Cook

Cook at Life Spire of Virginia

Join us at Lakewood where we impact lives and build careers! We are a regional leader in senior care located in the west end of Richmond. 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.

If you are looking to make a difference, we’d love to talk to you!

Job Overview – 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. We offer perks such as free meals, team member appreciation events, flexible scheduling and generous paid time off.

Full‑Time Cook – up to $20.00/hour

Also willing to work weekends and holidays as needed. Exciting new wage scale – learn more TODAY!

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Early access to earned wages
• Tuition and Educational Reimbursement
• Flexible scheduling & generous PTO plan
• Supportive environment to grow your career
• 4.5% dollar-for-dollar match on our 403B
• First dollar generous contributions to HSA accounts plus a match!
• Amazing residents, team members, and leaders!

• Follows standardized recipes and production sheet counts when preparing meals and adjusts recipes for amounts needed as necessary
• Works on a state‑of‑the‑art dinner line alongside seasoned cooks
• High paced atmosphere with professional, high‑end stacked and garnished dishes
• Has experience with scratch cooking and working on a team
• 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, changing soiled apron frequently and wears hair coverings according to dress code

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• 3 years of Culinary experience required
• Senior Living experience preferred
• 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

Employment Details

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Management and Manufacturing;
Industries:
Health, Wellness & Fitness

Location:

Richmond, VA

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