Cook

Full Time
Emeritus at Colonie Manor - 626 Watervliet Shaker Rd; Latham, NY 12110

A career with Brookdale has never been more rewarding! Brookdale is the only national full-spectrum senior living solutions company and committed to providing the best options for our over 110,000 residents we serve. The services that we offer ensure residents continue to live the lives that they want while also meeting all of their needs along the way. Every day our associates collaborate to guarantee this promise is fulfilled in more than 1,150 communities in 47 states. Our Senior Living Solutions include: Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Skilled Nursing, Continuing Care Retirement, Therapy, Hospice, Home Health, and Personalized Living.

More than a company, it is a calling.

To learn more about Brookdale and how our associates make a difference: Fulfilling Dreams * Record-Breaking Fundraising for Alzheimer’s * Best of the Best Awards * Brookdale Senior Living Solutions * YouTube

Key responsibilities include:
* Maintaining a positive physical and social environment for our residents
* Working closely with the Dining Services Director
* Ordering food for the community
* Preparing and delivering food as well as sanitizing kitchen and equipment
* Ensuring food is prepared in a nutritional and appetizing fashion
* Maintaining supplies and equipment
* Providing excellent customer service to both internal and external customers

At Brookdale, you will enjoy a rewarding career with a forward thinking company while receiving an impressive portfolio of benefits designed to help you maintain a comfortable lifestyle for you and your family.

We seek the following qualifications:
* High School or GED; Formal training in the culinary arts preferred
* One (1) year of commercial cooking experience
* Ability to communicate effectively with residents, families, staff, vendors and the general public
* Flexibility with schedule
* Must have compassion for and desire to work with the elderly
* Must meet all health requirements, including TB, and pass background checks

Brookdale is an EOE-(Equal Opportunity Employer) and drug-free workplace.

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