Cook/Homemaker-As Needed
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WesleyLife
IA
Summary
Prepare a variety of hot and cold meals while collaborating with culinary leaders to ensure high service standards. Maintain kitchen safety through proper sanitation and waste control practices while supporting specialized diet plans for residents.
Job Description
Join WesleyLife and Help Revolutionize the Aging Experience!
WesleyLife is revolutionizing the experience of aging by challenging the stigma that aging means decline and promoting the idea that life transitions are opportunities for growth and purpose. Come be a part of the revolution!
About the Role: Cook/Homemaker
As a Cook, you’ll play a key role in supporting the health, happiness, and daily experience of the residents at Fieldstone of DeWitt.
As a Cook/Homemaker, you will:
- Create Delicious Meals: Prepare a variety of hot and cold dishes daily using chef-approved recipes that highlight your culinary skills.
- Work Alongside Culinary Leaders: Collaborate with Chefs and Culinary Directors while gaining hands-on experience in a professional kitchen.
- Support Specialized Diets: Help craft meals that meet modified diet plans, making a real difference in guests' health and satisfaction.
- Maintain High Standards: Monitor food quality, manage portions, and act quickly to ensure every plate meets our service excellence.
- Practice Smart & Clean Cooking: Follow proper sanitation and waste control practices, contributing to a safe, efficient, and sustainable kitchen.
Opening:
- As needed first (6AM-2:30PM) or second shift (3:30PM-7:30PM)
Qualifications:
- Culinary education preferred
- Minimum one year cooking experience
- Experience with quantity cooking and modified diet preferred
Community Location: 1301 Maynard Way, DeWitt, IA 52742
What We Offer
We know a great career is about more than just a paycheck — it's about belonging, growth, and making a difference. At WesleyLife, we provide:
Compensation & Flexibility:
- The pay range for this position is $16.92-$24.85/hour. The starting pay rate will be based on years of experience.
- DailyPay Access: Get paid when you need it — instantly access your earnings before payday
- Flexible Scheduling: We work with your needs and schedule
- Evening Shift: Additional $1.50/hr and Weekend Differential: Additional $1.50/hr
Health & Wellness:
- Comprehensive Benefits Package: Including health care, vision, dental, and 401(k).
- Free wellness center memberships and cash incentives for healthy habits
- Voluntary benefits including life, accident, and critical illness coverage
Education & Career Growth:
- Scholarship Assistance: Up to $3,000/year
- Tuition Reimbursement: Up to $1,500/year
- Educational Discounts: 18% off tuition at Purdue University Global
- Ongoing leadership training and development pathways
Extra Perks:
- Referral Bonus Program — bring your friends and earn rewards
- Recognition and appreciation programs that highlight your impact
- A workplace culture that prioritizes respect, teamwork, and support
- Work-Life Balance
- Benefits available after 30 days
Fieldstone of DeWitt, part of the WellSpire community, represents a new standard in senior living for Clinton County and surrounding areas. Established on a 14-acre campus, this 95,000-square-foot facility emphasizes health and well-being. As a collaboration between WesleyLife and Genesis Health System, Fieldstone of DeWitt offers holistic health programming focused on mind, body, and spirit. Residents and their families benefit from compassionate, clinically excellent care, ensuring peace of mind and enhancing quality of life.
Why Choose WesleyLife?
At WesleyLife, you're not just starting a job — you're joining a purpose-driven community where your well-being, growth, and impact truly matter. With nearly 80 years of excellence in serving older adults, we empower our team members to thrive while making meaningful connections and changing lives every day.
WesleyLife is proud to be recognized as one of Senior Care’s Best Places to Work by WeCare Connect! We’re committed to a workplace where every team member is seen, heard, and appreciated.
Ready to Make a Difference?
We’re excited to meet people who share our passion for service, wellness, and community.
Apply today and help us continue to revolutionize the aging experience — the WesleyLife Way.
WesleyLife believes in welcoming all people to our team and is an equal opportunity employer. Because of our commitment to your health and well-being, you will be required to successfully complete a pre-hire health assessment, drug screen, and tobacco screen prior to beginning employment
** Now through Giving Tuesday, make a difference to clients and families receiving care from WesleyLife Hospice; visit wesleylife.org/ShineYourLight. **
At WesleyLife, we don’t buy into the stigma of ageism.
We believe everyone should have the opportunity to live a life of continued growth, experience, and meaning — and to pursue joy, regardless of physical, social, or economic circumstances. The experience of aging is shaped by each person — as they see it, define it, and experience it.
To demonstrate our commitment to this belief, we have taken up the torch to be the most dynamic and inclusive champion to revolutionize the experience of aging. We serve residents of independent and assisted living, rehabilitation, and memory support. We also offer clients services including home care, adult day, home-delivered meals, and hospice.
As a nonprofit organization guided by Christian compassion, we were founded more than 75 years ago as a place for aging Methodist ministers and their spouses to call home. Today, our services are delivered by 1,300 part- and full-time passionate team members throughout the state with a focus on creating opportunities to pursue joy!
Founded
1947
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Johnston, Iowa
** Now through Giving Tuesday, make a difference to clients and families receiving care from WesleyLife Hospice; visit wesleylife.org/ShineYourLight. **
At WesleyLife, we don’t buy into the stigma of ageism.
We believe everyone should have the opportunity to live a life of continued growth, experience, and meaning — and to pursue joy, regardless of physical, social, or economic circumstances. The experience of aging is shaped by each person — as they see it, define it, and experience it.
To demonstrate our commitment to this belief, we have taken up the torch to be the most dynamic and inclusive champion to revolutionize the experience of aging. We serve residents of independent and assisted living, rehabilitation, and memory support. We also offer clients services including home care, adult day, home-delivered meals, and hospice.
As a nonprofit organization guided by Christian compassion, we were founded more than 75 years ago as a place for aging Methodist ministers and their spouses to call home. Today, our services are delivered by 1,300 part- and full-time passionate team members throughout the state with a focus on creating opportunities to pursue joy!
Founded
1947
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Johnston, Iowa