Full Time schedule - 32-40 hours/week. Flexibility to open, close, and work weekends.

Bring your cooking skills, professionalism and love for food. Kitchen is for for our fine dining restaurant in Independent Living.

Shift open availability: Mon-Sat. 10am - 7:30pm and Sunday 8am - 4pm

Wonderful environment and strong teammate relationships! Affordable medical, dental, vision benefits. 401K is available after your 1st year. Come grow with us.

With a shared legacy in business and healthcare innovation, Forefront Living's family of care-oriented organizations blends values built on compassion and faith with high-quality senior care - long-term care, Alzheimer's and memory care, skilled nursing and rehabilitation therapies, hospice and palliative care.

These senior care services, along with the celebration of independent living at our senior lifestyle communities, combine to bring deeper meaning to every phase of life for people of all faiths, regardless of race, gender, color, religion, national origin or disability. Forefront Living is the not-for-profit, faith-based parent of Presbyterian Village North, Faith Presbyterian Hospice, and the T. Boone Pickens Hospice and Palliative Care Center.

Models a service attitude towards others, takes ownership in solving problems and takes the initiative to make things better, is friendly and courteous to residents, patients and co-workers

Ensure resident, patient, visitor, and co-worker safety by remaining aware of and reporting any new or existing safety hazards

Maintain good attendance record; arrive at work timely and conform to scheduled work hours

Perform all job duties safely

Wear appropriate and assigned protective gear, i.e. apron, hair nets

Ability to follow opening and closing procedures

Maintain standards of cleanliness, i.e. washing hands and food

Prepare and cook resident meals in quantities and diet plans (i.e. therapeutic, puree) according to menu, recipes and number of persons served; be sure alternates are prepared

Pull items needed according to production sheets and recipes for meal service.

Clean work area and equipment (i.e. ovens, steamers, tilt sink, food warmers) in accordance with sanitation requirements

Final check of area to be sure it is clean and all items are stored correctly, correcting any problems

Taste, smell, and observe food to ensure conformity with recipes and appearance

Comply with standards established by department manager

Monitor portion control guidelines for individual residents

Follow posted Timeline Guides for Cooks, as assigned by department manager, according to your shift

Perform other similar duties as assigned by Chef

High school diploma or GED equivalent

2-3 years of cooking experience, banquet cooking experience a plus

Previous supervisory experience is a plus

Previous senior living experience is a plus

Ability to prepare meals in accordance with written menu, approved recipes and special diet requirements

Ability to understand recipes

Ability to read, write and effectively communicate in English

Ability to perform work tasks within the Physical Demand Requirements

Ability to comply with the Resident Bill of Rights and the Employee Responsibilities

Ability to comply with organizational and departmental safety policies and procedures

Ability to perform Essential Duties