Cook (Food Services)
Cook - Full Time
Bring your heart to work! Caring people make the difference at American Senior Communities!
Compassion, Accountability, Relationships and Excellence are the core values for American Senior Communities. These words not only form an acronym for C.A.R.E., they are our guiding principles and create the framework for all our relationships with customers, team members and community at large.
Our commitment to our team members:
- Top competitive market wages
- Paid Time Off (PTO), holiday pay and *opportunities to earn additional PTO
- Access up to 75% of your earned wages before payday with PayActiv*
- Paid training, skills certification & career development support
- Medical, vision & dental insurance with Telehealth option
- Medical and dependent flexible spending accounts
- 401(k) retirement plan options
- Lucrative employee referral bonus program
- Tuition assistance and certification reimbursement*
- Continued education opportunities through Purdue Global & O2NE scholarship program
- Employee assistance program & wellness support
- Retail, food & entertainment discounts and so much more!
What will you be doing and how will you make a difference at American Senior Communities?
- Directly impacting the quality of life for our residents by preparing palatable, attractive, nutritionally adequate meals.
- Working alongside other culinary team members preparing and serving meals, cleaning, and storing supplies and equipment in accordance with departmental procedures and in compliance with state and federal regulations.
- Prepares and maintains supply of food substitutes to accommodate resident choices, cultural, ethnic, and religious preferences.
- Communicates with Culinary Services Manager throughout shift as needed to ensure we are meeting needs of the residents.
Requirements:
- Demonstrates C.A.R.E. values to our residents, family members, customers and staff.
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Kitchen cooking experience in full-service restaurants or healthcare, preferred.
- Certification in Sanitation/Safe Food Handling is preferred.
We are Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran and other protected categories.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Food & Nutrition Services
