Cook

Job Description

The Cedars of Chapel Hill is an upscale retirement community with over 400 Members. We believe team members are our greatest resource and are looking for people who share our commitment to providing quality care for seniors and their families. We deliver high-quality care with a personal touch and encourage our Members to enjoy life to the fullest.

The Cook is responsible for the cold preparation and assisting the Line Cooks in the preparation of all food items as per standardized recipes.

Position Available: Full Time

Essential Job Duties

• Prepare all greens, dressing, and vinaigrettes per the daily menu.
• Prepares and stocks all produce for the daily menu.
• Prepare for food served, following standard recipes and special diet orders per instruction. Assist in food production to coordinate with meal serving hours, so that excellence, quality, temperature and appearance of food are preserved.
• Determine amount and type of food and supplies required for daily menus responsibilities and see that supplies are obtained from storage areas in adequate time for meal production.
• Assist prep cook and utility personnel as needed.

Qualifications

• One to two years experience as a cook in a hotel, restaurant, club or similar institution.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions in English, communicate effectively, and perform simple arithmetic. Ability to understand measurements and conversions.
• Ability to organize work in priority order.
• Ability to interpret instructions, recipes, specifications and standards.
• Knowledge of basic kitchen equipment operations. Some knowledge of nutrition and diet preferred.

Benefits

We believe our employees are the key to our success, and our benefits package reflects that belief. The Cedars offers team members an excellent work environment, paid time off, and competitive wages.

Full-time employee benefits include:

• Fully paid employee life, disability, medical, vision, and dental insurance
• 24 days of paid time off
• 401(k) employer match
• Employee assistance program
• Employee referral program
• Educational assistance
• Much, much more!

Part-time employees earn paid time off on a prorated basis. All employees are eligible for the 401(k) and employer match if they work 1,000 hours in a year.

We strive to show compassion by exercising both empathy and sympathy through all of our customer interactions. We want to grow connections by using resources, knowledge, and compassion to cultivate trusting relationships within a culture of caring to ensure that physical, emotional, spiritual, and psychological needs are met. We work to ensure that our environment is safe, clean, and focused on the customer. We strive to honor our commitment by extending our commitment to our customers beyond departmental expectations by taking an active part in residents' lives, regardless of the need. We value communication and strive to communicate with residents and family members clearly, promptly, and accurately. Our hospitality promises include:

• We greet residents warmly, by name and with a smile.
• We treat everyone with courteous respect.
• We strive to anticipate resident's needs and act accordingly.
• We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.
• We hold ourselves and others accountable.
• We make residents feel important.
• We embrace and value our differences.
• We ask, "Is there anything else I can do for you?"
• We maintain high levels of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times
• We pay attention to details.

The Cedars of Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/LGBTQ/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity or Expression, proudly embracing diversity in all of its manifestations.