Cook

Deercreekseniorliving; Mesa (AZ); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A senior living community is seeking a Cook in Mesa, Arizona, to provide high-quality food service and maintain sanitation standards. The ideal candidate has at least one year of cooking experience, including short order cooking, and must have or obtain Serv-Safe certification. This role involves ensuring efficient meal preparation, serving residents, and collaborating effectively within a team environment. If you have a passion for making a difference in residents' lives, we encourage you to apply.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year of cooking experience.
• Serv-Safe certification required or willing to obtain.
• Knowledge of special dietary needs.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and friendly service to residents and staff.
• Maintain proper sanitation and safety procedures.
• Prepare and serve food for meals as assigned.

Skills

Effective communication

Ability to learn new techniques

Teamwork

Conflict resolution

Time management

Job description

Cook page is loaded## Cooklocations: Mesa, Arizonatime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 6 Days Agojob requisition id: JR57475Our senior living community is currently seeking a **Cook** to join our team of dedicated professionals who want to make a difference in the lives of our residents, their families and our community. We are guided by our CAPLICO Core Values:***Celebration******Accountability******Passion for Learning******Love One Another******Intelligent Risk Taking******Customer Second (Employee First!)******Ownership***If these core values resonate deeply with your own moral compass and you meet the requirements below, then you should apply.**About the Opportunity**Ensures efficient, timely, and friendly service to all residents and staff. Maintains proper sanitation and safety procedures and high quality food preparation and presentation. Orders, receives, and rotates stock in conjunction with the Food Service Director. Reads and follows recipes to ensure consistency of the product. Prepares and serves food items for breakfast, lunch or dinner as assigned. Assists with meeting or exceeding resident dining expectations. Is knowledgeable in food preparation techniques and presentation. Other relevant duties may be required or assigned by Supervisor.**Critical Success Factors*** Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, and comprehend the same.* Willingness to learn new food preparation techniques and presentation.* Knowledge of special dietary needs of residents and the required meal prep techniques.* Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a team. Must display team behaviors.* Ability to effectively deal with conflict or customer complaints.* Ability to focus on multiple tasks simultaneously.* Follows all food safety and equipment safety procedures.* Knowledge of and compliance with community quality standards and requirements.* Ability to "short order" cook.* Must be dependable, punctual, self-motivated, and able to work without constant supervision.**Minimum Qualifications*** Minimum of one year of cooking experience (some short order cooking) and quantity cooking.* Must possess Serv-Safe certification, or willing to obtain upon hire.We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.PSL is the most progressive company in the exploding healthcare services field today. Dedicated to restoring public confidence in the healthcare industry, PSL has assembled a team of highly competent, dedicated and caring individuals who are creating a new standard of excellence for healthcare providers everywhere.PSL currently serves over 50 long-term care, facilities in six Western states. These facilities have no corporate headquarters or traditional management hierarchy. Instead, they operate independently with support from the “Service Center,” a world-class service team that provides the centralized clinical, legal, risk management, HR, training, accounting, IT and other resources necessary to allow on-site leaders and caregivers to focus squarely on day-to-day care and business issues in their individual facilities.As an organization, we are deeply committed to our mission of providing life-changing service to our residents, employees and the communities we serve.We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record. No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.