Cook/Chef - Assisted Living

Birch Creek Assisted Living•Smithfield, UT

10d•$15 - $18

About The Position

As a Cook/Chef in an assisted living and memory care community, you will prepare flavorful, mostly from-scratch meals and provide thoughtful service to residents. You will work under the Executive Chef’s direction and help make mealtimes enjoyable and run smoothly. The role includes food preparation and cooking, baking, maintaining a clean and organized kitchen and dining area, assisting residents during meals, delivering room-service trays, serving snacks, tracking inventory, and helping with weekly ordering. You will follow food-safety and sanitation standards, departmental cleaning schedules, and resident-confidentiality requirements. You will also report health or wellness concerns to the Resident Care Coordinator or Nurse. During a typical shift, you will coordinate with the kitchen lead and review the day’s menu, prepare and bake items, and move between preparation, the cooking line, and plating as service approaches. You will help maintain service timing and presentation, communicate with residents and coworkers, accommodate preferences and last-minute changes, reset stations, rotate and label food items, and prepare the kitchen for subsequent services. Before leaving, you will ensure the space is guest-ready and stocked for the next service.

Requirements

Comfortable cooking and baking from scratch; most recipes are scratch-made.
Current Food Handler’s Permit.
Strong communication skills with residents, families, and teammates.
Proof of a recent TB test, or willingness to obtain one within two weeks of hire.
Compassionate, cooperative, service-minded attitude.
Ability to occasionally lift up to 40 lbs.

Responsibilities

Prepare and cook menu items under the Executive Chef’s direction.
Prepare and bake from-scratch menu items.
Follow sanitation and food-safety standards.
Keep kitchen and dining areas clean and organized.
Support residents who need help during meals.
Deliver trays to residents’ rooms and serve snacks.
Track inventory and assist with weekly ordering.
Follow departmental cleaning schedules.
Protect resident confidentiality.
Report health or wellness concerns to the Resident Care Coordinator or Nurse.
Coordinate with the kitchen lead and review the day’s menu.
Maintain meal-service timing and presentation while working in preparation, on the line, and at plating.
Communicate with residents and teammates, accommodate preferences and last-minute changes, and reset stations between meal periods.
Rotate and label items and prepare the kitchen for the next service.
Ensure the space is guest-ready and stocked before leaving.