Cook

Liveatlauralparke; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Cypress Village in Jacksonville, FL is seeking a dedicated cook to join our team in our senior living community. The role focuses on preparing meals that meet nutrition and dietary guidelines while ensuring high quality, presentation, and service.

You will work under sous chefs, contribute to menu cycles, and help maintain cleanliness and safety standards daily. Requirements include a high school diploma; a culinary degree and SERV Safe certification preferred, plus a minimum of one year of

Qualifications

• Knowledge of safety and sanitation practices in food service.
• Ability to maintain product quality and presentation standards.
• Understanding of nutrition/dietary requirements for residents.

Responsibilities

• Exemplify standards of cleanliness, sanitation and organization.
• Adhere to food quality, appearance and presentation standards.
• Prepare and serve menu cycles compliant with nutritional criteria.
• Demonstrate speed, accuracy and efficiency in cooking tasks.
• Display knowledge of cooking preparation and production.
• Assist with serving meals and ware washing as needed.
• Visit residents to evaluate food service and implement improvements.

Skills

Food safety

Quality control

Meal presentation

Education

High school diploma

Culinary degree preferred

SERV Safe certification preferred

Job description

Come join our dedicated team at Cypress Village, a wonderful place to work! Cypress Village is a 120 acre and wooded lakefront community in Jacksonville close to Ponte Vedra and Jacksonville beaches and is one of Florida's best kept secrets! You'll join a team with a strong work ethic, with management and co-workers who want to make a positive impacting our residents' lives. These extraordinary leaders and role models will help you craft a long, satisfying, and fruitful senior living career at Cypress Village. Today, Cypress Village is one of twelve retirement communities in Florida managed by Life Care Services (LCS), the nation's leading developer and manager of senior living communities. We continually strive to create an environment of trust and transparency by helping employees find a sense of purpose in their job and achieve their highest potential while providing hospitality to those who work and live at Cypress Village.

1. Exemplify at all times Community standards of cleanliness, sanitation and operational organization.

2. Responsible for adhering to food quality, appearance and presentation standards at all times.

3. 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.

4. Exhibit cooking standards of speed, accuracy, and efficiency.

5. Demonstrate knowledge in all areas of cooking preparation and production.

6. Assist with serving of meals and ware washing as necessary.

7. 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.

will report directly to our sous chefs.

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

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

• Locations 4600 Middleton Park Circle East, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, US