Cook

Las Fuentes Resort Village • Prescott, AZ

30d • Onsite

About The Position

Our senior living community is currently seeking a Cook to join our team of dedicated professionals who want to make a difference in the lives of our residents, their families and our community. We are guided by our CAPLICO Core Values: Celebration Accountability Passion for Learning Love One Another Intelligent Risk Taking Customer Second (Employee First!) Ownership. The Cook ensures efficient, timely, and friendly service to all residents and staff. They maintain proper sanitation and safety procedures and high quality food preparation and presentation. The role involves ordering, receiving, and rotating stock in conjunction with the Food Service Director, reading and following recipes for consistency, and preparing and serving food items for breakfast, lunch, or dinner as assigned. The Cook assists with meeting or exceeding resident dining expectations and is knowledgeable in food preparation techniques and presentation.

Requirements

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, and comprehend the same.
• Willingness to learn new food preparation techniques and presentation.
• Knowledge of special dietary needs of residents and the required meal prep techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a team.
• Must display team behaviors.
• Ability to effectively deal with conflict or customer complaints.
• Ability to focus on multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Follows all food safety and equipment safety procedures.
• Knowledge of and compliance with community quality standards and requirements.
• Ability to "short order" cook.
• Must be dependable, punctual, self-motivated, and able to work without constant supervision.
• Minimum of one year of cooking experience (some short order cooking) and quantity cooking.
• Must possess Serv-Safe certification, or willing to obtain upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Ensures efficient, timely, and friendly service to all residents and staff.
• Maintains proper sanitation and safety procedures and high quality food preparation and presentation.
• Orders, receives, and rotates stock in conjunction with the Food Service Director.
• Reads and follows recipes to ensure consistency of the product.
• Prepares and serves food items for breakfast, lunch or dinner as assigned.
• Assists with meeting or exceeding resident dining expectations.
• Is knowledgeable in food preparation techniques and presentation.
• Other relevant duties may be required or assigned by Supervisor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees