**Employment Type:** Full time **Shift:** Day Shift **Description:** **Position Purpose** Join our team at St. Joseph of the Pines as a Cook, where you will play a vital role in ensuring quality food service for our residents. You will prepare meals in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations while upholding our mission of providing compassionate care. As a Cook, you will embody our core values of People, Growth, Quality, Service, and Financial responsibility to create a welcoming and respectful dining environment. **What You Will Do** + Prepare meals according to planned menus, ensuring they are nutritious and appealing. + Review menus and make approved substitutions as needed. + Assist in serving meals in a timely and professional manner. + Maintain a clean and sanitary kitchen, adhering to all safety regulations. + Keep inventory of food and supplies, ensuring availability for meal preparation. + Work collaboratively with other departments to ensure seamless food service. + Assist in special meal preparation for events or resident celebrations. **Minimum Qualifications** + High school diploma or equivalent. + Experience cooking in large quantities, preferably in a healthcare or long-term care setting. + Must possess outstanding verbal and written communication skills and be able to follow oral and written instructions. + Ability to follow dietary procedures and prepare therapeutic and special diets. + Strong leadership skills and the ability to work well with others. + Excellent communication and customer service skills. + Ability to adapt to change in a fast-paced environment. **Position Highlights and Benefits:** + Day-1 Benefits (PTO accrual, retirement plan and match, health insurance and more!) + Opportunity to get paid daily – through DailyPay + Paid holidays and generous Paid Time Off (PTO) + Discounts with major vendors; AT&T, Verizon, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Quicken Loans, AND MORE! + Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance plans. Enjoy lower-cost medical services when you visit facilities within the Trinity Health network. + Fast response interview times and job offers. **Ministry/Facility Information** St. Joseph of the Pines, located in Southern Pines, North Carolina, has been dedicated to serving older adults for over 75 years. As a Life Plan Community, we offer a continuum of care that includes independent living, assisted living, memory care, and rehabilitation services. Our mission is to provide compassionate and transforming healing within our community, honoring the sacredness and dignity of every person. **Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion** Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions. Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity. EOE including disability/veteran