Cook

Cook

Location:

Pennington, NJ.

Posted 4 days ago. Be among the first 25 applicants.

Our mission is contemporary person‑centric wellness senior living, designed for the next generation. A customized, curated, and organic approach to wellness inspires everything we do. All members of our communities – residents, their family members, and team members – help make our communities what they are. Each and every member of our team is committed to developing progressive yet approachable communities to support the needs of all future generations.

We want to transform healthcare infrastructure so that people can not only age well but live well and THRIVE.

We are looking for a Cook to join our team and prepare delicious meals for our senior living residents, their families, and guests. Reporting to the Director of Culinary Services, the Cook’s responsibilities will include studying recipes, setting up menus and preparing high‑quality dishes, ensuring sanitation regulations compliance, accurate record keeping, receiving, rotating, and inventory of products, and regulatory compliance. Ultimately, this team member will prepare and deliver a complete menu that delights our senior living community.

Full-time:
Sunday - Thursday
Salary Range: $21.00 - $22.00 Hourly

• Prepare and serve quality meals
• Ensure special dietary needs are met and prepare texture‑modified food, as directed
• Ensure compliance with all record keeping, food safety and risk management requirements
• Monitor food preparation, storage and handling to ensure adherence with HACCP, labeling, and storage protocols to ensure compliance with all food service regulations and policies
• Maintain accurate hot and cold food, refrigerator, and freezer temperature logs

• Maintains a current Serv Safe certification or able to obtain Serv Safe certification
• One year job related experience including food preparation, full‑line menu items and special diets
• High school diploma or GED accepted
• Competent in organizational, time management skills and demonstrate good judgment, problem solving and decision‑making skills

• While performing the duties of this job, the associate is often required to stand, walk, sit, use fine and gross motor skills, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, hear, and smell.
• An individual in this position will be required to lift or carry weight up to 50 lbs. The associate must use proper body mechanics.

• Health Insurance:
  Medical/Rx, Dental, and Vision
• Ancillary Benefits:
  Life Insurance/AD&D, Short Term Disability and Long‑Term disability
• Basic Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• FSA (Commuter/Parking)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) Retirement with Company Match
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement

• Employee Referral Bonus
• Resident Referral Bonus

Monarch Communities and Brandywine Senior Living is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.