Full-Time Cook — Serve Nutritious Meals with Purpose

LifeSpire of Virginia; Lynchburg (VA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Benefits

Vision Benefits

Dental Benefits

PTO

Employer Retirement Contribution 4.5%

HSA Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Early wage access

Job summary

LifeSpire of Virginia in Lynchburg, VA is seeking a full-time cook to prepare meals per production schedules, follow therapeutic diets, and ensure food safety. You will work with wholesome ingredients, monitor temperatures, and assist with recipe adjustments to meet resident needs.

The role requires reading and communicating in English, neat appearance, and a patient, team-oriented approach. We offer medical, vision, and dental coverage, PTO, retirement contributions, HSA matching, tuition

Qualifications

• Willingness to perform routine, repetitive tasks.
• Pleasant personality and patience when interacting with residents, guests, and team members.
• Ability to read, write, communicate, and comprehend English.
• Maintain a clean and neat appearance.

Responsibilities

• Follows standardized recipes and production sheet counts when preparing meals and adjusts recipes for amounts needed as necessary
• Follows requirements for therapeutic and mechanically altered diets
• Prepares foods based on the production schedules utilizing wholesome ingredients
• Takes temperatures of foods during preparation and prior to service
• Follows HACCP standards while producing food to ensure food safety measures are met
• Tastes food prior to service and adjusts seasonings as needed, mindful of therapeutic diets
• Adheres to all standards of food safety when handling food products. Follows safety precautions when using kitchen equipment
• Practices personal cleanliness, wears clean uniforms, changing soiled apron frequently and wears hair coverings according to dress code.

Skills

Routine tasks

Patience & interpersonal

English literacy

Clean appearance

Job description

LifeSpire of Virginia in Lynchburg, VA is seeking a full-time cook to prepare meals per production schedules, follow therapeutic diets, and ensure food safety. You will work with wholesome ingredients, monitor temperatures, and assist with recipe adjustments to meet resident needs.

The role requires reading and communicating in English, neat appearance, and a patient, team-oriented approach. We offer medical, vision, and dental coverage, PTO, retirement contributions, HSA matching, tuition