Cook or Sous Chef

The Carriages; Decatur (IL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

HSA

Flex Spending

Short-Term Disability

Voluntary Life

AD&D

Critical Illness

Accident Insurance

Paid Time Off

Roth IRA

Job summary

The Carriages Senior Living in Decatur is seeking a dedicated Dining Services Partner (Cook/Sous Chef) to prepare meals for residents in a restaurant-style dining setting. You will follow the menu cycle and ensure timely service while maintaining cleanliness and safety in the kitchen and dining areas.

Join a team that values compassionate care, quality meals, and respect for residents. This full-time role includes comprehensive benefits and opportunities to grow within a supportive community.

Qualifications

• A strong desire to help others and compassion for the elderly is a must.
• This job requires a high school diploma
• At least 1 year of experience as a sous chef or cook
• Certified Food Protection Manager Certification (CFPM) desired
• A full criminal background check, fingerprinting, physical, drug test, and TB testing are mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food items and serve food to Residents within scheduled time frame.
• Follow menu cycle, noting changes or substitutions made.
• Maintain cleanliness of food service areas, including kitchen and dining room.
• Maintain the quality of food served, quantity prepared and sanitation of food preparation area.
• Maintain clean, neat and safe working environment.
• Assure that Resident food needs and preferences are known.
• Assure that staff, Resident and guest meals are accounted for daily.
• Maintain meal service records as required.
• Observe problems, concerns, issues observed with food service and communicates them appropriately.
• Observe changes in Resident status, needs or preferences and communicate them appropriately.
• Observe and adhere to all work, safety, and administrative rules as well as all established policies and procedures.
• Records Resident information as required.
• Avoids loss, breakages and waste of supplies and equipment.

Skills

Compassion for elderly

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

The Carriages of Decatur is growing our TEAM and we are looking for people who have a passion for serving older adults. We are seeking hard-working, dedicated Dining Services Partner (Cook/Sous Chef) for our Senior Living Community. We pride ourselves on having a great TEAM to work alongside and with our amazing residents, who are appreciative of the detail we show in providing quality care and great food options in our Restaurant Style Dining environment.

OUR CORE PRINCIPLES

• SERVICE & GROWTH We will be passionate about caring for and serving our residents and their families, and in seeking new residents.
• LEADERSHIP We will seek to build effective leaders at every level of the organization.
• SIMPLICITY We will focus on the fundamentals.
• IMPROVEMENT We will get a little better each day.
• STEWARDSHIP We will be good stewards of all our resources.
• ATTITUDE We will enthusiastically support each other in accomplishing our mission and goals.
• PERSEVERANCE We will never give up.

What We Offer

Full-time employees receive:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (Flex)
• Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Critical Illness, and Accident Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Illinois Secure Choice - Roth IRA (Illinois Employees Only)

Responsibilities

• Prepare food items and serve food to Residents within scheduled time frame.
• Follow menu cycle, noting changes or substitutions made.
• Maintain cleanliness of food service areas, including kitchen and dining room.
• Maintain the quality of food served, quantity prepared and sanitation of food preparation area.
• Maintain clean, neat and safe working environment.
• Assure that Resident food needs and preferences are known.
• Assure that staff, Resident and guest meals are accounted for daily.
• Maintain meal service records as required.
• Observe problems, concerns, issues observed with food service and communicates them appropriately.
• Observe changes in Resident status, needs or preferences and communicate them appropriately.
• Observe and adhere to all work, safety, and administrative rules as well as all established policies and procedures.
• Records Resident information as required.
• Avoids loss, breakages and waste of supplies and equipment.

Qualifications

• A strong desire to help others and compassion for the elderly is a must.
• This job requires a high school diploma
• At least 1 year of experience as a sous chef or cook
• Certified Food Protection Manager Certification (CFPM) desired
• A full criminal background check, fingerprinting, physical, drug test, and TB testing are mandatory.

If you love to work with seniors and are looking for a meaningful job experience; we would love to meet you! At The Carriages, we do things a little bit differently and we would love to welcome you to our TEAM!

The Carriages Senior Living is an Equal Opportunity Employer