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Our cottage model allows team members to build meaningful relationships with residents, guests, families, and coworkers while providing personalized care and dining experiences.\nAt Hillcrest, our mission is simple: Inspiring people to live their best lives. As a Cook, you will prepare and serve nutritious, appealing meals while helping maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming culinary environment.\nWhat You’ll Do\nAs a Cook, you will prepare meals that meet residents’ dietary needs and preferences while supporting food safety, sanitation, meal presentation, and daily kitchen operations.\nYou will:\nPrepare and serve nutritious, appetizing, and visually appealing meals.\nFollow approved menus, recipes, portion guidelines, and meal-service schedules.\nUnderstand and accommodate resident and guest dietary needs.\nPrepare meals according to prescribed diets, food textures, allergies, and fluid restrictions.\nIncorporate resident and guest preferences into meal preparation whenever possible.\nEnsure food is served at the appropriate temperature and presented attractively.\nSupport room-service delivery and ensure meals are prepared and presented accurately.\nProvide excellent service throughout the dining experience.\nFollow safe food-handling practices to prevent foodborne illness.\nMaintain kitchen and dietary sanitation standards.\nComplete food-temperature, sanitation, and other required regulatory logs.\nFollow established cleaning schedules and maintain a clean, organized kitchen.\nHelp ensure culinary duties are completed according to Hillcrest policies and applicable state and federal regulations.\nOversee daily kitchen operations and help maintain a safe working environment.\nUse the electronic ordering system and other culinary technology as required.\nSupport adequate culinary staffing and coverage within the Cottages.\nParticipate in quality-improvement activities and help maintain readiness for sanitation and DHHS surveys.\nSupport the culinary team with additional meal-service and operational responsibilities as assigned.\nWhat We’re Looking For\nWe are looking for someone who takes pride in preparing quality meals and understands that dining is an important part of each resident’s day.\nThe right candidate will be dependable, organized, and comfortable working in a fast-paced kitchen. This role is a strong fit for someone who combines cooking experience with a genuine desire to serve aging adults.\nIdeal candidates will have:\nPrevious line-cooking, restaurant, hotel, healthcare, or senior living culinary experience.\nKnowledge of food preparation, meal presentation, sanitation, and safe food-handling practices.\nExperience preparing meals based on modified diets, food textures, allergies, or dietary restrictions.\nStrong attention to detail with recipes, portions, temperatures, dietary instructions, and sanitation logs.\nAbility to manage multiple meal-preparation priorities while maintaining quality and accuracy.\nA passion for preparing meals and serving aging adults.\nStrong accountability and consistent follow-through.\nAbility to remain calm, flexible, and professional during busy meal periods.\nStrong teamwork and communication skills.\nA service-focused approach with attention to resident and guest preferences.\nBasic computer skills and comfort using an electronic ordering system.\nA professional, respectful, and team-first attitude.\nEducation & Experience\nHigh school diploma or equivalent preferred.\nAt least two years of hotel or restaurant line-cooking experience preferred.\nPrevious household-style cooking experience preferred.\nPrevious experience in skilled nursing, long-term care, senior living, healthcare, hospitality, or institutional food service is helpful.\nExperience preparing therapeutic or texture-modified diets is preferred.\nWhy Hillcrest?\nAt Hillcrest Country Estates Cottages, meals are more than food—they are an important part of each resident’s comfort, routine, health, and quality of life.\nAs a Cook, you will have the opportunity to use your culinary skills to create meals that are nutritious, appealing, and personalized to resident needs. Your work will directly support positive dining experiences while helping residents feel comfortable and at home.\nThis is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys cooking, values meaningful relationships, and wants to make a difference through dependable service and quality food.\nWhat Hillcrest Offers\nCompetitive compensation.\nMultiple health insurance plan options.\nVision, dental, and life insurance.\nProfessional development support, including tuition reimbursement, certifications, and career-growth programs.\nDayforce Wallet, allowing you to choose when you get paid.\nGym membership reimbursement and partner discounts.\nOpportunities to grow within a mission-driven senior care organization.\nPhysical & Other Requirements\nMust be able to speak, read, and write English.\nMust be able to independently lift up to 35 pounds.\nMust be able to perform repetitive bending, standing, walking, reaching, lifting, and movement as needed.\nMust be able to stand and move throughout the 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