Cook (Full-Time)

Job Description

Job Description

Celebrated as the #3 Top Workplace in the D.C. region for 2025 by The Washington Post since 2019 , Goodwin Living is more than a team – it's a global family of individuals who represent more than 70 countries.

Goodwin Living is proud to be recognized as a Top Workplace in the greater Washington, D.C. region by The Washington Post every year since 2019 — and now nationally by USA Today . Since 2022, we’ve also been annually recognized as one of the top 100 employers for interns by the Top Virginia Employers for Intern Awards. These honors are based entirely on feedback from our team members, gathered through an annual third-party survey. Here’s what they say makes us stand out:

• Embracing Diversity: Our strength is in our diverse team from over 65 countries, fostering an inclusive and vibrant culture that values every voice.
• Growth and Opportunities: We bolster personal and professional development, offering myriad opportunities, from on-the-job training to mentorship programs and financial support, to help you reach your full potential.
• Valuing Our Team Members: By prioritizing team member satisfaction, we create a fulfilling work environment with competitive benefits, work-life balance, and recognition programs, ensuring our team feels appreciated and valued.

About the Position

Cook is primarily responsible for preparing, supplying, and supporting Culinary Operations, to include all venues, and special events, as well as holding and storing food items in accordance with standardized recipes, departmental procedures, and sanitary and safety guidelines.

Shifts are 11:00am-7:00pm . Must be flexible in days of the week.

Pay is $21/hr-$24/hr

Essential Duties:

• Adhere to consistency standards—recipes, measurements, and techniques
• Excellent prep skills—knife skills, labelling
• Can prepare Mise En Place for any station in a single zone with supervision
• Can produce sauces, fabricate, and properly cook meat and fish
• Can set up and break down a zone
• Can execute salad bar and dessert stations, soups, sandwiches, sides—with minimum supervision
• Assists catering as assigned
• Able to support meal plan and carry-out fulfillment
• Competent in reading tickets for meal plan and carry-out orders
• Can prepare healthcare cuisine: pureed and ground foods, with supervision

Essential Competencies:

• Dice vegetables using dicing machine
• Slice meats, tomatoes, using slicing machine
• Safely operate buffalo chopper
• Follows hand health, sanitation, and uniform protocols
• Proper use of pocket thermometer and wiping cloths
• Competent at labeling and properly storing prepped foods
• Properly sanitizes work area, utensils and cutting boards between tasks
• Follows assigned recipes, using scales and measuring/portioning tools
• Competent at heating and cooling PHFs per ServSafe Guidelines
• Competent in all Safety regulations and SOPS in the GHBC Kitchen
• Competent at following and updating check lists for opening and closing own station
• Performs tasting measures in accordance with departmental and health regulations to ensure the freshness and tastefulness of food.
• Consistently monitors department and work area for cleanliness and overall attractiveness, ensuring sanitary guidelines are followed and items and ingredients used in food preparation are stored properly.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• High school graduate, GDE or equivalent preferred.
• Must be able to read, write, measure, and follow instructions in English.
• Up to date SERV Safe Food Handler’s Sanitation Certificate preferred
• Two years or more of food service preparation experience required.
• Excellent communication skills preferred. (Conversational English required)
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with others.

A sampling of our many benefits!

We’ve got you covered with incredible benefits, whether you work full-time, part-time, or PRN (as needed). Here’s a glimpse of what we offer to Full-Time team members:

• Paid Time Off
• Health Insurance
• DailyPay: Work and get paid the same day!
• Tuition Assistance for Career Development
• Financial assistance with U.S. Citizenship application or DACA Renewal
• Tutoring for ESL, Citizenship Test & GED
• Staff Emergency Grants
• Free Meals, Access to a Fitness Center, Pool, and More

About Goodwin Living

At Goodwin Living, we can all find work with purpose! As a nonprofit senior living and healthcare organization based in Alexandria, Virginia, we are driven by our mission: to support, honor and uplift the lives of older adults and those who care for them. Our commitment to our team members is written directly into that statement. We create an enriching and supportive work environment that has earned us Top Workplace recognition by The Washington Post since 2019 and, more recently, national recognition by USA Today . These honors reflect the culture our team members foster every day — one rooted in purpose, belonging, and growth.

Goodwin Living is an Equal Opportunity Employer and an AARP Employer Pledge Signer. We take pride in our inclusive work culture that values diversity and fosters talent. With us, you are more than just a team member; you are part of a community committed to excellence and continuous learning.