Cook

Lcsnet

Missouri

On-site

USD 32,000 - 52,000

Full time

14 days+

Get more replies from employers

Send a job-specific resume in minutes.

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

401(k) with matching

Supportive work environment

Job summary

A senior living community is seeking a hospitality-focused Cook to join their team. The role involves full-scope cooking while ensuring top quality and cleanliness. Candidates should have a high school diploma, a culinary degree preferred, and at least one year of relevant experience. The position emphasizes a culture of hospitality and requires excellent customer service skills. If you’re passionate about senior care and cooking, apply today!

Qualifications

Minimum of one year of cooking experience in a restaurant or senior living setting.
Ability to follow food quality and safety standards.
Knowledge of cooking preparation and production.

Responsibilities

Maintain cleanliness and organizational standards.
Prepare and serve healthy meals according to dietary guidelines.
Evaluate food service quality based on resident feedback.
Maintain 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 and adjust operations as needed.
Represent the community in a warm, inviting manner and support occupancy goals.

Skills

Cleanliness standards

Cooking efficiency

Food presentation

Customer service

Education

High school diploma

Culinary degree preferred

Job description

When you work at EMERSON AT ST. PETERS, you have a front-row seat to the amazing life stories of emballic people on earth. What’s more, you are part of an extraordinary company – one that’s investing in the future of senior living while also investing in you. Don’t just do a job. Be part of an extraordinary life!

EMERSON AT ST. PETERS 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 and for maintaining a superior level of quality, service, and cleanliness at all times.

Why work at The Emerson?

Benefits, including PTO, betale 401(k) with matchingGreat people

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. meri
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(conda) 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

The Community embraces a culture of hospitality. To that end, all employees are expected as a condition of employment to practice the LCS Hospitality Promises™ in all interactions with residents, fellow employees, and guests:

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

EEO Employer

Job Info