Demo

Cook

Leisure Care
Palm Desert, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/9/2026
Our hospitality-based care services and superstar employees (like you!) inspire new and creative ways of doing business and serving our residents and their families. Our employees are the heart of Leisure Care communities, working to make our communities feel just like home. Our teams work together to bring premier dining, personalized fitness, and engaging activities to older adults while also making a profound difference in the lives of our residents and their families.

With the best benefits in the biz, you can build your dream job while knowing your work matters - and have a lot of fun doing it! But don't just take our word for it. Our teams agree! We're a certified Great Place to Work and ranked among Fortune's Best Workplaces in Aging Services!

We are now seeking a team-oriented, experienced Cook to join our team!

What You'll Do

  • As the Cook you will be responsible for daily food production.
  • Perform basic food preparation items, i.e. stocks, soups and vegetables.
  • Understand residents' preferences and makes them a priority
  • Perform tasks error free and meet quality standards and follows menu specifications.

What You'll Bring

  • 1 - 2 years' cooking experience is preferred.
  • Above average food production skills
  • Food Handler or ServSafe Certificate

What we offer

Our full-time benefits package is one of the best in the business. We offer it all:

  • Medical, Dental and Vision
  • Early Wage Access (access to earned wages when needed!)
  • 401(k)
  • 10 days vacation & 1 hour sick leave earned for every 30 hours worked.
  • Bereavement & Jury Duty Leave
  • 6 Holidays
  • 2 Float Holidays
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (Health and Dependent Care)
  • Meal Discounts
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Short Term Disability
  • Term Life Insurance
  • Term AD&D
  • Critical Illness

Hospital Indemnity

Apply today!

Leisure Care provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Salary.com Estimation for Cook in Palm Desert, CA
$40,261 to $48,985
If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Cook?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Cook career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$38,848 - $47,384
Income Estimation: 
$42,857 - $54,506
Income Estimation: 
$38,344 - $47,165
Income Estimation: 
$37,157 - $47,352
Income Estimation: 
$61,261 - $79,378
Income Estimation: 
$42,857 - $54,506
Income Estimation: 
$46,150 - $62,241
Income Estimation: 
$61,261 - $79,378
Income Estimation: 
$38,848 - $47,384
Income Estimation: 
$42,857 - $54,506
Income Estimation: 
$38,344 - $47,165
Income Estimation: 
$37,157 - $47,352
Income Estimation: 
$61,261 - $79,378
Income Estimation: 
$25,552 - $31,490
Income Estimation: 
$38,848 - $47,384
Income Estimation: 
$38,344 - $47,165
Income Estimation: 
$37,157 - $47,352
Income Estimation: 
$35,852 - $45,069
Income Estimation: 
$33,796 - $43,682
Income Estimation: 
$38,848 - $47,384
Income Estimation: 
$38,344 - $47,165
Income Estimation: 
$37,157 - $47,352
Income Estimation: 
$35,852 - $45,069

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs with skills like those required for the Cook.

Click the checkbox next to the jobs that you are interested in.

  • Food Inventory Skill

    • Income Estimation: $37,919 - $45,593
    • Income Estimation: $42,857 - $54,506
  • Food Inventory Recordkeeping Skill

    • Income Estimation: $37,919 - $45,593
    • Income Estimation: $42,857 - $54,506
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at Leisure Care

  • Leisure Care Palm Desert, CA
  • At Leisure Care managed senior living communities our hospitality-based care services and superstar employees (like you!) inspire new and creative ways of ... more
  • 3 Days Ago

  • Leisure Care Livermore, CA
  • At Leisure Care managed senior living communities our hospitality-based care services and superstar employees (like you!) inspire new and creative ways of ... more
  • 4 Days Ago

  • Leisure Care Livermore, CA
  • If you're looking for a job that goes beyond the basics to deliver purpose and joy, you'll find it here! Welcome to Leisure Care, where employees inspire t... more
  • 4 Days Ago

  • Leisure Care Hillsboro, OR
  • At Leisure Care managed communities, our hospitality-based care services and superstar employees (like you!) inspire new and creative ways of doing busines... more
  • 5 Days Ago


Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Cook jobs in the Palm Desert, CA area that may be a better fit.

  • California Food Management LLC Barstow, CA
  • SUMMARY Store, prepare, cook, and properly plate all food items in accordance with all local andIHOP Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) regulations. ESSEN... more
  • 1 Month Ago

  • California Food Management LLC Valley, CA
  • SUMMARY Store, prepare, cook, and properly plate all food items in accordance with all local andIHOP Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) regulations. ESSEN... more
  • 1 Month Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!