** Food Service Cook**

**Job Category****:** Resident Care & Laborers **Requisition Number****:** FOODS04185 Showing 1 location **Job Details**

**Description**

**Start a rewarding career with a great team!**

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HHHunt's Spring Arbor Senior Living of Wilson, NC is seeking well-qualified Part Time Food Service Cooks. Cooks are responsible for preparing desirable and healthy food for residents, employees and guests under sanitary conditions as required by HHHunt policies and state licensure and health regulations. The Cook will also assist in maintaining a positive physical and social environment for residents, employees and guests.

**Food Preparation and Cleaning**

* Assist Food Service management to ensure food is prepared and cooked in a nutritional, appetizing fashion, and presented in an attractive manner

* Use proper food handling and sanitation practices during all preparation and cooking activities

* Communicate with staff and residents and document concerns, suggestions, or menu changes

* Assist in serving food at mealtime and clearing tables

* Ensure all utensils, dishes, equipment, work areas and floors are cleaned properly and in a timely manner and adhering to infection control, foodborne illness prevention, harmful chemical handling, sanitation, and fire and safety procedures

* Store food properly

**KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:**

* Ability to prepare palatable foods that are appetizing in appearance

* Knowledge of safety and sanitary requirements

* Ability to learn basic tasks and follow written and verbal instructions

* Pleasant, friendly, and helpful at all times ensuring proper and timely service

**QUALIFICATIONS:**

* High School degree or equivalent preferred, must be 16 years or older. In NC, must be 18 years or older if operating power driven machines such as a meat slicer, mixer, etc.

* 3 years experience in a healthcare, hospitality, or service environment preferred

* Culinary arts experience preferred

* CPR, First-Aid, Serv-Safe certifications preferred

* Ability to work in an environment conducive to caring for residents without posing a substantial safety or health threat to self or others

* In order to work at Spring Arbor, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. If there is a medical or religious reason preventing you from receiving an available COVID-19 vaccination, and you are selected as a candidate for consideration, we have an accommodations process in place to evaluate those requests.

* Ability to work well with others and promote a team environment

**While other companies just build places to live, at HHHunt we build a better way of life.** HHHunt has continued to build on its successes and is now a recognized leader in senior living with communities throughout Virginia, North Carolina, and Maryland. It is HHHunts mission to *improve the world and how people live by creating meaningful experiences and places of great distinction.*

As a progressive organization meeting the needs of a diverse workforce, in addition to the standard competitive benefits package we also offer 10 paid holidays as well as a paid birthday off, adoption benefits, excellent health care benefits, HHHunt rental discounts, and education assistance-to name just a few. To learn more about this exciting opportunity to join a great organization, visit and discover for yourself why we believe, ***its how you live that matters***

HHHunt, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

**Qualifications**

**Skills**

**Required**

**Customer Service** *Expert* **Behaviors**

**Required**

**Team Player****:** Works well as a member of a group

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**Motivations**

**Preferred**

**Self-Starter****:** Inspired to perform without outside help

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**Education**

**Required**

High School Diploma or Equivalent or better.

**Experience**

**Preferred**

3 years experience in a healthcare, hospitality, or service environment preferred

CPR, First-Aid, Serv-Safe certifications preferred

**Licenses & Certifications**

**Preferred**

Serv-Safe

Culinary Arts