Cook Part-Time
About The Position
Join us at The Culpeper where we impact lives and build careers! We are a Regional Leader in Senior Care! The Culpeper is known for having team members and residents who are the friendliest around and have won the Culpeper “best” in senior living award! Our beautiful community is located in Culpeper, Virginia, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, but yet close to Charlottesville, Warrenton, Fredericksburg, and Northern Virginia. Our mission is to empower individuals with choices in purposeful living built on values of faith, servant leadership, stewardship, integrity, peace of mind, innovation and joy. If you are looking to make a difference, we’d love to talk to you! Our Cooks prepare food needed for meal service using commercial kitchen equipment, quantity food preparation techniques and quantity recipes. They ensure food is fresh, high quality and prepared with safe food handling practices. We are seeking a very special candidate for this important role! We offer perks such as free meals, team member appreciation events and flexible scheduling. We have a strong 50-year reputation for workplace excellence and our leadership demonstrates team member commitment and appreciation every day! Benefits: Scholarship opportunities Flexible scheduling Supportive environment to grow your career 4.5% dollar for dollar match on our 403B Amazing residents, team members, and leaders! At The Culpeper, energy, compassion, creativity and talents are valued and rewarded. We want you to be the best you can be – we can do this together with work/life integration, coaching, and opportunities to grow. Together we can make a difference for residents and their families. Come join our winning team! We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Requirements
- Willingness to perform routine, repetitive tasks and ability to regulate and maintain workflow
- Pleasant personality and patience exhibited while interacting with residents, guests, and team members
- Ability to read, write, communicate, and comprehend English
- Maintain a clean and neat appearance
Responsibilities
- Follows standardized recipes and production sheet counts when preparing meals and adjusts recipes for amounts needed as necessary
- Follows requirements for therapeutic and mechanically altered diets
- Prepares foods based on the production schedules utilizing wholesome ingredients
- Takes temperatures of foods during preparation and prior to service
- Follows HACCP standards while producing food to ensure food safety measures are met
- Tastes food prior to service and adjusts seasonings as needed, mindful of therapeutic diets
- Adheres to all standards of food safety when handling food products.
- Follows safety precautions when using kitchen equipment
- Practices personal cleanliness, wears clean uniforms, changing soiled apron frequently and wears hair coverings according to dress code.
Benefits
- Scholarship opportunities
- Flexible scheduling
- Supportive environment to grow your career
- 4.5% dollar for dollar match on our 403B
- Amazing residents, team members, and leaders!
- Free meals
- Team member appreciation events
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
