Senior Living Kitchen Chef — Fresh, Safe, Quality Meals

Akkermans leisure & golf; Ponte Vedra Beach (FL); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Starling, a progressive senior living organization, seeks a cook to prepare food meeting taste, hospitality and service standards. You will use standardized recipes, coordinate with serving hours, and ensure quality and safe handling of all meals.

Ideal candidates have a high school diploma or equivalent, 1 year of related kitchen experience, and relevant certificates (sanitation and food handler). This role emphasizes safe, sanitary, and attractive food presentation.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• One year job related experience including food preparation, full-line menu items and therapeutic diets.
• Culinary apprenticeship or training preferred.
• Food Services Sanitation Certificate.
• Food Handler Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Prepares food items using standardized recipes in a timely manner.
• Determines food and supplies needed and coordinates meal production with serving hours.
• Monitors all food items to ensure minimum guidelines for temperature, taste, and quality.
• Ensures proper preparation, portioning, and serving of foods according to menu cycle and recipes.
• Ensures dishes are presented in a creative and attractive way.
• Tastes and prepares food to determine quality.
• Maintains hygiene, cleanliness and health standards.
• Follows safety and loss prevention procedures.
• Oversees food storage; checks labels and dates.
• Completes cleaning duties.
• Follows all policies regarding food handling.
• Maintains temperature logs and cleaning schedules.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Culinary apprenticeship or training

Food Services Sanitation Certificate

Food Handler Certificate

Job description

Starling, a progressive senior living organization, seeks a cook to prepare food meeting taste, hospitality and service standards. You will use standardized recipes, coordinate with serving hours, and ensure quality and safe handling of all meals.

Ideal candidates have a high school diploma or equivalent, 1 year of related kitchen experience, and relevant certificates (sanitation and food handler). This role emphasizes safe, sanitary, and attractive food presentation.