Now Hiring: Traveling Cook

The Waters of Columbia City | Columbia City, Indiana

Take your culinary skills on the road and make a difference!

The Waters of Columbia City is seeking a dependable, skilled, and passionate Traveling Cook to support our healthcare and assisted living communities throughout Fort Wayne and surrounding cities.

Bring your love of cooking to a rewarding, mission-driven role where you’ll support kitchen teams, maintain high food quality standards, and help create enjoyable dining experiences for residents. If you enjoy variety, teamwork, and making a meaningful impact through food, we’d love to hear from you!

Position Summary

The Traveling Cook provides hands-on culinary support across multiple healthcare and assisted living communities. This role helps maintain consistent food quality, efficient kitchen operations, and excellent service while ensuring residents receive safe, nutritious, and delicious meals that meet their individual dietary needs.

You’ll travel between assigned facilities to assist with meal preparation, menu execution, staffing needs, and kitchen operations while following company standards and all applicable food safety and sanitation requirements.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Travel between assigned healthcare and assisted living communities to support kitchen operations.

• Prepare and cook a variety of foods in large quantities while following standardized recipes, menus, and presentation guidelines.

• Maintain consistent food quality, portion sizes, flavor, temperature, and service standards across all locations.

• Support kitchen teams during staffing shortages, leadership transitions, new community openings, and operational changes.

• Help provide appealing, flavorful, nutritious meals that enhance the resident dining experience.

• Assist with menus that meet the nutritional and dietary needs of senior adults and healthcare residents.

• Properly prepare and serve modified diets, therapeutic diets, texture-modified foods, and allergen-sensitive meals.

• Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary kitchen while following proper personal hygiene and food-handling practices.

• Monitor food storage, temperature control, labeling, dating, allergen management, and sanitation procedures.

• Follow all applicable federal, state, and local health regulations, as well as company and community policies.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

• Ability to prepare and cook a variety of foods in large quantities.

• Previous experience working with senior adults or healthcare populations preferred.

• Two years of dietary experience in a hospital or nursing facility preferred, but NOT required.

• ServSafe certification or an equivalent food-safety certificate.

• Flexibility and willingness to travel between assigned facilities.

• Strong teamwork, communication, organization, and time-management skills.

• A commitment to food safety, quality dining, and resident satisfaction.

Why Join Our Team?

• Make a meaningful difference in the lives of residents across multiple communities.

• Enjoy a varied role that allows you to share your culinary skills in different kitchens.

• Support dedicated teams and help ensure residents receive quality meals every day.

• Be part of a team focused on resident well-being, nutrition, and exceptional dining experiences.

Ready to bring your culinary talents to the road? Join The Waters of Columbia City as a Traveling Cook and help make every meal a positive experience for the residents we serve!

Equal Employment Opportunity

Our company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other status protected by applicable law. In addition to federal requirements, we comply with applicable state and local nondiscrimination laws in every location where we operate. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.