Cook / Garde Manger - Independent Living

Senior Living Community Job Opportunity

Freedom Square of Seminole is an upscale Senior Living Community located in beautiful Seminole, Florida. Designed like a quaint town square with paved brick streets and a welcoming gazebo, Freedom Square retirement community in Seminole, Florida offers a wide variety of elegantly appointed residential options, a wealth of exceptional services and amenities and a full calendar of fun, engaging activities - all just a short drive from Lake Seminole and the beautiful beaches of the Gulf Coast! Situated on 15 acres with two ponds, we offer a beautiful garden-like setting for retirement living.

As a life care community, Freedom Square makes aging in place simple. Residents are able to seamlessly transition from independent living to assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing care, as their healthcare needs change.

What makes us stand out against the others?

• We provide a fun workplace culture including monthly luncheons and campus-wide events
• Our community and facilities are clean
• Our patients are low acuity
• We have good staffing ratios
• Benefits for Full and Part Time Staff
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Paid Training
• Resident Scholarship Fund

Our expert culinary team is looking for energetic individuals who enjoy working in a fast paced environment and have a desire to serve others. If you are detail oriented and customer service focused, we would love to hear from you! As a Garde Manger, you will prepare and present the cold foods in the Community Culinary Services Department, learning from our world-class chefs! Jump start your career and gain life long skills and experience.

DUTIES:

• Responsible for the preparation and presentation of cold foods, including salads, appetizers, sandwiches, charcuterie, desserts and buffet displays.
• Responsible for adhering to food quality, appearance and presentation standards at all times.
• Assist with serving of meals and ware washing as necessary.
• Produce and serve menu cycle programs that are compliant with required criteria, as required by local regulations and correctly prepare diets provided per policy and procedure.
• Maintains all equipment and supplies in proper condition.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to understand and follow instructions in English and communicate effectively
• Ability to perform simple arithmetic
• Ability to understand measurements and conversions
• Knowledge of kitchen equipment operations and maintenance
• Minimum of one year restaurant/senior living or equivalent cooking experience

What We Offer:

• Work today, get paid tomorrow with DailyPay! Freedom Square of Seminole now offers DailyPay - a program that allows employees to access their earned income on-demand, as it's earned.
• Benefits for full and part time staff, including health, dental, vision, 401K and more!
• Fun, caring, inclusive work environment!
• Monthly company luncheons and employee appreciation events!

Freedom Square of Seminole fully embraces a culture of hospitality. To that end, we include the following hospitality promises as a guide for our interpersonal interactions with residents, co-workers and guests:

1. We greet residents, employees and guests, warmly, by name and with a smile.
2. We treat everyone with courteous respect.
3. We strive to anticipate resident, employee and guest needs and act accordingly.
4. We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.
5. We hold ourselves and one another accountable.
6. We embrace and value our differences.
7. We make residents, employees and guests feel important.
8. We ask "Is there anything else I can do for you?"
9. We maintain high levels of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times.
10. We pay attention to the details.