Chef/Cook (FT) at Legacy of Farmington Senior Living

Job Description

Job Description

Are you compassionate towards others?  Are you passionate about enriching the lives of others?  If so, we want you to join our team and help seniors Age Magnificently!  Our Cook/Chef becomes family and impacts the lives of our residents who live in a Lifespark Senior Living Community.

Legacy of Farmington , a Lifespark Senior Living Community is looking for a  Chef/Cook  to join our growing team!   

Legacy of Farmington Senior Living is a beautiful community located in Farmington, located right off Denmark Ave. We help seniors Age Magnificently in our gorgeous 70-unit, apartment style community providing Assisted Living, Independent Living and Memory Care services.   Legacy of Farmington Senior Living is a growing community with a caring, hardworking, passionate team who assists our residents Age Magnificently. Join our team today!   

Position: Chef/Cook

Hourly: $17.50 - $22.50 an hour, depending on experience

Service Area: 22300 Denmark Avenue, Farmington, MN 55024

Schedule: Full-time, 0.8 FTE

Hours: 1030am-630pm

Lifespark Benefits Include:  

• Annual Reviews/Raises {Shift differentials if applicable} 
• Paid Time Off – Vacation Time 
• Mileage reimbursement
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits for Full Time Hires 
• Short-Term Disability & Long-Term Disability Insurance 
• Life Insurances 
• 401k + Company Match for full-time and part-time employees 
• Referral bonuses 
• Career path to other positions within our growing company! 

Lifespark is a complete senior health company headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Since 2004, we’ve been helping seniors stay healthy, navigate their health care options with confidence, and live fuller, more independent lives as they age. That’s where our people come in – from accounting and health technology to front-line nurses, advanced practice professionals, caregivers and everything in between, we are all invested entrepreneurs focused on helping people age magnificently.

Position Duties & Responsibilities:

In this position, you will be responsible for preparing food in accordance with prescribed resident diet specifications, facility procedures, and dietary and sanitary regulations.  

Duties include:   

• Prepare and serve food and meals in accordance with planned menus, diet plans, recipes, portions, and temperature control procedures.   

• Direct and assist in cleaning and sanitizing work areas, equipment and floors, dishes, and utensils.    

• Check all trays for menu and diet requirements and preference and accuracy.   

• Ensure proper storage for food and supplies.   

• Review and process diet changes and ensure menus are maintained and followed in accordance with established procedures.   

Preferred Qualifications:   

• High School Diploma or equivalent.   

• Experience in a senior living setting is preferred.   

• Must be able to relate professionally, positively, and cooperatively with residents, resident’s families, and employees.   

• Must possess advanced computer skills, including email use.   

Our Lifespark culture has created not only an award-winning workplace — earning Star Tribune Top Workplace 12 times, Minneapolis Business Journal Best Places to Work three times, and Top USA #1 in Healthcare — but a place where you have the room to be creative, make a difference, and have a purposeful, direct impact on how people age. Lifespark’s full continuum of services offers a breadth of roles with the support to grow your career. To see the experience we are creating, watch our award-winning video Going South – this is the experience you will help create at Lifespark! Changing the age-old story starts with you – let’s get you hired

It has been and will continue to be our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, arrest record, conviction record, military service, use or nonuse of lawful products off the Employer’s premises during nonworking hours, or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. 

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