Cook

The Culpeper is a regional leader in senior care, known for friendly team members and residents, and has won the Culpeper “best” in senior living award. Our beautiful community is located in Culpeper, Virginia, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, close to Charlottesville, Warrenton, Fredericksburg, and Northern Virginia. Our mission is to empower individuals with choices in purposeful living built on values of faith, servant leadership, stewardship, integrity, peace of mind, innovation, and joy.

About the role

Our Cooks prepare food needed for meal service using commercial kitchen equipment, quantity food preparation techniques, and quantity recipes. They ensure food is fresh, high quality, and prepared with safe food handling practices.

Responsibilities

• Follows standardized recipes and production sheet counts when preparing meals and adjusts recipes for amounts needed as necessary
• Follows requirements for therapeutic and mechanically altered diets
• Prepares foods based on the production schedules utilizing wholesome ingredients
• Takes temperatures of foods during preparation and prior to service
• Follows HACCP standards while producing food to ensure food safety measures are met
• Tastes food prior to service and adjusts seasonings as needed, mindful of therapeutic diets
• Adheres to all standards of food safety when handling food products
• Follows safety precautions when using kitchen equipment
• Practices personal cleanliness, wears clean uniforms, changes soiled apron frequently, and wears hair coverings according to dress code

Requirements

• Willingness to perform routine, repetitive tasks and ability to regulate and maintain workflow
• Pleasant personality and patience exhibited while interacting with residents, guests, and team members
• Ability to read, write, communicate, and comprehend English
• Maintain a clean and neat appearance

Benefits

• Scholarship opportunities
• Flexible scheduling
• Supportive environment to grow your career
• 4.5% dollar-for-dollar match on our 403B
• Free meals
• Team member appreciation events

The Culpeper values energy, compassion, creativity, and talents, offering work/life integration, coaching, and opportunities to grow. Together, we can make a difference for residents and their families.