Line Cook

Description

Are you ready to make meals that matter? Join our culinary team as a Line Cook, where your passion for food directly nourishes the lives of the residents in our vibrant retirement community. In this role, you'll collaborate with experienced chefs to prepare daily meals with precision and care - using diverse cooking techniques and recipes in a kitchen that values organization, safety, and flavor.

What You’ll Bring:

• Culinary experience in hospitality or healthcare settings
• Strong teamwork and communication skills
• Attention to sanitation, organization, and time management
• A reliable and positive attitude

Why You’ll Love It Here:

• No late nights.
• Positive team environment and culture.
• Room to grow.
• Awesome total rewards package.

Cook with purpose. Build community. Apply today and become part of a team where every dish delivers comfort, dignity, and joy. Culinary students are welcome to apply!

Earn a competitive hourly rate based on years of experience.

Additional compensation includes:

• Generous PTO beginning with a maximum of 104 hours annually
• 1.5x Holiday Pay
• 1.5x Overtime Pay for every hour worked over 40 hours per week
• Referral Bonus for new employee referrals that join our team
• Star Employee Recognition Program including monetary awards
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, Supplemental: Accident/Cancer/Critical Illness, Legal Resources, and Identity Theft
• 401k with company match
• Tuition reimbursement: up to $5,250 annually for qualifying coursework
• Educational Partnership Discounts: South University, ECPI, Regent University, St. Leo University, and Colorado Christian University

Position Summary: The Line Cook position is responsible, in accordance with policies and procedures that are established, for preparation for three daily meals. The Line Cook is responsible for sanitary handling and preparation of food, using standardized recipes, meeting daily meal schedules, serving required portions, utilizing leftovers, and caring for and cleaning equipment. The Line Cook position reports to the Executive Chef.

• Collaborates with culinary team to prepare dishes utilizing different cooking techniques as per standardized recipes.
• Maintains a clean and organized area throughout the shift.
• Adheres to sanitation and safety procedures.
• Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor to execute test recipes.

Education and/or Experience: One year certificate from college or technical school; or one-year related experience and/or training as Cook in a hotel, restaurant, club, health care facility or similar institution; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Uses professional communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with culinary team members.
• Organization and time-management skills.
• Must have reliable transportation to work and be punctual.
• Positive attitude and teamwork.

Qualifications

Our vision at Atlantic Shores is "To be a neighborhood where people want to live and work." Located in Virginia Beach, we are an award-winning continuing care retirement community serving ages 55 and up. We live our mission of being a welcoming neighborhood promoting active lifestyles in a community which ensures freedom, dignity, wellness, independence and security for all residents and staff.

Our Core Values include:

• Service to others
• Culture of Trust/Honesty
• Leadership to Grow Loyalty

Why choose us? For a rewarding opportunity.

We are looking for people who have a heart full of compassion, people who are warm and kind. Here at Atlantic Shores, you will have the opportunity to make a wonderful difference in someone’s life every day. Employment with Atlantic Shores comes with great benefits - with the flexibility to choose the health and welfare plans to best meet your needs.