Dining Service Cook

Sonida Senior Living; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonida Senior Living is seeking a Dining Services Cook for its Independence Village of Olde Raleigh community. In this role, you will be responsible for providing nutritious meals and ensuring a high standard of service and cleanliness in the dining area. You will support our mission to enhance the lives of seniors with excellent culinary service while working in a friendly and supportive environment.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance

401k retirement savings with company match

Paid time off available from day one

Paid training opportunities

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• 1-2 years' experience in a similar position preferred.
• Enjoy providing exceptional customer service and care to senior residents.

Responsibilities

• Provide healthy food for residents.
• Maintain dining service standards including service delivery, customer service, and cleanliness.
• Report issues related to food service.

Skills

Customer Service

Food Safety Standards

Meal Preparation

Job description

Find your joy here, at Independence Village of Olde Raleigh, 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!

Independence Village of Olde Raleigh, a premier retirement community in Raleigh, NC, provides quality care to residents in an Independent Living community.

What we offer you:

• 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

Dining Services Cook Responsibilities include:

• Responsible for providing healthy food for residents.
• Maintains standards for dining services to the Residents to include efficient meal service delivery, customer service and cleanliness of the dining room and kitchen.
• Reports problems, concerns and issues observed with food service and communicates them appropriately.
• Observes changes in Resident status, needs or preferences and communicates them appropriately.
• Observes all work, safety, and administrative rules to include local and state requirements.

Qualifications:

• One to two years’ experience in a similar position preferred.
• Enjoy providing exceptional customer service and care to our senior residents.

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About Sonida Senior Living

Our team members work in communities across the country to enhance the lives of our residents through exceptional care, engaging programming, culinary excellence and quality services. We recruit first-rate talent and offer competitive pay and benefits to attract the best.

We strive to not only hire the best talent, but also develop our employees and promote talent from within. To do this, we offer continued learning and development opportunities, including the ability to take continuing education courses to keep your existing licenses and certifications current at no cost to you.

Are you ready to make a difference every day?

Discover the Sonida Senior Living difference

If you want to make a difference in the lives of seniors (and enjoy a great working environment!) you’ll love being part of the Sonida Senior Living team.

Our team members feel a deep sense of purpose serving seniors. We love getting to know our residents and their families!

Competitive pay

We offer full-time and part-time positions with competitive pay, great benefits and opportunities for overtime.

Many of our positions offer flexible shift options to help accommodate your schedule and time-off needs.

What types of senior living jobs do we offer?

Position structure at all of our senior communities

Each community we operate has an Executive Director to oversee the operations of a community and ensure compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements. Most communities also have a Wellness Director who oversees the clinical functions and clinical competencies to ensure proper clinical care is provided throughout the community.

All communities provide basic and daily life skills assistance through positions that include:

• Dining services: chefs, cooks and servers who prepare and serve meals
• Housekeeping: support clean and healthy living environments
• Maintenance: upkeep of the physical facility, property and grounds
• Activities department: enrich our residents’ lives through healthy and active lifestyle activities
• Transportation: drive residents to appointments or off-site activities
• Assistance: nurses and caregivers

At Sonida Senior Living, we offer several levels of services to our residents, including independent living, assisted living and memory care services. Based on the type of community, we have specific positions available to support the care requirements of our residents.

Independent living

Independent living involves seniors living in the privacy of their own home but with some extra help with chores like housekeeping, laundry, home maintenance and meal preparation. Independent living provides enrichment for seniors to gather together and live in a community where they are loved and supported.

Assisted living

Assisted living is where seniors live independently but have access to help with activities of daily living.

This area of senior living has career needs in all facets of care lead by a Wellness Director (also known as a Director of Nursing).The Wellness Director oversees the clinical team, which includes nurses and caregivers. Nurses administer care and medications, while caregivers assist in daily life tasks.Nurses and caregivers are the lifeblood of assisted living.They provide the loving and hands-on care support our residents need on a daily basis, 24/7.

Memory care

Memory care is offered in many of our communities and we are currently rolling out an exclusive program calledMagnolia Trails .This program is intended to support residents with Alzheimer’s and dementia to live in an environment rich with activities, fall reduction, and cognitive stabilization with specialty training for staff and programming to meet resident needs.

The work you do caring for our residents is invaluable, and we are here to support you!
Benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status.

Retirement savings

With a formal 401K plan, it’s easier to save for the future and your retirement.

Health coverage

Receive medical, dental, vision, and life/disability insurance.

Paid time off

Take the time you need to rest and recharge, in addition to six paid holidays annually.

Employee support

Our employee assistance program (EAP) helps employees lead happier, more productive lives.