Cook The Residence at Boylston Place

LCB Senior Living • Brookline, MA

12d • $24 - $26

About The Position

LCB Senior Living is hiring a Cook at The Residence at Boylston Place in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. This is an as-needed position with room to grow, paying $24.00–$26.00 per hour based on years of experience. The Cook helps provide a restaurant-style dining atmosphere and works with the Culinary Services Director and/or Executive Director to support resident satisfaction with food and dining programs. The role may also assist with supervising culinary staff and with dining enhancements, special events, banquets, and themed meals.

The Cook prepares and cooks meals according to established recipes and approved menus, ensures food and supplies are handled according to company standards, and keeps kitchen and food-storage and preparation areas clean, safe, and sanitary. The role includes opening and/or closing the kitchen, following cleaning schedules, tracking food and equipment temperatures, ensuring snacks and beverages are available, and communicating estimated supply needs to food-service leadership.

Candidates should be able to build positive relationships, provide excellent customer service, manage multiple priorities, accept direction, share relevant job or resident information, and give and welcome feedback. They must be able to operate and maintain kitchen equipment hygienically and read and follow recipes, production guides, cleaning schedules, and logs. A high school diploma or GED is preferred. The posting specifies a minimum of 1–3 years of cook experience in a hospitality or healthcare environment and Serve Safe Certification.

Physical demands include finger and hand dexterity; visual and auditory acuity; lifting and carrying at least 15 pounds; pushing and pulling carts; continuous walking, sitting, and standing; and turning, crouching, kneeling, stooping, bending below the waist, and reaching above shoulder height as tasks require. LCB is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides employment opportunities without regard to protected characteristics, including with or without reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

• Minimum of 1–3 years of experience as a cook in a hospitality or healthcare environment.
• Serve Safe Certification.
• Ability to build positive and strong relationships with associates, coworkers, and residents.
• Excellent customer service focus and ability to handle multiple jobs and priorities.
• Ability to accept direction from superiors or other experienced staff.
• Ability to share job knowledge or resident information with other experienced staff and others as needed, and 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.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Previous experience in a healthcare or hospitality setting preferred.

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.
• Maintain kitchen and food storage and preparation areas in clean, safe, and sanitary condition.
• 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 transportation and storage of food and supplies.
• Assist with preparation and execution of special events, banquets, and theme meals.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED