Cook

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. • Hamilton Square, NJ

7d • $19 - $23

About The Position

The Cook prepares and serves food for residents according to standardized recipes, menus, specified meal times, and food safety standards. The role uses cooking experience and knowledge of grilling, baking, and boiling, as well as cutting tools, cookware, and bakeware. The position is part-time and includes weekend work. Long-term care experience is preferred. The role offers opportunities for career advancement to Lead Cook, Sous Chef, or Manager of Dining Services. No late nights are required.

Requirements

• Prior experience with cutting tools, cookware, and bakeware.
• Knowledge of cooking procedures and methods including grilling, baking, and boiling.

Nice To Haves

• Long-term care experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure proper preparation, portioning, and serving of food according to standardized recipes and menus.
• Use cutting tools, cookware, and bakeware and apply cooking methods including grilling, baking, and boiling.
• Follow sanitation and food safety standards and maintain a clean kitchen.
• Prepare food in a timely manner for specified meal times.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible part-time and full-time associates.
• 401(k).
• Associate assistance program.
• Employee discounts.
• Referral program.
• Early access to earned wages for hourly associates outside California.
• Optional voluntary benefits, including identity theft protection and pet insurance.
• Full-time-only benefits include paid time off, paid holidays, company-provided life insurance, adoption benefit, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, a health savings account, optional life and dependent life insurance, optional accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance, a legal plan, and tuition reimbursement.
• Qualified associates with at least one year of service may receive an advance of up to $725 toward naturalization application fees, less applicable taxes and withholding.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed