Cook

Cook Location: The Ashford at Sturbridge Job Type: Full-Time Pay Rate: $16/hour Make a Difference—And Own Your Future At Wallick Senior Living, our team understands that senior living is not just a job, but a calling. We take pride in caring for and empowering our residents as they choose to enjoy their golden years with us. With 1,000+ employees and a mission to open doors to homes, opportunity, and hope, we take pride in fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment where every employee-owner plays a vital role. A Career with Wallick Senior Living Means… A Unique Approach to Senior Living: Our associates power Wallick’s approach to senior living that goes beyond care to ensure our residents live their best lives through meaningful activities, delicious meals and round-the-clock support. Pay-on-Demand: access your money as you earn it. Exceptional Benefit Package: Health, dental, vision insurance effective within 2 weeks of starting your new job. Other benefits like gym membership reimbursement, paid parental leave, 401K, and more! Work-Life Balance: Paid time off, including paid parental leave. Supportive Culture and Rewarding Work: A team-oriented environment where associates make a meaningful impact by helping individuals maintain independence and quality of life. Resident Stories That Stay with You: From Maurine, who found an “instant family” to Evelyn, who recently celebrated her 105th birthday with us, our residents enjoy a sense of community that is created by you! Career Growth: Tuition reimbursement, training, professional development, and advancement opportunities within a company that invests in its people. Employee Owned, Resident Focused: As a 100% employee-owned company, your daily work (supporting our residents) also contributes to your financial future by sharing in our profitability. What You’ll Do Responsible for cleanliness of large equipment in preparation and serving areas. Maintains quality of products throughout preparation and serving by means of routine temperature checks and taste tests. Sets up food in steam tables and delivers more food as needed. Maintains portion control in preparation and serving. Perform other related duties as assigned. Acts as the person in charge when Chef is not there What We’re Looking For High school education or equivalent desired. One to two years institutional or restaurant experience. Ability to communicate with co-workers, residents and family members. Ability to respond to inquiries or complaints from internal and external sources. Ability to apply basic math skills. Make routine decisions requiring little judgment. Decisions typically affect immediate department. Wallick’s Mission & Values At Wallick Communities, we believe in opening doors to homes, opportunity, and hope for our residents, associates, and community. Our core values guide everything we do: Care – We show compassion and respect for everyone. Character – We do the right thing, even when no one is looking. Collaboration – We work together to achieve more. At Wallick, we celebrate Diversity, Equity, Inclusion + Belonging (DEI+B) in our workplace and communities, creating an environment where associates feel welcome, respected, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to the great work they do every day. For nearly 60 years, it has been at the core of our organization’s culture that all Wallick associates come to a safe and inclusive place to work. Wallick does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors. Join Us and Become an Employee-Owner! *Employment is contingent upon passing a pre-employment background check and drug screen #J-18808-Ljbffr Wallick Communities