Cook Lead

Cook Lead
$23.00-$25.00/hour | Full-Time Days
Location: Highview in the Woodlands | Rockton, IL

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Highview in the Woodlands, a Wesley Willows community, is hiring a Cook Lead to bring great food to our kitchen. You’ll help prepare fresh, nutritious meals tailored to residents’ tastes and dietary needs, and assist our Culinary leadership with scheduling, ordering, and inventory. If you want to make an impact by helping to keep the kitchen running smoothly and make every meal something our residents look forward to, this opportunity might be for YOU! 

• →Prepare, cook, and present meals in accordance with approved menus, recipes, portion guidelines, and established quality standards.
• →Perform all regular line cook responsibilities, including food preparation, cooking, plating, and meal service.
• →Ensure meals meet resident preferences, allergies, food sensitivities, and prescribed dietary modifications, including texture-modified diets, as communicated by authorized personnel.
• →Partner with the Dining Manager, nursing team, and Registered Dietitian to stay current on resident dietary needs and deliver a consistent, high-quality dining experience.
• →Guide, train, and support culinary team members on food prep, service expectations, sanitation, and kitchen procedures to keep operations organized and efficient.
• →Assist with employee scheduling and identifying upcoming coverage needs, food and supply ordering, inventory management, and receiving deliveries, using departmental systems and basic computer tools.
• →Uphold federal, Illinois, and local food safety and sanitation standards, maintaining accurate temperature, sanitation, and inventory records and supporting inspection readiness.
• →Create a warm, respectful dining experience, showing patience and compassion with every resident.

• Prior experience providing shift guidance or supporting daily kitchen operations (required)
• 1-2 years of professional cooking experience in an elevated/fine-dining setting (required)
• Previous experience cooking in assisted living, memory care, senior living, healthcare, or an institutional setting (preferred)
• Active ServeSafe/Food Safety Managers Certification, or ability to obtain one within 30 days of hire (required)
• High school graduate or equivalent (required)
• Must be 18 years of age to operate potentially hazardous equipment (required)