*CULINARY DIRECTOR- Skylark Senior Living.
GREAT PLACE TO WORK!!!!*
*Who We Are*
At Skylark Assisted Living and Memory Care, *our goal is to provide a safe, caring, and engaging home for our residents*.
We achieve this goal by building a team of professionals who are committed to our residents and to each other.
We offer a number of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, pet insurance, and many others.
Thank you for your interest in joining our team.
We look forward to meeting you!
*Summary*
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced *Culinary Director* to lead dining services team in *Ashland, Oregon*.
We are looking for that special someone that has a passion for working with seniors.
Someone that is compassionate, caring, energetic and embraces a positive approach in leading our dynamic team in a community that we call Family!
➢ Are you a culinary trained Chef?
➢ Do you enjoy making a difference in the lives of seniors through your culinary skills?
➢ Are you an innovative, creative professional with a passion for food?
➢ Are you looking for a position to become part of a team?
The Culinary Director shall promote and control all aspects of Food and Beverage delivery, service, maximizing the Resident and Guest Dining experiences in the dining room
*Essential Duties and Responsibilities*
➢ General oversight of all Food and Beverage operations
➢ Food quality, presentation and a positive dining experience
➢ This is a working position and must fill in cooking if short staffed
➢ Food and Beverage cost controls: forecasting, labor, food and beverage inventories
➢ Seasonal menu development, standardized recipes for optimum food cost control
➢ Training kitchen and dining staff with established and maintained standards
➢ Establish daily supervision and reporting for product quality, presentation and guest experience
➢ Work well with marketing and activity personnel for creative food and beverage activities
➢ Hiring/coaching/termination and supervision
➢ Staff training and development
*You will have the following minimum requirements:*
➢ Must have high school diploma or equivalent
➢ Must have at least three (5) years’ experience in a commercial kitchen with knowledge in dining room service and function as well as catering set-up, service, and function
➢ Must have the ability to motivate and manage team members
➢ Purchasing and Inventory control and function
➢ Organizational Skills
➢ Food Preparation and Service Skills
➢ Professional Hygiene and appearance
➢ Professional references
➢ Knowledge of therapeutic diets, computer skills
*Physical Demands*
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand.
The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and taste or smell.
The employee is occasionally required to walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
*Work Environment*
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
*Legal Requirements*
Employees in this position must successfully pass all governmental and corporate required background investigations, such as, but not limited to, state required criminal history clearance investigations.
_Equal Opportunity Employer_
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $55,000.
00 - $60,000.
00 per year
Benefits:
* 401(k)
* Dental insurance
* Health insurance
* Paid time off
* Vision insurance
Experience level:
* 1 year
Shift:
* 8 hour shift
Weekly day range:
* Monday to Friday
* Weekends as needed
Work setting:
* Casual dining restaurant
Experience:
* Kitchen management: 1 year (Preferred)
* Cooking: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person