Cook

Rose Senior Living Carmel; Mokena (IL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Clarendale Mokena is seeking a hospitality-focused Cook to join our team. This part-time role involves full-scope, hands-on production cooking in the Community Culinary Services Department, maintaining high quality, service and cleanliness standards at all times.

Responsibilities include adhering to nutritional criteria, producing meals, and visiting residents to evaluate food service. Candidates should have a high school diploma; a culinary degree is preferred and prior cooking experience in a

Qualifications

• High school diploma is 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 cycles meeting nutritional/dietary criteria per regulations.
• Demonstrate cooking speed, accuracy and efficiency.
• Provide knowledge across cooking preparation and production.
• Assist with serving and ware washing as needed.
• Visit residents to evaluate food service and adjust operations accordingly.
• Represent the community in a warm, inviting manner.

Skills

Cooking experience

Education

High school diploma

Culinary degree preferred

Job description

When you work at Clarendale Mokena, 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 Mokena 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.

Schedule: Part-time

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

EEO Employer

Job Info

• Job Identification 39270
• Job Category Culinary Services
• Posting Date 08/24/2026, 06:29 PM
• Job Schedule Part time
• Locations 21536 South Wolf Rd, Mokena, IL, 60448, US