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**Job Category****:** Food & Nutrition Services **Requisition Number****:** COOK0030594 Showing 1 location **Job Details**

**Description**

**Cook**

**Bring your heart to work! Caring people make the difference at American Senior Communities!**

**Compassion, Accountability, Relationships** and **Excellence** are the core values for American Senior Communities. These words not only form the acronym **CARE**, they are our guiding principles and create the framework for all of our relationships with customers, team members, familiesand the community at large.

Proudly serving our customers for almost 20 years with a long history of excellent outcomes, ASC is Indiana owned and operated. We take great pride in our heritage, incorporating Hoosier hospitality in all that we do. We value our customers because they are our teachers, coaches, neighbors and family.

***Our commitment to our team:***

* PayActiv Hourly employees have immediate access up to 50% of your earned pay

* Medical/Dental/Vision insurance available Plans starting as low as $20 a week

* Employees can access convenient telehealth services

* 401k

* PTO

* Tuition Assistance and up to $500 for certifications

* RecogNation platform recognizes employees who embody our Culture of Care by doing the right thing at the right time, the right way for the right reason.

* Workforce Chaplains: Confidential, non-denomination resource available for anyone in the ASC family

* Free Meal during shift

* Paid ServSafe Training & ACF Certification

* Paid Certified Dietary Manager Certification

* Employee Referral Program get paid to refer a friend to join our team

* Pathogen Reducing Air Purification devices in corridors and common areas to help combat COVID-19

* Making a difference in the lives of the residents we serve by providing them care and compassion.

* Acting as a positive teammate to fellow employees by helping onboard new teammates.

* Follows recipes and prepares food that corresponds to menu cycles prepared by the Registered Dietitian.

* Cooks or prepares palatable, attractive, nutritionally adequate meals in batches to ensure freshens and proper temperatures.

* Assists with demonstrating, instructing and educating servers on preparations, garnishing and presentation of food.

* Supervises servers with food preparation, cleaning, and storage of supplies and equipment.

***Requirements***

* Demonstrates C.A.R.E. values to our residents, family members, customers and staff.

* High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

* Previous full-service kitchen experience in full-service restaurants or healthcare required.

* Certification in Sanitation/Safe Food Handling is preferred or willingness to obtain after job acceptance.

* Prefer restaurant scratch cooking experience.

*We are committed to the safety and health of our team members, residents and families we serve. As such, ASC is proud to have implemented a mandatory vaccination policy, requiring COVID-19 vaccination(s) for all employees and new hires. In accordance with our mission to compassionately serve every resident with quality care and excellence, we firmly believe that vaccinating all employees is essential for our customers safety and health. New hires, including rehires, will need to show evidence of full vaccination on or before start or receive their first dose or one dose vaccine prior to start date.*

*As such, we are asking those candidates who wish to request an exemption from being required to be vaccinated, submit a request for their exemption through the process outlined in the electronic onboarding paperwork.* *Should you have any questions regarding this, please speak with your recruiting contact directly.*

We are Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran and other protected categories.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)