Cook - Senior Living

Tarantino Senior Living Communities; Peoria (AZ); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Medical and Rx

Paid Time Off

Retirement and 401k

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Voluntary Life

Vision

Dental

Job summary

The Mission at Agua Fria Senior Living Community is seeking Cooks to prepare and serve nutritious, appealing meals for residents and guests. The role reports to the Director of Dining Services and emphasizes cleanliness and compliance with company and state food regulations.

The schedule includes multiple AM shifts with weekends; strong teamwork and food safety are essential to maintain high-quality dining experiences for our residents.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; some related experience/training valued.
• Available to work weekends.
• Compassion for and desire to work with the elderly (55+).

Responsibilities

• Prepares all food according to daily menu and recipes in a timely manner.
• Conducts pre-meal meeting with servers to review menu details.
• Works the food line during mealtime and plates food attractively.
• Maintains cleanliness of work area and serving line; follows sanitation schedules.
• Ensures proper food temperatures are maintained and recorded.
• Manages stock rooms and cold storage; rotates perishables and labels items.
• Minimizes food waste using proper storage and recycling practices.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Weekend availability

Compassion for elderly

Sanitation awareness

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Description

The Mission at Agua Fria Senior Living Community is seeking Cooks to prepare and serve nutritious, appealing and quality food for residents and guests, while maintaining high standards of cleanliness and complying with all company and state food regulations. This position reports to the Director of Dining Services.

Responsibilities

• Prepares all food in accordance with the daily menu planner, using company standardized recipes, in a timely manner.
• Perform a pre-meal meeting with food servers to review details of daily menu.
• Works the food line during mealtime.
• Plates food in an attractive manner and ensures that all condiments and garnishes are prepared and served with the appropriate foods.
• Keeps work area and serving line equipment clean and adheres to sanitation cleaning schedules.
• Ensures proper food temperature maintained and recorded.
• Keeps stock rooms, coolers & freezers clean and ensure that food supply stocks are rotated; perishables are labeled, dated and stored properly.
• Keeps food waste to a minimum by using food storage and food recycling techniques.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• A High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED); or six months to one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Availability to work weekends.
• Compassion for and desire to work with the elderly (55 and over).

We are currently hiring for the following schedule

• AM shift: Sat, Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed - 6:00 am-2:00 pm
• AM shift: Mon - Fri 10:30 am - 6:30 pm
• AM shift: Th - Mon 10:30 am - 6:30 pm

Our Perks & Benefits

Taking care of our clients and residents starts with taking care of our team. Tarantino is committed to each team member's health, wealth, and overall well-being. We deeply value the contributions of our employees and offer various benefits to ensure that our extraordinary team is taken care of.

• Competitive Pay
• Medical and Rx
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement and 401k
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Life
• Vision
• Dental