Cook: Assisted Living

Brethren Care Village; Ashland (OH); On-site; USD 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Scholarship opportunities

7 paid holidays

401(k) with company match

Medical, Dental, Vision

FSA

Life Insurance

Pool & fitness center access

Discounted meals

Career advancement

Job summary

Brethren Care Village is seeking a Cook for Assisted Living in Ashland, Ohio. This full-time or part-time role operates days from 5am to 1:30pm, with compensation of $15 to $16.80 per hour based on experience. The position supports compassionate, individualized care within a Christian-based senior living community.

Responsibilities include meal preparation, dietary coordination, sanitation, and attending meetings. High school diploma preferred; ServSafe a plus.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent is preferred.
• Prior cooking experience in a restaurant or institutional setting helpful but not required.
• ServSafe Certification is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Prepares meals according to menu and ensures meals are served in a timely manner.
• Coordinates dietary functions and/or special events.
• Responsible for prep work for next day.
• Maintains general sanitation and a clean work area.
• Washes pots and pans.
• Records daily temperatures on foods, and on refrigerators and freezers.
• Notifies dietary manager of any diet changes from nursing.
• Prepares foods for special activities and stocks areas.
• Attends dietary meetings and facility in-services.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Cooking experience

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

ServSafe Certification

Job description

Cook: Assisted Living

Full Time or Part Time | Days (5am - 1:30pm)

Pay: $15 to $16.80/hr Based on Experience

Why Join Brethren Care Village?

At Brethren Care Village, you're more than an employee-you're part of a mission-driven team dedicated to compassionate, individualized care. As a Christian-based senior living community, we've proudly served since 1972, offering a full continuum of care including memory care, assisted living, therapy services, and more.

Our team is guided by our core values: Compassion, Attitude of Excellence, Respect, Integrity, Nurturing, and Giving -and we bring those values to life every day for both residents and employees.

The Cook supports our mission and values by providing high quality food service to all residents and employees; promoting optional nutritional status for each resident by providing a diet in accordance with physician's orders and consistent with the resident's ethnic, cultural and religious and general food preferences and restrictions which the facility can readily accommodate.

The Cook's primary responsibilities include:

• Prepares meals according to menu and ensures meals are served in a timely manner.
• Coordinates dietary functions and/or special events.
• Responsible for prep work for next day.
• General sanitation procedures, including performing tasks on a cleaning schedule, daily sanitation evaluations, maintaining a clean work area at all times, etc.
• Responsible for washing pots and pans.
• Records daily temperatures on foods, and on refrigerators and freezer.
• Informs dietary manager of any diet changes from nursing.
• Responsible for preparing foods for special activities.
• Responsible for putting stock away.
• Attends dietary meetings.
• Attends facility in-services.
• Other duties as assigned.

What do I need for this role?

• A High School Degree or equivalent in preferred
• Prior cooking experience in a restaurant or institutional setting is preferred but not required
• ServSafe Certification is a PLUS, but not required.
• Onsite presence required.

We recognize the success of our Mission relies on the hard work and dedication of our team members.

Why Work for Brethren Care Village:

• Supportive, team-oriented culture with opportunities for growth
• Tuition reimbursement (LPN/RN advancement) + scholarship opportunities
• Generous PTO + 7 paid holidays
• 401(k) with company match
• Full-time benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, Life Insurance
• FREE access to pool & fitness center
• Discounted meals & cell phone plans
• Career advancement & leadership development opportunities

Brethren Care Village is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability or veteran status.

This position description contains the major responsibilities required to perform this job. These responsibilities may change at any time to better meet the needs of our clients, residents, or agency.