Full Time Cook Wanted Lantern Crest Senior Living

Lantern Crest Senior Living; Santee (CA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading senior living community in California seeks an experienced Cook to join their team. The role involves preparing and serving a variety of meals, following standardized recipes to ensure quality and presentation. Applicants should have a minimum of three years of cooking experience and strong organizational skills. The position offers competitive benefits including healthcare, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Benefits

Medical and Prescription Drug Plan

Fully Paid Dental Plan

Fully Paid Vision Plan

Retirement Savings Plan (401k)

Health and Dependent Day Care Flexible Spending Accounts

Life and Accident Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Bereavement Leave

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Qualifications

• A minimum of three years of experience as a cook in a hotel, restaurant, club, or similar institution.

Responsibilities

• Prepare soups, stocks, sauces, and various food items per standardized recipes.
• Plan food production to coordinate with meal serving hours.
• Determine food and supplies required for daily menus.

Skills

Ability to understand and follow instructions in English

Ability to understand measurements and conversions

Ability to plan and organize work

Knowledge of kitchen equipment

Job description

Since our beginning in 2013, Lantern Crest Senior Living has remained fully committed to its Mission -- to ensure a vibrant, fulfilling, and dignified life for each of our Residents by delivering care tailored to their specific wants and needs.

We know this wouldn’t be possible without our Team of Talented and Compassionate Employees who make a lasting difference in our Residents’ lives every day. That is why Lantern Crest is dedicated to providing a fun, rewarding work environment for our valuable Employees, with Opportunities for Advancement and Excellent Benefits.

Responsibilities

Prepare all soups, stocks, sauces; boils, braises, and roast items per standardized recipes

Prepares and serves all sauteed, fried, grilled, steamed, and baked items per standardized recipes

Prepares or directs the preparation of all food served, following standard recipes and special diet orders

Plans food production to coordinate with meal serving hours, so that excellence, quality, temperature, and appearance of food are preserved

Determines the amount and type of food and supplies required for daily menus and seeing that supplies are obtained from storage areas in adequate time for meal production

Also must maintain dependability and punctuality as outlined in the Attendance Policy

Qualifications

Ability to understand and follow instructions in English, communicate effectively, and perform simple arithmetic

Ability to understand measurements and conversions

A minimum of three years of experience as a cook in a hotel, restaurant, club, or similar institution

Ability to plan and organize work, to interpret instructions, recipes, specifications, and standards

Knowledge of kitchen equipment

Our Benefits:

Healthcare

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plan
• Fully Paid Dental Plan
• Fully Paid Vision Plan

Financial

• Retirement Savings Plan (401k)
• Health and Dependent Day Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life and Accident Insurance
• Disability Insurance

Personal

• Paid Time Off and Bereavement Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for Employees and their Dependents

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.