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Join the Culinary Team at Covenant Woods!

Do you love creating great food and working with a team that takes pride in every meal? Covenant Woods is looking for a talented and dependable Full-Time and Part-TimeCooks to help prepare delicious, high-quality meals for our residents and special events. If you're passionate about cooking, food safety, and providing exceptional service, we'd love to meet you!

Schedule:

Full-time

6:30 am - 3:00 pm

Every other weekend off

Part-time

6:30 am -3:00 pm Saturday and Sunday, One day during the week.

Additional hours available as needed.

Every other weekend off

What You'll Do

As a Cook, you'll work alongside our culinary team to prepare and present a variety of menu items while maintaining the highest standards of quality, cleanliness, and food safety.

Responsibilities include:

• Preparing, cooking, and portioning meals under the direction of the Chef
• Working a variety of stations, including sauté, fry, braising, and salad preparation
• Ensuring all food is cooked, held, and stored at proper temperatures
• Recording temperatures and following all food safety and sanitation procedures
• Keeping kitchens, workstations, equipment, coolers, and storage areas clean and organized
• Properly labeling, dating, and storing food products
• Supporting meal service for daily dining and special events
• Following all Virginia Department of Health regulations and ServSafe® standards
• Providing outstanding service while embracing Covenant Woods' commitment to excellence

What We're Looking For

• Previous commercial cooking experience preferred
• Experience with basic cooking techniques, including sautéing, frying, braising, and salad preparation
• ServSafe® Certification (or ability to obtain)
• Strong attention to food safety and sanitation
• Ability to follow recipes, instructions, and kitchen procedures
• Team player with a positive attitude and strong work ethic
• Flexible availability, including evenings, weekends, and holidays

Full-Time Benefits Include:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Flexible spending account (FSA) and supplemental insurance offered
• Scholarship and tuition reimbursement program
• 403(b) Employer Match Retirement Savings Plan
• Anniversary/birthday program

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:
• Ability to communicate well with residents and co-workers.
• Ability to prepare all breakfast and lunch items to order, including eggs, pancakes, French toast, breakfast meats, hot cereals and sandwiches and salads according to resident preferences and diet orders
• Must be able to multitask
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English.
• ServSafe certification preferred

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Physical condition to tolerate standing for long periods: bending, reaching, carrying and lifting up to 25lbs. and pushing up to 200 lbs.
• Regularly necessary to talk, hear, taste and smell. Specific vision requirements include distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Frequent exposure to hot & cold work areas, wet & humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes, and mildly abrasive chemicals.