Acacia Creek Cook Ii - Full Time With Benefits, 5,000 Sign-On Bonus

Pay Range: $21.00 - $23.00/hour

AM Shift. Welcome Bonus: $5,000

Acacia Creek Retirement Community, located on the hills above Union City, is looking for a Cook II to join our team.

You will be offered:

• Financial and physical wellbeing through our comprehensive health benefits, PTO, company bonus contribution to 401(K) plans, plus 401(K) company matches
• Work/life balance working 40-hour week

Salary range: Competitive Wages Based on Experience

Full medical, dental for yourself and your family, plus over three weeks of vacation

Christmas bonus

Free meals

• Be part of a team that is supportive, fun, and caring
• Professional growth, learning to cook international cuisines plus tuition reimbursement

About Us:

Acacia Creek is a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community, offering several levels of health care and support for vibrant living and successful aging. Residents maintain their independence – and live affluent, rewarding lifestyles – with the security of knowing that quality assistance is available.

Opportunity

Prepares and produces nutritious, well-balanced meals according to a current federal state. Local standards, guidelines, and regulations established policies and procedures to ensure quality food service is always provided.

Essential Functions

• Maintains a good working relationship with co-workers
• Regular attendance
• Prepares food for therapeutic diets by planned menus, standardized recipes, and special diet orders
• Prepares foods promptly, by sanitary regulations, planned menus, and established policies and procedures
• Assures that the food production area and equipment are in good condition, adequately sanitized, and free of safety hazards
• Handles leftover foods by adequately storing, wrapping, labeling, and dating or properly following up to ensure usage or disposal
• Develops and maintains a good working rapport with inter-department personnel to assure that food service is adequately held to meet the needs of the residents
• Consults with Director of Dining Services or Chef regarding food production and carries out other duties assigned by Chef or Supervisors
• Team members will obtain and demonstrate knowledge of Successful Aging philosophies through Masterpiece Living education and training.
• Handles, stores, and properly rotate foods and supplies
• Supervises the serving of meals and ensures the food is at the proper temperature, adequately styled, palatable and appetizing in appearance

Requirements

SKILLS, ABILITIES AND EXPERIENCE

• 1 year experience in kitchen supervision
• Ability to read, write and communicate fluently
• 5 years minimum experience cooking evening meals.

Benefits

At Acacia Creek, we are looking for team members who would like to combine their passion for helping people, good communication skills, decision-making skills, and great ethical standards with the opportunities to advance your career.

In return for your skills, you will be offered:

• A generous contribution to a 401K plan whether or not you participate, and an additional contribution from the company when you participate in the plan
• A work environment focused on teamwork and support
• Investment in your growth through Tuition Reimbursement
• Excellent health, wage replacement and other benefits for you and your family’s well-being