Cook

Yarmouth · On-site$20 – $23

About this role

Connect with your calling. Join, stay, and grow with Benchmark.

Bay Square at Yarmouth is looking for a Part Time Cook to join our team!

$20-$23/HR

As a Benchmark cook, your main role will be to make a difference in the lives of our residents by providing delicious and healthy meals. As a cook you will prepare food in accordance with current applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations with established Benchmark policies and procedures. The Food Services Director will oversee these duties to ensure that quality food service is provided at all times. 

If you possess a dedication for creating quality cuisine, provide an energetic presence to your work, and are looking for a company that aligns with those values, then this opportunity is made for you! Take control of your work life balance with reliable, schedule-stabilizing hours. 


Responsibilities 

  • Assures all dietary procedures are followed.
  • Must be able to operate all kitchen equipment safely and effectively. Equipment may include a meat slicer, food processor, mixers, ovens, grills, steamers, dishwasher, dumb waiter, warmer cabinets.
  • Assists in establishing food production line to ensure meals are prepared on time.
  • Represents the community with a positive attitude and pride when interacting with potential residents and families.
  • Prepares and serves nutritious meals, ensuring high-quality presentation and flavorful meals for our residents. 


Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Culinary Arts training preferred
  • 2 years of dietary experience
  • Must have knowledge of dietary procedures, as well as related laws, regulations, and guidelines pertaining to food service operations.
  • Must possess leadership ability and willingness to work harmoniously with and supervise professional and non-professional personnel.
  • Be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
  • This is primarily a standing position, may need to stand in one place for extended periods of time.

As a community associate at Benchmark, you will have access to a variety of benefits including, but not limited to, the following: 

  • 8 holidays & 3 floating holidays 
  • Discounted Meal Program 
  • Paid Training & Company-provided Uniforms 
  • Associate Referral Bonus Program 
  • Physical & Mental Health Wellness Programs 
  • 401k Retirement Plan with Company Match* 
  • Medical, Vision & Dental Benefits* 
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program* 
  • Vacation and Health & Wellness Paid Time Off* 

*Eligibility may vary by employment status  

Benchmark Senior Living is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

 

We embrace and encourage our associates’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our associates unique.

Company at a glance

Transforming Lives Through Human Connection

Benchmark Senior Living was founded in 1997 by the company’s Chairman and CEO Tom Grape. Tom had long recognized the value of the consumer-centered approach to senior living and the many health and social benefits the philosophy offers residents.

Not only had Tom decided to make senior living his life’s work, but he did so with a commitment to set the industry standard – to be the benchmark.

Today, Benchmark is a leader in senior living throughout the Northeast, offering independent living, assisted living, mind and memory care, continuing care retirement communities and respite care options in 63 communities across seven states.

The company is the largest provider of mind and memory care in New England and has been at the forefront of this specialty throughout its history. Today, the company operates 11 communities dedicated to memory services and nearly all its communities offer personalized, needs-based mind and memory care.

Benchmark’s core values of Called to Care, Better Together and Be the Benchmark guide its mission of not only providing world-class care, but doing so in a way that keeps Benchmark focused on who and what matters most: our residents, their families and our associates.

Team Size11-50 employees
WorkspaceOn-site
IndustryMedical Practices
Location
Yarmouth, Maine, United States

Top Benefits

  • 8 Holidays
  • 3 Floating holidays
  • Discounted meal program
  • Paid training
  • Company-provided uniforms
  • Associate referral bonus program
  • Physical & mental health wellness programs
  • 401k retirement plan with company match
  • Medical benefits
  • Vision benefits
  • Dental benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement program
  • Vacation
  • Paid time off

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