Culinary Services Cook

Sonida Senior Living; Baytown, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life/dis

401(k) with discretionary match

PTO from day one

Paid training

Employee assistance program

Referral programs

Educational opportunities

Job summary

Waterford at Baytown, a Sonida Senior Living community, seeks a Culinary Services Cook to prepare and serve nutritious meals for residents in a caring, organized setting. You will assist the Culinary Services Director to keep the Dining Services department efficient and compliant with sanitation standards.

The role requires a high school education, a food service sanitation certificate, and experience with large-volume meals. Some supervisory experience is preferred and teamwork is essential.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent is required.
• Food Service Sanitation Certificate as per State/Local requirements.
• Experience in volume meal preparation for large groups desired.
• Some supervisory experience preferred; ability to read recipes and work in a team.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare, and serve attractive, nutritious meals in a timely and sanitary manner.
• Assist the Culinary Services Director in maintaining an organized Dining Services department.
• Prepare meals for assigned shifts and ensure service quality and cleanliness.
• Maintain dining room and kitchen standards, including customer service and hygiene.
• Clean after preparation and service; manage work area, pots, and equipment.
• Ensure leftovers are covered, labeled, dated, and stored properly.

Skills

Reading recipes

Teamwork

Communication

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

The Waterford at Baytown
901 West Baker Rd
Baytown, TX 77521, USA

Description

Find your joy here, at Waterford at Baytown, a Sonida Senior Living community! We offer a comprehensive benefit package to include competitive wage/salary, health and dental insurance, 401k with company match & much more!

Waterford at Baytown, a premier retirement community in Baytown, TX, provides quality care to residents in an Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care community.

What we offer you:

• Cutting edge technology to enhance the lives of our residents and make your job easier and more effective.
• SafelyYou - AI video technology that detects and prevent falls
• Advanced EHR Technologies - automated care assessments eliminating busy work, helping you deliver better care
• Sage - Improve call light response time and improvement to service and care
• Microsoft Power BI - one stop for all data needs
• Company support for educational and learning opportunities
• Paid referral programs for Team Member and Resident referrals
• Medical, dental, vision, and life/disability insurances*
• 401k retirement savings offering a discretionary match determined each year based on company performance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Dependent Care and FSA saving accounts
• PTO available day one
• Paid Training

*Benefit eligibility dependent on employment status

**Eligibility based on location

Culinary Services CookResponsibilities include:

• Plans, prepares, and serves attractive, nutritious meals in an organized, timely, and sanitary manner.
• Assists the Culinary Services Director in maintaining a well-organized and efficient Dining Services department.
• Prepares and serves meals for assigned shifts.
• Maintains standards for dining services to the Residents to include efficient meal service delivery, customer service and cleanliness of the dining room and kitchen.
• Clean after preparation and service; work area, pots and equipment.
• Ensures all leftovers are covered, labeled, dated and stored in the proper place.

Qualifications:

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Must possess Food Service Sanitation Certificate as per State/Local requirements.
• High Experience and/or knowledge of volume meal preparation and serving for large groups.
• Some supervisory experience preferred. Ability to read and understand recipes, work in a team environment, work flexible shifts, handle multiple tasks at one time and communicate effectively verbally and/or in writing

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