Utility Worker

Avanti Sl; Flower Mound (TX); On-site; USD 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Avanti Senior Living is seeking a cook to join its culinary team in a senior living environment. You will assist the chef, prep meals, and support room service while upholding high standards of cleanliness and safety.

The role requires flexibility to work holidays and special events, strong knife skills, and excellent interpersonal communication with residents and staff. Join a dedicated team focused on quality, compassion, and service.

Qualifications

• Willingness to work with the elderly in a senior living environment.
• Able to prepare therapeutic/modified diets.
• Able to prepare food in a senior housing environment, meeting hospitality and service standards.
• Able to work on all Holidays, and for pre-planned special events.
• Good knife skills and familiar with all cooking methods.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with staff and external constituents.

Responsibilities

• Assist the chef in all daily activities.
• Assist in meal service prep.
• Wash all resident’s dishes during meal service.
• Assist in stocking room service cart and running trays.
• Assist in preparing salads, soups and desserts.
• Maintain cleanliness, hygiene and health standards.
• Follow safety and loss prevention procedures.
• Attend all in-services as required.
• Follow local, state, and federal policies for food handling.
• Document temperature logs, taste panel forms, and cleaning schedules.
• Promote the Vision, Values, and Mission of Avanti Senior Living.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Elderly care

Therapeutic diets

Senior housing

Holiday coverage

Knife skills

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Description

Job Description

Come to work for a healthy, fun culinary department that makes a difference in the lives of seniors every day. Bring your passion for food and people and be a part of our Avanti family.

Responsible for food preparation that meets or exceeds hospitality and service standards of Avanti.

Prepare all foods to meet quality, quantity and deadline requirements. Carry through commitment, respect, compassion, dedication, teamwork and quality to our Residents.

Essential Functions

• Assist the chef in all daily activities
• Assist in all meal service prep
• Wash all resident’s dishes during meal service
• Assist in preparing and stocking room service cart and running room service trays as needed.
• Assist in preparation of salads, soups and desserts.
• Maintain or exceed standards of appearance, cleanliness, hygiene, and health standards.
• Practice all safety and loss prevention procedures.
• Attend all in-services as required.
• Responsible for following all local, state, and federal policies regarding food handling.
• Assist with proper documentation of temperature logs, taste panel forms, and cleaning schedules.
• Promote the Vision, Values, and Mission of Avanti Senior Living.
• Other duties as assigned or may be necessary in an organization having overlapping roles and responsibilities.

Requirements

Desired Skills and Experience

• Willingness to work with the elderly in a senior living environment
• Able to prepare therapeutic/modified diets.
• Able to prepare food in a senior housing environment, which meets or exceeds hospitality and service standards.
• Able to work on all Holidays, and for pre-planned special events.
• Good knife skills and familiar with all cooking methods
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work with staff and external constituents.

Preferences

• Minimum of one-year experience as cook preparing full line of menu items.