Cook

When you work at Porters Neck Village, you have a front-row seat to the amazing life stories of the wisest people on earth. What’s more, you are part of an extraordinary company – one that’s investing in the future of senior living by investing in you. Don’t just do a job. Be part of an extraordinary life!

Porters Neck Village is recruiting for a hospitality focused Cook to join our team! This position is responsible for full-scope, hands on production cooking in the Community Culinary Services Department.

This position is full time and pays $17-$20/hr based on verified experience. Benefits include paid time off, health and dental insurance, and use of the community's fitness center.

What We Offer:

• Benefits to include medical (2 plan options),
  dental
  , &
  vision insurance, as well as other supplemental insurance. The waiting period for eligibility is the first of the month following a full calendar month of employment.
• Short term and long term disability
• Life insurance with option to purchase increased coverage
• 403(b) retirement plan with company match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• The BEST residents
• Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
• Use of the community fitness center
• Team recognition programs: Employee of the Month, employee events (scavenger hunts, holiday celebrations, and more!)
• Employee Referral Program
• Daily Pay - access your earnings the same day you work
• Clean and well-maintained community

Here are a few of the daily responsibilities of a Cook:

• Exemplify at all times Community standards of cleanliness, sanitation and operational organization.
• Responsible for adhering to food quality, appearance and presentation standards at all times.
• Maintain a superior level of quality service and cleanliness at all times.
• Produce and serve menu cycle programs that are compliant with required Nutritional/Dietary criteria
• Exhibit cooking standards of speed, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Demonstrate knowledge in all areas of cooking preparation and production.
• Assist with serving of meals and ware washing as necessary.
• Visit residents periodically to evaluate food service such as quality, quantity, temperature, and appearance; and conduct evaluations to make revisions in operations / procedures to promote improved food service.
• Represent the community in a warm and inviting manner, which creates a positive marketing environment.
• Supports creating a culture where the business decisions made in this position, along with individual employee engagement, drive top-line revenue and occupancy.

Here are a few of the qualifications we need you to have:

• High school diploma
• Culinary degree preferred
• Serve safe certification preferred
• Minimum of one year restaurant/senior living or equivalent cooking experience

Porters Neck Village fully embraces a culture of hospitality. To that end, we include the following hospitality promises in all of our job descriptions. We live by our Hospitality Promises:

• We greet residents, employees and guests warmly, by name and with a smile.
• We treat everyone with courteous respect.
• We strive to anticipate resident, employee, and guest needs and act accordingly.
• We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.
• We hold ourselves and one another accountable.
• We embrace and value our differences.
• We make residents, employees, and guests feel important.
• We ask “Is there anything else I can do for you?”
• We maintain high levels of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times.
• We pay attention to details.

EEO Employer

• Job Identification 39892
• Posting Date 09/14/2026, 01:42 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 1200 Porters Neck Rd., Wilmington, NC, 28411, US