Assistant Culinary Director
Summary
Oversee dining operations for a senior-living community: supervise kitchen and dining staff, ensure food quality and safety, manage budgets and inventory, and cook daily.
Find your joy here, at The Amberleigh, a Sonida Senior Living community! We offer a comprehensive benefit package to include competitive wage/salary, health and dental insurance, 401k with company match & much more!
The Amberleigh, a premier retirement community in Williamsville, NY provides quality care to residents in an INDEPENDENT LIVING, ASSISTED LIVING, MEMORY CARE community.
What we offer you:
- Company support for educational and learning opportunities
- Paid referral programs for Team Member and Resident referrals
- Medical, dental, vision, and life/disability insurances*
- 401k retirement savings offering a discretionary match determined each year based on company performance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Dependent Care and FSA saving accounts
- PTO available after 90 days
- Paid Training
*Benefit eligibility dependent on employment status
**Eligibility based on location
Assistant Culinary Services Director Responsibilities:
- Responsible for assisting the culinary director in management, planning and directing the activities of the culinary service department and managing/supervising dining services staff.
- Responsible for food service standards, policies and procedures, equipment, systems, city and state regulations and work areas while providing the highest quality of food service for Residents.
- Coordinates closely with nursing staff to ensure residents’ needs are constantly being met, as needed.
- Assist in ordering supplies and maintains inventory control. Verify orders received, assuring needed goods are on hand. Ensure that all budgetary guidelines are achieved.
- Assist with managing both BOH and FOH teams.
- Must be willing and able to cook daily in the kitchen.
Qualifications:
- At least 3-5 years’ experience as an Executive Chef or Kitchen Manager or Culinary Director in restaurants, hotels, SNF, or senior living.
- An associate degree or better in Culinary Arts, Food Science, or Hospitality Management or Certified Executive Chef (CEC, ACF).
- Serve Safe Certification or Certified Dining Manager (CDM).
Pay rate is $30/hour based upon experience