Cook - Stonegate (Per diem) #2597
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Parkerlife Health Group
Highland Park, NJ, US
Summary
The Cook supports the Lead Cook in daily cooking operations to ensure high-quality meal preparation and presentation. They are responsible for maintaining standards in an assisted living environment while working a per diem schedule.
Job Description
Cook - Stonegate - Per-Diem - $22.75 hourly rate - The area's highest quality assisted living residence providing a warm and compassionate community - 11:30am-7:30pm, minimum of two (2) shifts per month including weekends - The Cook will support the Lead Cook in daily cooking operations. The Cook is responsible to ensure the highest quality and standards of meals are professionally prepared plus presented with excellence.
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Benefits: Subsidized childcare available, 403b, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), free meal with every shift worked, use of Parker gym and pool facilities, and we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and Certified Age-Friendly Employer.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Culinary degree or related experience.
- Experience as a Line Cook, Prep Cook or Sauté Cook.
- Skill and experience with Hotel, Country Club and/or Restaurant menus.
- Ala Carte Dining Experience preferred.
- ServSafe certified, able to obtain certification within 6 months of employment.
- Flu vaccine required during flu season.
Parker Health Group, Inc.
You can make a difference in the field of aging services
At Parker Health Group, we believe that happy and fulfilled employees are the source of our strong company culture. We are committed to rewarding our team members by providing them with opportunities for professional development, job growth and a supportive environment. It’s the reason we enjoy one of the highest employee retention rates, far exceeding industry standards. In 2018, and again in 2020, Parker was awarded the Holleran Choice Community award for Employee Engagement, a direct result of the passion exhibited by our employees. We provide them with competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package, which includes tuition reimbursement, group health insurance plans, a fully funded pension, life insurance, contributions towards weight loss and gym memberships, and generous paid time off. Join us and help make aging part of life®!
Parker at Stonegate assisted living residence
Located in Highland Park, Parker at Stonegate is a thoughtfully designed community with many amenities including 62 spacious suites, and a Health & Wellness Center with a gym and heated pool. Elders enjoy the benefits of living with others in a warm and caring setting with care partner employees who form friendships with them and value their individual desires and needs. As an Eden Alternative® registered home, Parker transforms long-term care environments into person-centered communities that offer varied and meaningful activities.
A national thought leader on the conversation around aging in America, Parker Health Group currently has locations throughout New Jersey in Highland Park, New Brunswick, Monroe Township, Somerset and Piscataway. Parker has a vibrant history of person-centered, long-term care, with a special focus on quality of life. We offer these services and provide subsidized support to people across a range of abilities and needs, in our residences and communities.
Instead of focusing on what the culture tells us we can't do as we grow older, Parker focuses on what we want to do more of. Since 1907, Parker has led the way in aging services - challenging, changing, and expanding the idea of what it means to grow older in America - and how everyone can be #WithIt.
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Founded
1907
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Piscataway, New Jersey
A national thought leader on the conversation around aging in America, Parker Health Group currently has locations throughout New Jersey in Highland Park, New Brunswick, Monroe Township, Somerset and Piscataway. Parker has a vibrant history of person-centered, long-term care, with a special focus on quality of life. We offer these services and provide subsidized support to people across a range of abilities and needs, in our residences and communities.
Instead of focusing on what the culture tells us we can't do as we grow older, Parker focuses on what we want to do more of. Since 1907, Parker has led the way in aging services - challenging, changing, and expanding the idea of what it means to grow older in America - and how everyone can be #WithIt.
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Founded
1907
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Piscataway, New Jersey