Chef / Cook

Trail Ridge Retirement; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at a leading retirement community as a chef and cook. You will prepare restaurant-quality meals in a supportive environment. Enjoy a fulfilling role that offers a variety of cooking styles and opportunities to innovate in the kitchen.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance

403(b) Retirement Savings with Employer Match

Generous Paid-Time Off (PTO)

Tuition Reimbursement

Free onsite pool and gym

Employee Assistance Program

Holiday pay or double-time

Advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• Knowledge of food recipes and preparation methods.
• Food safety and sanitation practices.

Responsibilities

• Operate kitchen appliances to prepare meals for residents.
• Assemble ingredients according to recipes.
• Clean work area and ensure proper sanitation.

Skills

food safety

food recipes

food preparation

Education

ServSafe Food Handler

Job description

Bring your culinary expertise to a team-focused community where you can take your talent to the next level! Trail Ridge Senior Living Community is seeking a full-time chef and cook to join our dining team.

We offer restaurant-quality meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in a private dining atmosphere. Our menu is frequently updated and includes a variety of cooking styles. We also encourage our staff to bring forward new recipes and ideas to try out, particularly when we have upcoming special events.

An example of a typical evening menu selection includes:

• Korean-style grilled pork tenderloin
• Pan-seared, herb-crusted wall-eye with béarnaise sauce
• Char-grilled teres major steak with mushroom demi-glace

• Pay starts from $18.50+ based on experience
• This is a full-time (40 hrs./week) position. Typical weekday shifts are 1030am-7 pm, and rotating weekend shifts are 6am-230pm. No late nights!

Duties include:

1) operating grills, stoves, ovens, fryers, steam tables, and other kitchen appliances to prepare food for residents; 2) assembling and mixing ingredients according to recipes and production sheets, to prepare meats, soups, casseroles, vegetables, starches, sauces, gravies, salads, desserts, and special diets; 3) performing preparatory work such as restocking food containers, peeling vegetables or thawing frozen food; 4) placing food in serving containers and loading it onto carts and transferring the food from the kitchen to the dining areas; and 5) cleaning work area, equipment, and assigned areas of responsibility to ensure proper sanitation of all food preparation and storage areas.

What You Will Need:

• knowledge of food recipes and how to interpret them
• methods of food preparation, including but not limited to prep/production lists
• food safety, sanitation, and ServSafe Food Handler practices (preferred but not required)

Who We Are:

We Care! A lot! We are not just a place to work - we are a family of professionals and caregivers coming together to create a loving community of trust, respect, and caring. For over 18 years, Trail Ridge has been providing independent and assisted living options as well as many unique amenities and a complete wellness program. Located on a beautifully landscaped campus, Trail Ridge is a unique retirement community for today's seniors seeking a comfortable retirement lifestyle in a home-like atmosphere, filled with new opportunities and experiences.

We are proud to offer a comprehensive total rewards package including:

• A positive, team-focused and inclusive environment
• Full benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and more available after 30+ days for full-time employees
• Free Employee Assistance Program
• 403(b) Retirement Savings with Employer Match
• Generous Paid-Time Off (PTO) accrual from day one
• Tuition Reimbursement and scholarship opportunity for nursing students
• Free onsite pool and gym
• Frequent employee appreciation events, fun and activities
• Holiday time off or paid double-time if you work on a holiday
• Advancement opportunities to learn and grow in the company

Our mission as a not-for-profit organization is to create healthy Christian communities that empower older adults, families and people with disabilities. We provide choices for housing, services and technology that enrich body, mind and spirit.

Trail Ridge Senior Living Community, an American Baptist Homes of the Midwest community, is a not-for-profit organization promoting faith, collaboration and community in all we do. We are an EEO Employer. All qualified applicants receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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