Cook

Westchester Village of Lenexa; Lenexa (KS); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, & Vision Care Plans

Company paid EAP with counseling

401(k) with company match

PTO

Holiday Premium Pay

Volunteer Time Off

Competitive Wages & Shift Differentis

Referral Bonus

Service Award Bonus

Career Path Development

Tuition Assistance & Certification

Fun & engaging team environment

Job summary

Westchester Village of Lenexa is seeking a dedicated Cook to join our dining team. The role involves preparing meals per cycle menus, ensuring food safety, and delivering a restaurant-style dining experience for residents in a senior living community.

You will coordinate meal service, monitor food temperatures, and support inventory and sanitation efforts while collaborating with a caring team in a family-oriented environment.

Qualifications

• Prepare meals according to cycle menus and maintain high food quality.
• Follow proper food safety and sanitation procedures.
• Assist with inventory and receiving of supplies.
• Attend department meetings and in-service trainings as scheduled.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate food preparation and meal service.
• Monitor temperatures of hot and cold foods before service.
• Plan cooking schedules to meet meal times.
• Maintain clean and safe kitchen environment.
• Assist with inventory and receiving of food and supplies.
• Adhere to safety, infection control, and fire/disaster plans.
• Attend meetings and training sessions as required.

Skills

Food preparation

Meal service

Food safety

Inventory control

Teamwork

Job description

Westchester Village is an innovative, beautiful, 5 star, boutique style senior living community. Our mission is simple: to enrich the lives of our residents through purpose, passion & joy in life! Our Community offers several levels of living including: independent living, assisted living, short-term rehab, and long-term care.

In addition to our commitment to provide quality care to our residents, we are also committed to providing a great work environment for our Team Members.

Shifts:

In general we offer 4, 8, and 12 hour shifts. We have openings for full-time (30+ hours weekly) and part-time (up to 29 hours weekly) positions.

• Evenings: full-time

Benefits:

We value and are grateful for our Team Members. Below is a snapshot of our benefits to foster health and happiness for our team:

• Health, Dental, & Vision Care Plans with company cost share (full-time only)
• Company paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that includes counseling sessions for Team Members and their Family.
• 401(k) with company match
• PTO
• Holiday Premium Pay
• Volunteer Time Off
• Competitive Wages & Shift Differentials
• Referral Bonus
• Service Award Bonus
• Career Path Development
• Tuition Assistance & Certification Course Payment
• Fun & engaging team environment

If you're in search of a family based organization with a culture of care and you have a passion for seniors - keep reading!

Role

We are seeking a dedicated Cook to join our team! This position is responsible for preparing meals according to cycle menus and monitoring methods of food handling preparations, meal service, and equipment cleaning. This position will additionally create a restaurant-style dining experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate food preparation and meal service, including nutritional snacks.
• Monitor temperature of hot and cold foods through food preparation and service to ensure that established temperature goals are met prior to steamtable transfer and maintained throughout meal service.
• Plan and initiate cooking schedule for food preparation to meet meal schedules.
• Follow proper food safety and sanitation procedures and maintain a clean and safe environment.
• Assist with inventory.
• Assist in receiving and storing food and supplies.
• Clean equipment and work areas as assigned.
• Be knowledgeable of federal, state, and community’s rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Follow defined safety codes while performing all duties.
• Follow defined Infection Control procedures.
• Attend scheduled department staff meetings.
• Attend in-service educational programs as assigned.
• Understand community’s fire and disaster plans, follow established procedures during drills and actual emergencies.