Cook-AL

Overview

We create communities where employees thrive in their work, helping our residents thrive in their homes.

Atria Senior Living’s family of brands has openings for individuals looking for a career with outstanding benefits, including:

• Paid holidays and PTO
• Employees may receive annual anniversary rewards dependent on classification, starting at $500 for Full Time employees
• Employees may be eligible to receive an Annual Scores Reward of $500 (Full Time) or $250 (Part Time) based on community survey results
• Benefits package also includes Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Retirement Savings Plan / 401(k) employer match
• Tuition reimbursement (U.S Based Communities)

*Enrollment in benefits varies by employee classification; anniversary reward amounts vary by location

As a valued team member at Atria, you’ll work in a supportive environment that provides advancement opportunities and promotes a healthy work-life balance. Apply now!

Qualifications

• Food Handler or SafeServ certification
• High school graduate or equivalent preferred.
• Ability to read and write English.
• Two (2) years’ experience in institutional or full-service restaurant cooking.
• Ability to prepare and follow Holiday recipes.
• Knowledge of and ability to conform to Food Services sanitation practices.
• Ability to communicate in English with residents and other employees.

Responsibilities

• Review menus and daily food-production worksheets for instructions.
• Prepare meals following Holiday menus and recipes while practicing Holiday portion-control standards.
• Follow safe food-handling procedures.
• Ensure that food, supplies, and appropriate personnel are available for the meal planned.
• Oversee preparation and set-up of serving carts.
• Serve nutritious food, attractively garnished, in a punctual manner.
• Follow proper procedures for covering, labeling, dating, and storing food in a timely manner.
• Complete leftover logs.
• Ensure temperature logs (cooler, freezer, production sheets, dishwasher) are completed at required time.
• Follow Holiday sanitation standards by effectively cleaning while working, including the preparation and serving areas, pots and pans, Kitchen surfaces, walls, and floors, using appropriate cleaning schedules and charts.
• Focus on resident satisfaction and resolve any food-complaint issues as needed.
• Oversee the Food Services staff and overall Kitchen operation in the absence of the Executive Chef and Sous Chef.
• Ensure that all Cooks and Food Services staff are in appropriate, clean, and neat uniforms.
• Assign tasks as needed and assist in the set-up of special functions.
• Must demonstrate the ability to support, practice and deliver the “Holiday Touch” 100% of the time.
• Must demonstrate high standards of ethics and personal accountability.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
• May be assigned to any other job function in the Holiday Community on a relief basis.

Salary Range

The wage range for this position is $19.00/hr - $22.80/hr, dependent on prior work history and experience