Find your Freedom Village career at Freedom Village at Brandywine, a Life Plan Community in West Brandywine, that has served seniors for more than 25 years.
Freedom Village provides active senior living with resort-inspired services, amenities, social activities, chef-prepared cuisine, and on site care that includes personal care, skilled nursing, memory care, and rehabilitation services.
Be part of their team as you plan your Freedom Village career.
Freedom Village is currently hiring for several positions:
Cook
Bring Your Culinary Craft to a Place That Feeds the Soul.
When you work at Freedom Village at Brandywine, you’re not just cooking meals — you’re nourishing lives.
Freedom Village is seeking a skilled, hospitality-driven Cook with strong culinary experience to join its team.
What You’ll Do:
As a Cook in the Culinary Services Department, you’ll lead hands-on food production and bring creativity, consistency, and care to every dish. You’ll play a vital role in menu execution, dietary compliance, and the overall dining experience.
You’ll work full-time (40 hours/week) with shifts typically between 11 AM – 7 PM — no late nights, and you only have to work every other weekend. Pay starts at $18–$20/hour, based on experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare and present meals that meet high culinary and dietary standards — with both flavor and visual appeal.
- Execute seasonal and rotating menus with precision, supporting the Executive Chef in recipe development and production.
- Ensure top-tier kitchen operations: sanitation, organization, timing, and cleanliness.
- Cook for special diets (e.g., diabetic, low-sodium, pureed) according to community guidelines and resident needs.
- Collaborate on daily prep and service, maintaining consistency and efficiency.
- Interact with residents, gathering feedback to elevate the dining experience.
- Mentor junior kitchen staff as needed and support a positive, professional kitchen culture.
- Uphold company standards of hospitality, customer service, and presentation at all times.
What Freedom Village Is Looking For:
- Culinary degree strongly preferred or formal training.
- Minimum 2-5 years of experience in a high-volume kitchen (restaurant, hotel, or senior living).
- Strong understanding of dietary requirements and safe food handling.
- A passion for creating elevated yet comforting meals with attention to detail.
- Positive attitude, team-first mindset, and a genuine love of serving others.
Many positions at Freedom Village may require information on your vaccination status, including for MMR, hepatitis, varicella, influenza, and COVID-19. All employees must provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or receive an approved exemption as a condition of employment.
Find out more about the Full-Time Cook position.
Server
This position starts at $13.25/hour.
Freedom Village is searching for Full and part-time servers. It offers part-time evening hours for servers to assist during the dinner meal in both independent living, skilled nursing, and personal care. There are also full-time server positions available that would work primarily on the day shift in the skilled nursing and personal care departments.
Freedom Village offers tuition reimbursement through its resident council; in 2024-2025, residents raised over $134,000 that was distributed to rising college freshman and business professionals looking to further their education at Freedom Village at Brandywine.
Do you have a positive attitude? Are you a team player? Do you have experience with waiting tables, bussing tables, and delivering fine dining customer service? Do you want to get off work by 8 PM instead of working late into the night? Do you not want to survive on tips alone? Do you want a front row seat to the wisest people on earth?
If you can answer yes to these questions, come join the Freedom Village team.
Here are a few of the daily responsibilities of a Dining Room Server:
- Always exemplify Community standards of cleanliness, sanitation, and organization.
- Responsible for adhering to food quality, appearance, and presentation standards always.
- Exhibit dining room appearance and presentation standards always.
- Exhibit serving standards of speed, accuracy, and efficiency.
- Set tables and maintain workstations in proper order. Provide service, take orders and requested items both graciously and courteously. Answer pertinent questions about menu items.
- Clear dishes from tables during and after meal service, assist with dish washing, and reset tables.
- Serve customers using proper serving etiquette and promote an inviting dining atmosphere.
- Knowledge of diets provided and served correctly per Policy and Procedure.
- Represent the community in a warm and inviting manner, which creates a positive marketing environment.
Here are a few of the qualifications you will need:
- Minimum completion of sophomore year in high school required.
- Experience in food service work preferred.
- Experience in working with seniors preferred.
What We Offer:
- Work today, get paid tomorrow with DailyPay. Freedom Village at Brandywine now offers DailyPay – a program that allows employees to access their earned income on demand, as it’s earned.
- Benefits for full- and part-time staff, including health, dental, vision, 401K, and more.
- Fun, caring, inclusive work environment.
Find out more about the Server position.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Freedom Village at Brandywine is looking to hire 1 part-time LPN for its skilled nursing facility, working every other weekend 7 AM to 3 PM. Shift differential is available for all employees who work the evening and night shifts during the week and all shifts on the weekend. The starting range for this position is $30/hour or more, based on experience.
This position provides direct nursing care to residents and delegates and supervises the care provided by our Certified Nursing Assistants.
Here are a few of the daily responsibilities of an LPN:
- Assist residents with Activities of Daily Living (ADL), family/social activities, and actively promote an independent lifestyle for residents.
- Responsible for the identification of resident medical and behavioral changes and the development and monitoring of care plans and re-assessment of each resident.
- Provide daily reports to the Director of Health Services concerning community conditions, personnel performance, resident conditions, and needs for nursing supplies.
- Provide nursing care according to the physician’s orders and in conformance with recognized nursing practice, established standards, and administrative policies.
- Ensure preventative, therapeutic, and rehabilitative services to residents and assist in the coordination of nursing care with care rendered by other disciplines.
Here are a few of the qualifications required:
- Current nursing license that is valid in the state worked.
- Willingness to be available for any/all emergencies regarding the community.
Benefits for this position include:
- Freedom Village at Brandywine has partnered with Daily Pay to give our team members control over accessing their paycheck on their own schedule.
- Scholarships and Educational Assistance Programs.
- Extraordinary Reward Points.
- Comprehensive benefits.
- Highly competitive occupancy and sales bonus program.
- A Monthly All-Staff Free Lunch Friday.
- Various Employee-led Committees.
- A Free and Confidential Employee Assistance Program.
- Paid Training, Paid Time Off, and Paid Holidays.
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability, (401)K Retirement
Find out more about the Part-Time Licensed Practical Nurse position.
