Lead Cook

The Mather in Tysons; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

The Mather in Tysons is seeking a Lead Cook to join their culinary team. This part-time position involves leading food preparation, ensuring high standards of quality and safety, and supporting a team in a vibrant senior living community. Ideal candidates will have advanced cooking knowledge and a passion for serving older adults.

Benefits

Generous paid time off program

401(k) program with employer match

Subsidized parking or public transportation

Wellness Spending Account

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Tuition reimbursement for continuing education

Life insurance - free to all team members

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of cooking techniques required.
• Ability to communicate effectively with team and guests.
• Must be reliable and punctual.

Responsibilities

• Leads shift in food preparation and maintains quality standards.
• Assists Sous Chef in managing kitchen operations.
• Ensures proper food handling and sanitation practices.

Skills

Cooking techniques

Communication

Team leadership

Sanitation practices

Education

Current sanitation certification

LobsterInk Level 4 completion or equivalent experience

Job description

We are seeking a Lead Cook to join our team in Tysons, Virginia!

Part-time position available. W eekend, and holiday availability required.

Position Summary:
Leads shift in one location preparing all types of food while always maintaining the highest quality and standards. Ensures safe handling of all food and ingredients. Ability to produce advanced soups, sauces, vinaigrettes. Supports the team by demonstrating the highest standards of culinary excellence, accountability, respect, integrity, and compassion. Performs other duties as assigned. This is a safety sensitive position.

Essential Functions:
• Assists the Sous Chef or Chef de Cuisine in leading a team of cooks and utility team members during their assigned shift.
• Prepares quality food at designated times according to regional campus recipes, working knowledge of both a la carte, banquet, batch cooking techniques, restaurant and rotational style menus, demonstrating kitchen sanitation practices according to HACCP procedures to ensure a fresh, quality product is served.
• Prepares standard portions and plate presentations with garnishment and monitors food temperatures to ensure food is presented in an elevated fashion.
• Regularly checks menu to ensure all food items are available and/or thawed in advance, notifying the Sous Chef or Chef de Cuisine of any shortages.
• Demonstrates proper use and cleaning of equipment and supplies and performs daily and weekly cleaning assignments. Helps maintain organization of coolers, freezers, storage areas, and storerooms and promptly reports equipment malfunctions or safety hazards to management.
• Minimizes waste and over production, handles leftovers according to procedures and assures that all items are labeled, dated, and properly stored.
• Follows instructions on daily production sheets and helps prepare production lists.
• Assists with receiving deliveries, puts away deliveries when necessary, and assists with the organization of dry storage, walk-ins and freezer using proper rotational practices to avoid spoilage.
• Assists Kitchen Attendant as needed / assigned with dish and ware washing, receiving, transportation of food and equipment, and cleaning duties.
• May be assigned to assist Pastry Chef with basic or fundamental tasks

Required Qualifications & Skills:
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of cooking techniques.
• Ability to communicate with supervisors, co-workers, residents, and guests and to follow standardized recipes.
• Able to operate kitchen equipment and tools found within the hospitality/health care industry and demonstrate proper use, maintenance and cleaning to others.
• Current sanitation certification
• Effective written communication skills, and the ability to read and interpret instructions.
• Reliable, predictable, and punctual attendance, to provide timely service to internal and external customers and to support uninterrupted business operations.
• Must be sensitive to the needs of older adults and enjoy working with a senior population.
• Ability to lead productively in a team environment.
• LobsterInk Level 4 completion and certification or equivalent experience.

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Mather offers a competitive benefits package.*

Team members are eligible for:

• A generous paid time off (PTO) program including vacation days/personal days, sick days, and holidays. This is an “earn-as-you-go” plan that rolls over year to year, offering long- and short-term flexibility.
• A 401(k) program with per pay-period employer match and annual employer contribution (available to those age 21 or better)
• Convenient, subsidized parking (or public transportation for certain locations)
• Wellness Spending Account: up to $300 available annually for Wellness related expenses such as gym memberships, financial planning, etc.

Benefits-eligible team members can take advantage of:

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Adoption Assistance Reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement for continuing education
• Extended illness benefits
• Employee wellness programs
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance - free to all team members

*Benefits are subject to change without notice. Benefits details dependent on employment status.

About The Mather:

The Mather is a Life Plan Community in Tysons, Virginia, for those 62 and better that defies expectations of what senior living is supposed to be. More than a luxury residence, The Mather is in an enviable walkable, urban neighborhood, close to the Metro and all the DC area has to offer. Opened in March 2024, The Mather includes 293 independent living apartment homes, as well as assisted living, memory support, and skilled nursing, along with multiple restaurants, a fitness center, art studio, gardens and more.

The Mather is located at 7929 Westpark Drive, Tysons.

About Mather

Based in Evanston, Illinois, Mather is a unique, non-denominational, not-for-profit organization founded in 1941. Dedicated to developing and implementing Ways to Age Well SM , we create programs, places, and residences for today’s young-at-heart older adults. Mather has received a national certification as a Great Place to Work , and has been selected as a Nation’s Best and Brightest in Wellness Award recipient four years in a row.

Mather is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to an inclusive workforce. Candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

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