Culinary Services Cook

Sonida Senior Living • Richardson, TX

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Wellington at Arapaho, a Sonida Senior Living community, is seeking a Culinary Services Cook. This premier retirement community in Richardson, TX, provides quality care to residents in an INDEPENDENT LIVING & ASSISTED LIVING community. The role involves planning, preparing, and serving attractive, nutritious meals in an organized, timely, and sanitary manner, while assisting the Culinary Services Director in maintaining an efficient Dining Services department. The cook will also be responsible for maintaining dining service standards, cleanliness of the dining room and kitchen, and proper food storage.

Requirements

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Must possess Food Service Sanitation Certificate as per State/Local requirements.
• High Experience and/or knowledge of volume meal preparation and serving for large groups.
• Ability to read and understand recipes, work in a team environment, work flexible shifts, handle multiple tasks at one time and communicate effectively verbally and/or in writing

Nice To Haves

• Some supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plans, prepares, and serves attractive, nutritious meals in an organized, timely, and sanitary manner.
• Assists the Culinary Services Director in maintaining a well-organized and efficient Dining Services department.
• Prepares and serves meals for assigned shifts.
• Maintains standards for dining services to the Residents to include efficient meal service delivery, customer service and cleanliness of the dining room and kitchen.
• Clean after preparation and service; work area, pots and equipment.
• Ensures all leftovers are covered, labeled, dated and stored in the proper place.

Benefits

• Competitive wage/salary
• Health and dental insurance
• 401k with company match
• Flexible scheduling
• Cutting edge technology to enhance the lives of our residents and make your job easier and more effective.
• Advanced EHR Technologies - automated care assessments eliminating busy work, helping you deliver better care
• Sage - Improve call light response time and improvement to service and care
• Microsoft Power BI - one stop for all data needs
• Company support for educational and learning opportunities
• Paid referral programs for Team Member and Resident referrals
• Medical, dental, vision, and life/disability insurances
• 401k retirement savings offering a discretionary match determined each year based on company performance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Dependent Care and FSA saving accounts
• PTO available day one
• Paid Training

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED