Cook

WHO ARE WE?

Come join our dedicated team at Cypress Village, a wonderful place to work! Cypress Village is a 120 acre and wooded lakefront community in Jacksonville close to Ponte Vedra and Jacksonville beaches and is one of Florida's best kept secrets! You'll join a team with a strong work ethic, with management and co-workers who want to make a positive impacting our residents' lives. These extraordinary leaders and role models will help you craft a long, satisfying, and fruitful senior living career at Cypress Village. Today, Cypress Village is one of twelve retirement communities in Florida managed by Life Care Services (LCS), the nation's leading developer and manager of senior living communities. We continually strive to create an environment of trust and transparency by helping employees find a sense of purpose in their job and achieve their highest potential while providing hospitality to those who work and live at Cypress Village.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Our cooks are responsible for the preparation of all food items with and without standardized recipes.

Our team members provide extraordinary care and hold each other accountable. If this sounds like a good fit, we'd love to hear from you!

YOU ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE YOU WILL…

• Prepares all soups, stocks, sauces; boils, braises and roasts items as per standardized recipes.

• Prepares and serves all sautéed, fried, grilled, steamed and baked items as per standardized recipes.

• Prepares or directs the preparation of all food served, following standard recipes and special diet orders. Plans food production to coordinate with meal serving hours, so that excellence, quality, temperature, and appearance of food is preserved.

• Determines amount and type of food and supplies required for daily menus and seeing that supplies are obtained from storage areas in adequate time for meal production.

• Maintains assigned workstation in a safe and sanitary condition.

• Maintains acceptable standards of personal hygiene and complies with department dress code.

• Attends in-service training and education sessions as assigned.

• Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT YOU BECAUSE YOU…

• Ability to understand and follow instructions in English, communicate effectively, and perform simple arithmetic. Ability to understand measurements and conversions.

• A minimum of three years' experience as a cook in a hotel, restaurant, club or Heath care facility or similar institution.

• Ability to plan and organize work, to interpret instructions, recipes, specifications and standards.

• Knowledge of kitchen equipment operations and maintenance. Some knowledge of nutrition and diet.

• Can generate a warm, friendly, and caring manner on first impression.

• Can communicate effectively with residents, families, staff, and visitors.

• Maintain the highest level of confidentiality.

• Can pass a pre-employment drug screen and criminal background check.

WE VALUE OUR EMPLOYEES AND SHOW APPRECIATION THROUGH…

• Scholarships and Educational Assistance Programs, because we value the development of our team members and promoting from within.

• Extraordinary Reward Points, because we value recognizing and appreciating our employees for their hard work.

• Our comprehensive benefits, because we value health and wellness for you and your family.

• Various Employee-led Committees, because we value employee engagement and making your voice heard.

• A Free and Confidential Employee Assistance Program because we understand that life happens.

• Paid Training, Paid Time Off, and Paid Holidays.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability, (401)K Retirement

• Cypress Village has partnered with Daily Pay to give our team members control over accessing their paycheck on their own schedule. Ask us about how this benefit supports your financial wellbeing today!

If you have any questions about this job posting, please call us at (904) 807-6102.