Full Time Line Cook (11:30AM-7:30PM; Weekend Availability Needed)

Bruceville Point; Elk Grove (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401k plan

Life and disability insurance

Flexible spending plan

15 days of PTO annually

6 paid holidays annually

Free daily lunch

Paid professional development

Job summary

Tenfold Senior Living in Elk Grove, CA is hiring talented cooks to join our team and deliver an exceptional culinary experience for residents. You’ll work in a collaborative environment, preparing meals that are comforting, traditional, and tailored to each resident’s life story.

Responsibilities include following recipes, maintaining kitchen cleanliness and safety, ensuring regulatory compliance, and collaborating on menus with the Culinary Director.

Qualifications

• Culinary and nutritional education, preferred.
• ServSafe food handling certification, preferred.
• 1-3 years of experience being part of a culinary team.
• Demonstrated knowledge of cooking methods and techniques.
• Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination for knife work.
• Experience relating to seniors.
• Communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Alignment with Tenfold core values.
• Must be available to work 11:30AM-7:30PM, weekends included.

Responsibilities

• Deliver an excellent culinary experience with foods that are comforting and reminiscent of residents' life experiences.
• Maintain kitchen, servery and dining venues cleanliness.
• Ensure regulatory compliance on food service and safety.
• Collaborate on dishes based on resident orders or menu planning with the Culinary Director.
• Perform routine kitchen tasks and follow prep/production lists.
• Set up workstations and stock ingredients according to recipes.
• Measure ingredients and label prepared ingredients.

Skills

Culinary skills

Food safety

Communication

Team player

Seniors care empathy

Education

Culinary education

Nutritional education

Tools

ServSafe certification

Job description

Description

At Tenfold Senior Living, you’ll make a difference for our residents—and for yourself.

Do you like cooking great food in a collaborative environment? We are hiring talented cooks to be a part of our team.

Become part of a connected community where you’ll work every day with amazing teammates and seniors, building relationships with people who truly appreciate your contribution. You’ll find opportunities to build your skills and your career.

Ultimate responsibility: Deliver an excellent culinary experience that comforts and engages our community members, which requires intimately knowing every resident and their unique needs.

Other primary responsibilities include

• Ensuring residents experience an excellent culinary experience with foods that are, in turn, interesting, surprising, unique, comforting, traditional and reminiscent of their own life experiences
• Follow standard procedures and best practices to ensure the meticulous cleanliness of the kitchen, servery and three dining venues
• Follow standard procedures and best practices to maintain regulatory compliance with all applicable agencies on all matters related to food service and safety
• Collaborate in preparing dishes based on resident orders, or based on agreed menu planning for residents in Harbor, consistent with recipes and standards established by the Culinary Director
• Perform routine kitchen tasks, following the prep/production list created by management
• Set up workstations and stock ingredients so that food can be prepared according to recipes
• Measure ingredients and seasonings to be used in cooking
• Label all ingredients prepared so they can be used in cooking

Requirements

Qualifications

• Culinary and nutritional education, preferred
• ServSafe food handling certification, preferred
• 1-3 years of experience being part of a culinary team
• Demonstrated knowledge of cooking methods and techniques
• Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to handle tools, such as knife techniques for chopping, slicing, cutting and dicing
• Experience interacting with and deeply relating to seniors
• Meets all applicable licensing and background requirements
• Experience interacting with and deeply relating to seniors
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Alignment with Tenfold core values: curiosity, creativity, resilience, compassion, intention, and contribution
• Must be available to work 11:30AM-7:30PM, weekends included

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage, eligibility the first of the month following initial 30 days of employment
• 401k plan
• Life and disability insurance
• Flexible spending plan
• 15 days of PTO annually, with increased days after year four
• 6 paid holidays annually
• Free daily lunch
• Paid professional development

We maintain a COVID-safe environment. All team members and residents must be fully vaccinated or be eligible for a reasonable accommodation due to medical or sincerely held religious reasons.

Tenfold is committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion within our organization and communities.