cook

Frontier Senior Living; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading senior living community seeks a dedicated Cook to ensure high-quality food preparation and service for residents. The role requires knowledge of food techniques, customer service skills, and a compassionate approach to senior residents. This is a full-time position offering competitive pay and a supportive work environment focused on service excellence.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan with match program

Flexible Spending Account

Short Term Disability

Life/AD&D Insurance

Qualifications

• Experience as on-line cook in food services preferred.
• Training in appropriate techniques of resident care.

Responsibilities

• Assist Dietary Supervisor with meal preparation and service.
• Prepare soups, sauces, salads, and desserts according to standards.
• Follow health and safety practices.

Skills

Food preparation techniques

Customer service orientation

Compassion for senior adults

Job description

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Frontier Senior Living provided pay range

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Base pay range

$18.00/hr - $22.00/hr

Cook:

Frontier Management is seeking an outstanding Cook for Escalante at Coventry community located in Salt Lake City, UT.

Frontier Management's portfolio of communities spans throughout the United States with each community sharing a commitment to superior service and quality lifestyle for our residents within their own unique setting. Frontier's mission is to provide an enriched and meaningful experience for our residents, team members, and community partners. If you are as committed and passionate about serving the needs of our senior residents as we are, we encourage you to apply and experience the Frontier Difference.

Cooks are responsible for providing the highest quality food preparation, plate presentation, and prompt service to all residents. He/she must possess general knowledge in various food preparation techniques, serving methods, and portion control standards, and general nutritional requirements for residents of retirement housing communities.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist Dietary Supervisor on breakfast, lunch or dinner preparation, production or service lines
• Prepare hot and cold items as designated by Dietary Supervisor
• Prepare soup, sauces, salads, and desserts, according to established standards and recipes.
• Follow all health department practices, safety practices, and infection control practices
• Promptly discuss and resolve any potential food services and care coordination problems with team members and team leaders
• Work with Dietary Supervisor to see what leftovers are used and inventories are properly managed to keep costs in line
• Break down service line and clean work area as scheduled or instructed.
• Personally get to know residents of the Community by communicating with other team members and departments, reviewing appropriate resident records, and direct conversation with residents.
• Maintain a high level of professionalism and customer service orientation with all residents and other team members.
• Present a professional demeanor that communicates to current and prospective residents the corporate philosophy of service, goodwill, and genuine interest in the resident's unique needs.
• Other duties as assigned
  
  
  

Other Requirements:

• Must be able to routinely follow written and verbal directions
• Must be able to stand, walk, stoop, bend for periods of up to eight hours
• Experience as on-line cook in food services preferred
• Training and experience has been attained through formal training or on-the-job training in appropriate techniques of resident care
• Compassion for senior adults required
• Push and pull up to 30 pounds
  
  
  

Frontier Management offers a competitive salary and a work environment that encourages initiative and fosters respect. Frontier Management, LLC offers medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D, Flexible Spending Account, Short Term Disability, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance. We also offer a 401(k) plan with a competitive Match program. To discover more about the Frontier Management team, please visit our site at www.frontiermgmt.com

Equal Opportunity Employer/ Drug-Free Workplace

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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