Senior Living Cook

Basinspire • Garden City, ID

3d

About The Position

Emerson House, a senior living community in Garden City, is seeking a Cook to prepare nutritious, appealing meals and help create a comfortable, home-like experience for residents. The role includes preparing meals, beverages, and snacks; following standardized recipes and portion guidelines; and ensuring food is handled, stored, prepared, served, cooled, and reheated safely and in compliance with regulations. The Cook also helps maintain kitchen cleanliness, support inventory and ordering, assist with deliveries and stocking, and contribute to menu design. The position involves interacting with residents with memory loss and diverse care needs, as well as building positive relationships with residents, families, and coworkers.

Requirements

• Food Handler’s certificate or willingness to obtain one.
• Prior cooking experience, especially cooking for groups or in a healthcare or assisted living setting.
• Knowledge of basic math, cooking terminology, and measurement conversions.
• Understanding of safe food handling, sanitation, and kitchen hygiene.
• Skill and comfort using sharp kitchen tools.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions and maintain daily logs.
• Comfort interacting with residents living with memory loss and diverse care needs.
• Team-oriented attitude and ability to build positive relationships with coworkers, residents, and families.
• Ability to maintain a clean, organized kitchen environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare meals, beverages, and snacks according to standardized recipes.
• Follow portion and recipe guidelines to support cost control, inventory, and nutritional needs.
• Safely receive, store, prepare, cook, serve, cool, and reheat food in compliance with regulations.
• Store leftovers properly and maintain required temperature standards.
• Clean and sanitize kitchen areas, equipment, and utensils.
• Secure potentially hazardous utensils at the end of each shift.
• Assist with deliveries and stocking.
• Assist with food inventory, ordering, and menu design.
• Maintain daily logs.
• Maintain a clean and organized kitchen environment.

Benefits

• PTO
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) opportunities
• Supportive, team-focused work environment

What This Job Offers

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