Full-Time Cook ($500 Sign on Bonus)

Leisure Living; Zeeland (MI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Riley's Grove Assisted Living & Memory Care, located in Michigan, is seeking a full-time Dining Services role (6am-2pm) to prepare and serve planned menus while upholding quality standards for residents.

You will ensure safe, balanced meals, accommodate dietary needs, and provide high hospitality in a collaborative team environment. Prior kitchen experience and a HS diploma are preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Six months of cooking/baking experience preferred in a commercial setting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare nutritionally balanced meals based on pre-planned menus.
• Serve meals with high hospitality standards and ensure pleasing presentation.
• Accommodate resident dietary needs and choices.
• Complete dining room service including setup, service and cleanup.
• Assist with inventory and maintain supplies in kitchenettes.
• Follow sanitation schedules to maintain cleanliness and safety.
• Participate in special events and promote positive resident relations.

Skills

Cooking

Food safety

Communication

Education

High school diploma/GED

Job description

Riley's Grove Assisted Living & Memory Care

POSITION SUMMARY: Full-Time, 6am-2pm

Responsible for preparing and serving planned menu as well as maintaining quality standards in the dining services department.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Prepare tasteful, nutritionally balanced meals based on pre-planned menus
• Prepare meals with consideration of resident preferences and food safety standards
• Responsible for ensuring pleasing plate presentation for all meals
• Ensuring resident special diets are offered and prepared, recognizing a resident’s right to choose
• Complete dining room service, including set up, service and clean up with high hospitality standards
• Assist with inventory and maintain supplies in all common area kitchenettes
• Follow the sanitation schedule for kitchen, equipment, and dining room to maintain standard of sanitation and cleanliness
• Participate in preparation for special events
• Promote positive relationships with residents, staff and visitors

Perform any other duties as requested within the scope of responsibility and requirements of the job.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Must work to demonstrate Leisure Living Management Values:

• Live and work each day with purpose
• Accept accountability and demonstrate responsibility
• Embrace lifelong learning
• Promote mutual respect
• Display transparency
• Be thankful

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Education and Experience

High school diploma/GED is required. Six months of experience with cooking and baking from scratch in a commercial setting is preferred.

Other Requirements

• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and work with minimal supervision
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Professional telephone etiquette and customer service skills
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills
• Communicate in a respectful and professional manner with residents, families, co-workers and leadership staff at the community
• Developed organizational skills
• Ability to problem solve and demonstrate good judgement
• Team oriented self-starter with demonstrated ability to accept direction and work well with supervisor
• Promote teamwork by working with coworkers in a positive and cooperative manner
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Stand - Frequently
• Walk - Frequently
• Sit - Occasionally
• Reach outward - Frequently
• Reach above shoulder - Occasionally
• Climb - Occasionally
• Squat or Kneel - Occasionally
• Bend - Frequently
• Twist - Frequently
• Lift/Carry/Transfer
• 10 lbs. or less - Frequently
• 11-20 lbs. - Frequently
• 21-50 lbs. - Occasionally
• 51-100 lbs. - N/A
• Over 100 lbs. - N/A
• Push/Pull
• 10 lbs. or less - Frequently
• 11-20 lbs. - Frequently
• 21-50 lbs. - Occasionally
• 51-100 lbs. - N/A
• Over 100 lbs. - N/A

Connecting Seniors, Families and Communities

For over 37 years, our senior living communities have served seniors and their families across Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, and Tennessee, with each location offering unique services including independent, enhanced, and assisted living, as well as memory care and rehabilitation and skilled nursing. Through forming authentic connections and committing to creating the absolute best experiences each day for our residents and their families, we've created a special culture within our communities that allows our employees to do their best work and our residents to shine every day.

Not Just Making Every Day Great. Making Every Minute Great. There are 1,440 minutes in every single day. We aspire to make each one of them an exceptional moment. This philosophy is supported by our 6 powerful, yet simple pillars: Dream Big, Have Courage, Take Initiative, Be Accountable, Give Back & Enjoy it. We strive to fulfill the aspirational yet unattainable goal of creating the absolute best experience with every person, in every interaction, every minute of every day.

It begins with empowering our employees. Every employee, at every level of the company, is expected to perform like a leader. Everyone is encouraged and expected to put the needs of each other above everything else. No one here just "does their job" The mission is to create the absolute best experiences. This emphasis on putting people first has helped us successfully grow for the right reasons.

We have developed an environment that attracts dreamers, adventurers, creators, givers and believers to seek career opportunities with us. We find people who believe that true happiness is only found in the service of others. We want high-performers with diverse skill-sets and big hearts. We treat each other as family and find that close collaboration creates the biggest ideas.

Equal Opportunity Employer