting;
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Attributes: Good knowledge of the methods of preparing, cooking and baking food in large quantities; good knowledge of modern cooking utensils, appliances and equipment; good knowledge of cleaning methods and use of cleaning materials and equipment; ability to plan with a view to economy and efficiency in use of supplies, equipment and food; ability to follow oral and written directions and recipes; physical strength and stamina; good physical condition.
Acceptable Experience and Training: Two years of experience in large scale cooking.
Wages: $40,729 (2025 Base Salary), Required to cover some holidays.
If you are interested in being considered, please submit your application, resume and list of references to:
Countryside Adult Home, ATTN: Amy McByrne
353 Schroon River Road, Warrensburg, NY 12885
Applications may be obtained from http://www.warrencountyny.gov/jobs
Warren County is EOE/AA
