Cook The Residence at Glastonbury
About The Position
LCB Senior Living is hiring a Cook at The Residence at Glastonbury. The role provides customer service and helps maintain a restaurant-style dining atmosphere for residents. The Cook works closely with the Culinary Services Director and/or Executive Director to support resident satisfaction with food and dining programs, and may assist with supervising culinary staff. The position includes preparing and cooking meals, supporting dining enhancement programs and special events, and maintaining clean, safe, and sanitary kitchen and food-storage areas. The Cook may open or close the kitchen, follow cleaning schedules, ensure food is received, stored, and prepared according to company standards, estimate food and supply needs, and document food and refrigeration/freezer temperatures. The Cook also ensures snacks and beverages are available, helps transport and store supplies, and keeps kitchen floors and trash areas clean. The position is offered full-time and as-needed, at $22.00–$24.50 per hour based on years of experience.
Requirements
- Minimum of 1–3 years of experience as a cook in a hospitality or healthcare environment.
- Serve Safe Certification.
- Ability to build positive relationships with associates, coworkers, and residents.
- Customer-service focus and ability to handle multiple jobs and priorities.
- Ability to accept direction from superiors or experienced staff and share job knowledge or resident information with others as needed.
- Ability to give and welcome feedback.
- Ability to operate and maintain kitchen equipment in a clean and sanitary manner.
- Knowledge of food handling, preparation, cooking, and service.
- Ability to read and follow recipes, printed production guides, cleaning schedules, and logs.
- Ability to lift at least 15 pounds and carry objects.
- Ability to push and pull carts and continuously walk, sit, and stand.
- Ability to turn, crouch, kneel, stoop, bend below the waist, and reach above shoulder height as tasks dictate.
- Finger and hand dexterity to handle and manipulate instruments and equipment.
- Visual and auditory acuity.
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or GED.
- Previous experience in a healthcare or hospitality setting.
Responsibilities
- Provide a high level of customer service and promote a restaurant-style dining atmosphere.
- Work with the Culinary Services Director and/or Executive Director to support resident satisfaction with food and dining programs.
- Assist the Culinary Director with supervision of culinary staff.
- Assist with preparation and execution of LCB Dining enhancement programs.
- Keep kitchen, food storage, and preparation areas clean, safe, and sanitary.
- Open and/or close the kitchen and follow assigned cleaning schedules.
- Ensure food is received, stored, and prepared according to company standards.
- Estimate daily or weekly food and supply needs and communicate them to the food service director or assistant food service director.
- Participate in preparing and cooking meals according to established recipes and approved menus.
- Document food temperatures before service and refrigeration and freezer temperatures.
- Prepare and ensure snacks and beverages are available to residents at all times.
- Keep kitchen floors clean by sweeping and mopping, and empty trash.
- Assist with transporting and storing food and supplies.
- Assist with preparation and execution of special events, banquets, and theme meals.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Holiday pay
- Possible tuition reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
