
Lead Cook
Required skills
- Food Handling Licenses
- Sanitation Licenses
- Excel
- Word
- English
Nice to have
- Production Cooking
- Therapeutic Diets
Role summary
Senior Lifestyle is seeking a Lead Cook to prepare high-quality meals for residents, guests, and staff in a senior living environment. This full-time, onsite position requires adherence to recipes and safety guidelines, working the food line, and ensuring resident satisfaction. The role demands strong communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, along with proficiency in basic computer applications like Excel and Word. Experience in production cooking and therapeutic diets is preferred. The ideal candidate embodies HEART: Hospitality, Excellence, Appreciation, Respect, and Teamwork.
Salary $19 - $21 per hour FT with alternating Weekends
- Prepare all food using the daily planner and SLC standard recipes.
- Work the food line during mealtimes.
- Ensure that all food meets safety guidelines and that all kitchen areas meet sanitation guidelines.
- Ensure resident and guest satisfaction by responding quickly to needs and requests.
- Maintain a positive and professional demeanor toward all residents, visitors and co-workers.
- Experience in production cooking and/or preparing therapeutic diets is preferred.
- You need to be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English.
- You have and/or are willing to obtain the necessary food handling and sanitation licenses.
- You have basic computer skills. Entry level proficiency with Excel and Word is required.
- You possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
- You have the ability to solve practical problems and deal with variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- You can maintain a positive and friendly demeanor toward the residents and your co-workers.
Senior Lifestyle offers a comprehensive benefits plan to eligible team members including health, dental, vision, retirement benefits, short-term disability, long-term disability, and paid time off. All Senior Lifestyle positions are eligible to use DailyPay, an application that allows you to access your earned but unpaid wages before your next payday. Senior Lifestyle requires that all employees provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination unless exempt due to medical, religious, or personal beliefs. Government requirements or exclusions may apply.
Do you have HEART? We are looking for individuals who can embrace our mission to purposely brighten and enrich the lives of those we serve with HEART; Hospitality, Excellence, Appreciation, Respect & Teamwork. In this role you will be responsible for providing high quality meals to the residents, guests and staff.
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