Cook – Skilled Nursing Dining Services | Full-Time

Cook – Skilled Nursing Dining Services

Well-Spring, A Life Plan Community
Greensboro, NC

Schedule: Full-Time | Hours Vary
Pay: $19.00–$21.00/hour, based on experience
Status: Full-Time | Non-Exempt

Join a Team Where Your Cooking Makes a Difference!

Are you an experienced cook who takes pride in preparing delicious, high-quality meals? Do you have experience with modified-texture diets, including mechanical soft and pureed meals?

Well-Spring, an award-winning Life Plan Community in Greensboro, NC, is looking for a dependable and skilled Cook to join our Skilled Nursing Dining Services team!

This is a great opportunity for someone with a strong culinary background who understands that great food is about more than taste. It's about nutrition, presentation, and creating an enjoyable dining experience for every resident.

The Opportunity

As a Cook in our Skilled Nursing dining department, you'll prepare fresh, flavorful meals while accommodating the unique dietary needs of our residents.

We're especially interested in someone who has experience preparing mechanical soft, pureed, and other modified-texture diets while maintaining excellent flavor, quality, and presentation.

This is a full-time position with varying hours and requires flexibility to work weekends, holidays, and special events as scheduled.

What You'll Do

• Prepare high-quality meals from scratch, including soups, sauces, meats, vegetables, and daily specials.

• Prepare mechanical soft, pureed, and other modified-texture meals according to established dietary guidelines.

• Follow physician-ordered diets, standardized recipes, menus, and resident dietary requirements.

• Ensure modified-texture meals are prepared with proper consistency, flavor, and appealing presentation.

• Maintain excellent food quality, consistency, portion control, and presentation.

• Follow food safety, sanitation, and infection control procedures.

• Safely operate and maintain kitchen equipment.

• Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient kitchen.

• Collaborate with Dining Services, nursing, and other team members to meet residents' nutritional needs.

• Assist with holiday meals, special events, and other dining needs throughout the year.

What We're Looking For

• At least 1 year of professional cooking experience required.

• Experience preparing mechanical soft, pureed, or other modified-texture diets strongly preferred.

• Previous experience in skilled nursing, senior living, healthcare dining, or a similar setting preferred.

• Strong understanding of scratch cooking, food preparation, and basic culinary techniques.

• Knowledge of therapeutic diets, food textures, and safe food handling practices.

• Ability to follow recipes, menus, dietary instructions, and portion guidelines.

• Dependable, organized, and comfortable working in a fast-paced kitchen.

• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

• Flexibility to work varying shifts, weekends, holidays, and special events.

• A positive attitude and genuine commitment to providing residents with an exceptional dining experience.

Why You'll Love Working at Well-Spring

• Competitive pay of $19.00–$21.00/hour, based on experience.

• Full-time position with consistent employment opportunities.

• Excellent benefits for eligible full-time team members.

• Supportive leadership and a collaborative Dining Services team.

• Opportunity to use your culinary skills in a rewarding healthcare dining environment.

• A welcoming community where you'll get to know the residents you serve.

• The satisfaction of knowing your work helps improve residents' comfort, nutrition, and quality of life.

Bring Your Culinary Skills to a Place That Makes a Difference!

At Well-Spring, we believe every resident deserves a delicious, nutritious, and thoughtfully prepared meal, regardless of their dietary needs.

If you're an experienced cook who understands the importance of quality food, specialized diets, and compassionate service, we'd love to hear from you!