Senior Living Cook & Kitchen Leader

Holiday by Atria - Simi Hills; Simi Valley (CA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays and PTO

Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insur

Retirement Savings Plan / 401(k) match

Tuition reimbursement (U.S Based )

Job summary

Holiday by Atria - Simi Hills in Simi Valley, CA is hiring a Cook to support resident dining. You will review menus, prepare meals from Holiday recipes, and maintain strict food-safety standards while delivering nutritious, attractively garnished meals on time.

The role offers comprehensive benefits including paid holidays and PTO, health/dental/vision/Life insurance, 401(k) with employer match, tuition reimbursement, and opportunities for advancement within a supportive senior living community.

Qualifications

• Food Handler or SafeServ certification.
• High school graduate or equivalent preferred.
• Ability to read and write English.
• Two years’ experience in institutional or full-service restaurant cooking.
• Ability to prepare and follow Holiday recipes.
• Knowledge of and ability to conform to Food Services sanitation practices.
• Ability to communicate in English with residents and other employees.

Responsibilities

• Review menus and daily food-production worksheets for instructions.
• Prepare meals following Holiday menus and recipes while practicing Holiday portion-control standards.
• Follow safe food-handling procedures.
• Ensure that food, supplies, and appropriate personnel are available for the meal planned.
• Oversee preparation and set-up of serving carts.
• Serve nutritious food, attractively garnished, in a punctual manner.
• Follow proper procedures for covering, labeling, dating, and storing food in a timely manner.
• Complete leftover logs.
• Ensure temperature logs (cooler, freezer, production sheets, dishwasher) are completed at required time.
• Follow Holiday sanitation standards by effectively cleaning while working, including the preparation and serving areas, pots and pans, Kitchen surfaces, walls, and floors, using appropriate cleaning schedules and charts.
• Focus on resident satisfaction and resolve any food-complaint issues as needed.
• Oversee the Food Services staff and overall Kitchen operation in the absence of the Executive Chef and Sous Chef.
• Ensure that all Cooks and Food Services staff are in appropriate, clean, and neat uniforms.
• Assign tasks as needed and assist in the set-up of special functions.
• Must demonstrate the ability to support, practice and deliver the “Holiday Touch” 100% of the time.
• Must demonstrate high standards of ethics and personal accountability.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
• May be assigned to any other job function in the Holiday Community on a relief basis.

Skills

English proficiency

Food service experience

Sanitation knowledge

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Holiday by Atria - Simi Hills in Simi Valley, CA is hiring a Cook to support resident dining. You will review menus, prepare meals from Holiday recipes, and maintain strict food-safety standards while delivering nutritious, attractively garnished meals on time.

The role offers comprehensive benefits including paid holidays and PTO, health/dental/vision/Life insurance, 401(k) with employer match, tuition reimbursement, and opportunities for advancement within a supportive senior living community.