Cook ~ Senior Living Community ~ Santa Fe

MorningStar Senior Living; Santa Fe (NM); Vor Ort; USD 28.000 - 33.000; Teilzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health Insurance

401k with matching

HSA options

Employee assistance programs

Paid sick, vacation and birthday

Career development programs

Charitable opportunities

Zusammenfassung

MorningStar Senior Living in Santa Fe is seeking a part-time cook for our senior living community. You will prepare, cook, season, and serve nutritious meals following menus and dietary guidelines for residents.

The role requires attention to food safety, ability to work Friday, Saturday and Sunday 11:00am–7:00pm, and a commitment to compassionate care. High school diploma preferred, English literacy required.

Qualifikationen

• High school diploma preferred, but ability to read and write English required.
• Experience in the dietary department of health care facility is preferred.
• Ability to prepare and cook a variety of foods in large quantities while following recipes and dietary restrictions.

Aufgaben

• Prepare, cook, season, and serve adequate, nutritious meals per menus.
• Follow dietary guidelines and approved recipes, ensuring palatable and attractive presentation.
• Maintain proper food-handling techniques and time/temperature controls.
• Estimate quantities to minimize waste and portion meals according to resident needs.

Kenntnisse

Food preparation

Cooking large quantities

Dietary guidelines

Food safety

Ausbildung

High school diploma

Jobbeschreibung

Cook ~ Senior Living Community ~ Santa Fe

Job Category: Culinary

Requisition Number: COOKS051022

• Posted : October 14, 2026
• Part-Time
• Rate : $22 USD per hour

Locations

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MorningStar of Santa Fe
2041 S Pacheco St
Santa Fe, NM 87505, USA

• Pay or shift range: Not specified

Description

Cook ~ Senior Living Community ~ Santa Fe

Part Time

Pay Rate: $22/hr

Schedule:

• Friday, Saturday & Sunday - 11:00am - 7:00pm

Make a difference by providing great care and love for our treasured residents!

At MorningStar Senior Living, we talk a lot about culture. In fact, we rather obsess about it. For without a transformative culture, we cannot begin to elevate and celebrate the lives of our resident-heroes and be ourselves changed for the good in the process. So, we seek great hearts, other people like us, who care and want to do work that matters. We select people like us who believe that the most satisfying life is one that is outward-bound and rooted in servant-leadership.

JOB SUMMARY

The cook is responsible for preparation, cooking, seasoning, and serving adequate, attractive, nutritious, and balanced meals, including meat, fish, fowl, vegetables, fruit, soups, salads, desserts, breads, and pastries, as specified and scheduled by the menus. The person holding this position is delegated the responsibility for carrying out the assigned duties and responsibilities in accordance with current existing federal and state regulations and established company policies and procedures.

BENEFITS

• Health Insurance offerings such as medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Other Insurance offerings such as life, disability, accident, and critical illness insurance
• 401k plan with matching
• HSA options
• Employee assistance programs
• Paid sick, vacation and birthday!
• Career development programs and opportunity for advancement
• Charitable and philanthropic opportunities

• Handle and prepare food that is palatable, appetizing, and attractive.
• Comply with meal schedules.
• Follow standard recipes but make independent decisions in line with current experience.
• Understand importance of proper food-handling techniques and hazards of improper food handling.
• Be familiar with seasoning and cooking time required.
• Be aware of cooking characteristics of various cuts of meats, fish and fowl.
• Estimate quantities of food required and apportion servings while monitoring portion-controlled guidelines for individual residents.
• Prepare foodstuffs for cooking: Peel, wash, trim, and cut vegetables and fruit; wash, cut, de-bone and trim meat, fish and fowl.
• Taste, smell, and observe food to ensure conformity with recipes and appearance.
• Serve food according to dietary guidelines, checking each tray for completeness and accuracy.
• Cook food: Bake, roast, stew and steam-cook meats, fish and fowl, basting as necessary to retain flavor; make gravies, stocks, dressings, sauces and soups.
• Prepare cold meats, sandwiches, griddle cakes, cooked cereals, and beverages.

QUALIFICATIONS

Demonstration of our Core Values: Love, Kindness, Honesty, Goodness, Fairness, Respect.

• Education: High school diploma preferred, but at the minimum the ability to read and write English.
• Experience: Previous experience in the dietary department of health care facility preferred.
• Job Knowledge: Ability to prepare and cook a variety of foods in large quantities; aware of special diets, seasoning requirements, cooking times, temperature controls; ability to estimate quantities of food required, limit waste, and utilize leftovers while serving attractive, appetizing meals.

*Team members who are scheduled to work 24 or more hours per week are eligible for benefits, families of said team members will also be eligible.

EEO

Equal Opportunity Employer
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