Cook

Liveatlauralparke; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Laural Parke is recruiting for a hospitality-focused Cook to join our team. This role performs full-scope, hands-on production cooking in the Community Culinary Services Department, ensuring high quality meals and cleanliness.

You will work with residents, monitor nutritional standards, assist with serving and ware washing, and help maintain a warm, inviting community atmosphere that supports occupancy and guest satisfaction.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Culinary degree preferred.
• Minimum of one year restaurant/senior living cooking experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness, sanitation, and organizational standards at all times.
• Adhere to food quality, appearance, and presentation standards.
• Prepare and serve menu cycles meeting nutritional criteria and local regulations.
• Cook with speed, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Demonstrate knowledge of cooking preparation and production.
• Assist with serving meals and ware washing as needed.
• Visit residents to evaluate food service quality and adjust operations.
• Represent the community warmly to create a positive marketing environment.
• Support driving top-line revenue and occupancy through engaged staff.

Skills

Cooking experience

Education

High school diploma

Culinary degree

Job description

When you work at Laural Parke, 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!

Laural Parke is recruiting for a hospitality focused Cook to join our team! This position is responsible for full-scope, hands on production cooking in the Community Culinary Services Department. Is responsible for maintaining a superior level of quality service and cleanliness at all times.

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:

• High school diploma
• Culinary degree preferred
• Minimum of one year restaurant/senior living or equivalent cooking experience

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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