Cook

Clarendale of St. Peters; Missouri; On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Clarendale of St. Peters is recruiting a hospitality-focused Cook to join our team. This role involves full-scope, hands-on production cooking in the Community Culinary Services Department, ensuring top-quality meals and a clean, orderly kitchen.

Responsibilities include maintaining sanitation, preparing meals to dietary standards, and supporting residents with a warm, welcoming service. We require a high school diploma (culinary degree preferred) and a minimum of one year of restaurant or

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Exemplify cleanliness, sanitation and organizational standards.
• Adhere to food quality, appearance and presentation standards.
• Prepare and serve menu cycle programs meeting dietary criteria and policy.
• Maintain cooking 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 make procedural improvements.
• Represent the community in a warm, inviting manner to support marketing.
• 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 Clarendale of St. Peters, 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!

Clarendale of 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. 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

Starting rate of $21.00 per hour.

Required to work every other weekend.

EEO Employer

Job Info

• Job Identification 40792
• Posting Date 10/09/2026, 09:26 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 10 Dubray Dr, St Peters, MO, 63376, US