Cook - Full Time

Danberry at Inverness; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 31,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Clarendale Ann Arbor is seeking a hospitality-focused Cook to join our team. This full-time position provides hands-on cooking in the Community Culinary Services Department, ensuring high-quality, safe, and well-presented meals for residents and guests.

The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma, a culinary degree is preferred, and at least one year of restaurant or senior living cooking experience. We value friendly, professional interaction and guest satisfaction.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness, sanitation and organization in the kitchen at all times.
• Produce and serve meals that meet nutritional and dietary requirements and presentation standards.

Skills

Hospitality

Customer service

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma

Culinary degree preferred

Tools

Kitchen equipment

Job description

When you work at Clarendale Ann Arbor, you have a front-row seat to the amazing life stories of the wiseste 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 Ann Arbor 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

The Community fully embraces a culture of hospitality. To that end, we include the following hospitality promises as a guide for our interpersonal interactions with residents, co-workers, and guests:

• We greet residents, employees and guests warmly, by name and with a smile.
• We treat everyone with courteous respect.
• We strive to anticipate resident, employee and guest needs and act accordingly.
• We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.
• We hold ourselves and one another accountable.
• We embrace and value our differences.
• We make residents, employees and guests feel important.
• 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.

EEO Employer

Job Info

• Job Identification 38493
• Posting Date 07/28/2026, 06:34 PM
• Degree Level High School Graduate
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 2830 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103, US