Monarch Communities®
Developer and operator of wellness‑centered senior living communities offering personalized services and maintenance‑free living.
Cook
Prepare and serve meals for senior residents, ensuring dietary and safety standards.
Job Highlights
About the Role
We are seeking a Cook to join our team and prepare delicious meals for senior living residents, their families, and guests. Reporting to the Director of Culinary Services, the Cook will study recipes, set up menus, and prepare high‑quality dishes while adhering to sanitation regulations and maintaining accurate record‑keeping, product rotation, and inventory compliance. • Prepare and serve quality meals. • Ensure special dietary needs are met and prepare texture‑modified food as directed. • Maintain compliance with record keeping, food safety, and risk management requirements. • Monitor food preparation, storage, and handling to adhere to HACCP, labeling, and storage protocols. • Maintain accurate hot and cold food, refrigerator, and freezer temperature logs. • Stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and lift or carry up to 50 lb using proper body mechanics.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸meal preparation
- ▸dietary compliance
- ▸haccp monitoring
- ▸temperature logging
- ▸record keeping
- ▸inventory control
What You Bring
• Maintain a current ServSafe certification. • Possess at least one year of relevant food preparation experience, including full‑line menu items and special diets. • Hold a high school diploma or GED. • Demonstrate strong organizational, time‑management, judgment, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills.
Requirements
- ▸servsafe
- ▸food prep
- ▸high school
- ▸problem solving
- ▸time management
Benefits
Our mission at Brandywine by Monarch Communities is contemporary person‑centric wellness senior living, designed for the next generation. A customized, curated, and organic approach to wellness inspires everything we do, and all members of our communities – residents, their families, and team members – help make our communities what they are. The position is full‑time, scheduled at least 30 hours per week, with a base pay of $22.00‑$24.00 per hour. Brandywine offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, and various bonus programs. • Health insurance covering medical/Rx, dental, and vision. • Life insurance/AD&D, short‑term disability, and long‑term disability coverage. • Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance. • FSA for commuter/parking expenses. • Employee Assistance Program. • 401(k) retirement plan with company match. • Paid time off and holidays. • Tuition reimbursement. • Employee referral bonus. • Resident referral bonus.
Work Environment
Onsite