Culinary Services Cook

Sonida Senior Living; Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life/disability insurance

401k with company match

Paid time off from day one

Paid training

Employee assistance program

Job summary

The Wellington at Springfield, a Sonida Senior Living community, is seeking a Culinary Services Cook to join our team in Springfield, MA. You will plan, prepare, and serve nutritious meals while upholding high sanitation and service standards.

Responsibilities include assisting the Dining Services Director, managing meals for shifts, and ensuring clean dining rooms and kitchens. Prior experience in large-scale meal preparation and a Food Service Sanitation Certificate are required.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Must possess Food Service Sanitation Certificate as per State/Local requirements.
• Experience in volume meal preparation and serving for large groups.
• Some supervisory experience preferred; ability to read recipes, work in a team, flexible shifts, and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Plans, prepares, and serves meals in a nutritious, organized, timely, and sanitary manner.
• Assists the Culinary Services Director in maintaining an efficient Dining Services department.
• Prepares meals for assigned shifts and ensures service standards and cleanliness in dining areas.
• Maintains leftovers with proper labeling, dating, and storage.

Skills

Team player

Communication

Multitasking

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Food Service Sanitation Certificate

Job description

Find your joy here, at The Wellington at Springfield, 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!

The Wellington at Springfield, a premier retirement community in Springfield, MA, provides quality care to residents in an INDEPENDENT LIVING, ASSISTED LIVING, MEMORY CARE community.

What We Offer You

• Flexible scheduling**
• 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 Cook Responsibilities 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