Chef

Legend Senior Living®; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Voluntary benefits

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Holiday pay

Scholarship program

Annual raises

Job summary

Legend Senior Living is seeking a Chef to lead the culinary team and oversee operations, including menu planning, provisioning, safety, and staff supervision in the dining room. The role focuses on delivering high-quality meals and resident satisfaction.

This position offers daytime hours with no late nights, supporting work-life balance and opportunities to grow within Legend’s Gold Leaf Dining program and excellence initiatives.

Qualifications

• Two years experience cooking in a commercial kitchen.
• Experience supervising kitchen staff.
• Formal culinary training or associates degree in culinary arts.

Responsibilities

• Plan a variety of nutritious meals meeting dietary requirements and special requests.
• Manage department budget and expenses, including inventory.
• Directly supervise dietary staff, including hiring, training, and scheduling.
• Ensure all cooking, serving, storage and prep areas are clean, safe and organized.
• Ensure quality food service per Legend's Gold Leaf Dining standards and interact with residents daily.
• Fill in as Manager-On-Duty and cover culinary staff when needed.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Staff supervision

Culinary training

Food safety

Food handler license

Education

Culinary training or Associate degree

Job description

Daytime hours (no late nights)

A certified Great Place To Work (voted by associates) 8 years in a row!

Benefits - Chef

• Medical, Dental, Vision offerings (for benefit eligible associates)
• Company Paid Life Insurance coverage in the amount of $30,000
• Voluntary benefits including: Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, legal/Identify Theft, and Disability insurance (for benefit eligible associates)
• 401(k) program including discretionary company match
• Competitive Paid Time Off (for full-time associates)
• Holiday pay
• Discretionary Scholarship program
• Annual performance evaluations/raises

Job Highlights - Chef

We are looking for an outstanding individual to lead the culinary team as a Chef. You will make a difference in the lives of residents by overseeing culinary operations. This position is more than food preparation and services. You will be responsible for menu planning, provisioning, safety and supervising the kitchen and dining room staff.

No more working late night hours, as our friendly residents like to eat early. Here you can fulfill your dreams of blending culinary creativity with a satisfying work/life balance.

The culinary team enhances Legend's Gold Leaf Dining experience, which sets a high standard for atmosphere and food quality.

Responsibilities - Chef

• Planning a variety of nutritious meals that meet dietary requirements, including special requests if requested
• Managing the department budget and expense management, including inventory
• Directly supervising all dietary staff to including hiring, training, scheduling, etc.
• Ensuring all cooking, serving, storage, preparation, and service areas are clean, safe and organized to meet all applicable food service standards and regulations
• Ensuring quality food service in accordance with Legend's Gold Leaf Dining standards, including interacting with residents daily
• Fulfilling other roles as needed, such as Manager-On-Duty on a rotating basis, and filling in for culinary staff when needed

Bonus opportunities - Chef

• Employee referrals
• Employee of the month/year
• Resident tour (move-in)

Why we should be your 'home away from home'

• Work environment: Our focus is to maximize the potential of every life we touch. We do this by creating an elegant community where our residents are surrounded by the highest standards of quality of service, environment and care. This includes Holistic Wellness, Gold Leaf Dining standards and vibrant Life Enrichment activities.
• Associate support available: Work friend trainer, employee assistance program, crisis care assistance, paid-time-off donations, continuing education opportunities, appreciation/sympathy gifts, family member discount.
• Associate growth opportunities: In addition to competitive pay, hundreds of associates are promoted each year! We conduct annual performance evaluations with raises.
• Company snapshot: Legend has been a family business for 30 years, and is adding multiple properties each year! Our awards include: Great Place To Work, Best of Senior Living Award, Innovative Programming in Senior Living.

Requirements - Chef

• Prefer: two years experience cooking in a commercial kitchen
• Prefer: experience supervising kitchen staff
• Prefer: formal culinary training or associates degree in culinary arts (or 5 years of culinary experience)
• Required: Current food handling license, as required by the state

Legend Senior Living is a drug free workplace and drug screening will be conducted at the company's discretion.

This position may require the associate to work evenings and weekends as needed.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.