Cook

Brandon Wilde; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Warm welcome

Courteous respect

Anticipate needs

Timely responses

Accountability

Make you feel important

Value differences

Help beyond expectations

Professionalism

Attention to detail

Job summary

Cottage Grove Place in Cedar Rapids, IA is seeking a dedicated cook to join our senior living community. You will prepare and present meals, ensure dietary and quality standards, and contribute to a warm, welcoming dining experience for residents.

The role requires at least two years of culinary training or equivalent experience, a strong teamwork mindset, and a commitment to hospitality. We offer competitive hourly pay and a supportive team dedicated to compassionate care.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years formal culinary training program with degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Exemplify cleanliness, sanitation and operational organization at all times.
• Adhere to food quality, appearance and presentation standards.
• Produce and serve menu cycle programs compliant with required nutritional/dietary criteria and correctly prepare diets per policy.
• Exhibit cooking speed, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Demonstrate knowledge in all areas of cooking preparation and production.
• Assist with serving meals and ware washing as necessary.
• Visit residents to evaluate food service quality, quantity, temperature and appearance; propose revisions to improve service.
• Represent the community in a warm, inviting manner to create a positive dining atmosphere.
• Support driving top-line revenue and occupancy through engagement and service quality.

Skills

Culinary skills

Education

Culinary training program (2+ years)

Job description

When you work at Cottage Grove Place, you have a front-row seat to the amazing life stories of the wisest people on earth. What’s more, you are part of an extraordinary company – one that’s investing in the future of senior living by investing in you. Don’t just do a job. Be part of an extraordinary life!

Here are a few of the daily responsibilities of a Cook:

• Exemplify at all times Community standards of cleanliness, sanitation and operational organization.
• Responsible for adhering to food quality, appearance and presentation standards at all times.
• Produce and serve menu cycle programs that are compliant with required Nutritional/Dietary criteria as required by local regulations and correctly prepare diets provided per Policy and Procedure.
• Exhibit cooking standards of speed, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Demonstrate knowledge in all areas of cooking preparation and production.
• Assist with serving of meals and ware washing as necessary.
• Visit residents periodically to evaluate food service such as quality, quantity, temperature, and appearance; and conduct evaluations to make revisions in operations / procedures to promote improved food service.
• Represent the community in a warm and inviting manner, which creates a positive marketing environment.
• Supports creating a culture where the business decisions made in this position, along with individual employee engagement, drive top-line revenue and occupancy.

Here are a few of the qualifications we need you to have:

• Minimum two years formal culinary training program with degree or equivalent experience.

Salary Range: $16.00-$17.50

Hospitality Promises

1. We greet you warmly, by name and with a smile.
2. We treat everyone with courteous respect.
3. We anticipate your needs and act accordingly.
4. We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.
5. We hold ourselves and one another accountable.
6. We make you feel important.
7. We embrace and value our differences.
8. We ask, “Is there anything else I can do for you?”
9. We maintain a high level of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times.
10. We pay attention to the details.

If you're an enthusiastic, compassionate, senior care professional who is passionate about hospitality and senior engagement- please apply, we'd love to get to know you!

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