What We’re Looking For…
We are seeking an experienced and customer-focused Lead Cook to oversee daily food preparation and café operations while providing hands-on leadership to the team. This position will prepare and assist with menu planning and daily specials, supervise and train café staff, ensure high-quality food and service standards, and maintain proper food safety, sanitation, and health department requirements. The Lead Cook will also assist with scheduling, inventory and food ordering, monitoring food costs, POS and cash-handling procedures, and ensuring daily operations run smoothly. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and customer service skills, the ability to effectively lead and support a team, and experience working in a busy dining environment. A minimum of two years of supervisory experience in a dining environment, including cooking experience, is required. This is a hands-on position requiring frequent customer interaction, constant standing and walking, and lifting up to 50 pounds.
What You’re Looking For…
One of the top 25 employers in Lee County, Shell Point boasts a caring and compassionate work environment where employees genuinely care for the residents they serve. It is an environment of kindness and dignity that sets us apart from the rest. With approximately 2,400 residents and more than 1,100 employees, Shell Point Retirement Community is the largest of its kind in the State of Florida and the second largest in the country. We believe, as our residents and employees do, that Shell Point is a truly unique place and may represent the smartest choice you can make for your future.
Employees mean everything to us which is why we strive to provide a total compensation package that is so much more than just a paycheck. In addition to pay, total compensation includes health and wellness plans, rewards and incentives, perks and paid time-off as well as an assortment of other benefits that aim to increase financial security, offer professional development, and promote a healthy, fulfilling life. We recognize that our continued and unparalleled success as one of the largest life care communities in the country is thanks to our team of dedicated, compassionate, and talented employees who choose to make Shell Point their second home. Our commitment is to offering them a great work environment with competitive pay, great benefits and perks.
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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
A leader in retirement communities since 1968 - and now Florida's largest single site Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) - Shell Point is a multi-faceted organization, providing independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, and a variety of amenities and support services for people 60 and older.
With approximately 2,400 residents and more than 1,000 employees, Shell Point Retirement Community is the largest of its kind in the State of Florida. And in this case, bigger really is better. The economy of scale allows us to offer our residents amenities that others simply can not, such as an 18-hole championship golf course, world-class events and concerts, six separate restaurants (open to the public), on-site bank, on-site pharmacy, a guest house motel, the Village Church, two medical centers, three separate assisted living facilities, a memory care assisted living, and a fully equipped Skilled Nursing center and Rehabilitation facilities.
At Shell Point, our employees mean everything to us which is why we strive to provide a total compensation package that is so much more than just a paycheck. In addition to pay, total compensation includes health and wellness plans, rewards and incentives, perks and paid time-off as well as an assortment of other benefits that aim to increase financial security, offer professional development, and promote a healthy, fulfilling life. We recognize that our continued and unparalleled success as one of the largest life care communities in the country is thanks to our team of dedicated, compassionate, and talented employees who choose to make Shell Point their second home. Our commitment is to offering them a great work environment with competitive pay, great benefits and perks.
