Chef Sous Nursing Home

101 Riverside Hospital, Inc.; Town of Smithfield (NY); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

101 Riverside Hospital, Inc. in Smithfield, VA seeks a Sous Chef to oversee the culinary team and ensure safe, high-quality dining for residents and guests. You will lead food production, sanitation, and training to deliver excellent service in a fast-paced, regulated environment.

The role requires strong culinary skills, team leadership, and adherence to food safety standards. Competitive hourly pay ranges with benefits and opportunities for growth within Riverside Health System.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; ACF certification or an associates degree preferred.
• 2 years of food service management required; 5-6 years in high-volume production preferred.
• Strong culinary skills and ability to lead and motivate a diverse team.
• Allergen Awareness and VA Food Protection Manager certifications required within 180 days.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates the ability to follow therapeutic menus to ensure residents receive consistent, competent, and quality nutritional care within their diet therapy guidelines and as ordered by the physician.
• Assist others to complete tasks when necessary regardless of assignments.
• Oversee food production and sanitation to ensure timely, efficient, and quality service to residents, guests, and team members.
• Ensure efficiency in kitchen operations by holding the team accountable for following established workflow processes/scheduled hours/assignments.
• Prioritize workload prep lists to consistently serve food in a timely manner.
• Communicate pro-actively when assistance is needed to complete the tasks.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory and food sanitation and safety regulations as well as compliance with Riverside Health System and Food & Nutrition Service policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate the ability to provide a safe, efficient, and supportive environment for residents, guests, and team members.
• Identify and act to resolve variances or suspected noncompliance to management.
• Demonstrates the ability to assist in maintaining food cost and the accuracy of inventory levels in direct correlation to the need for food and supplies including that required for special functions.
• Responsible for monitoring/reporting all foods/supplies used to assist with accurate billing to other departments.
• Responsible for providing culinary excellence, ensuring optimum food quality/presentation from pre-preparation to plate presentation with all resident, guest, and team member meal service.
• In collaboration with System and Department Food & Nutrition Service management teams, develops, tests, and standardizes menus that meet nutritional requirements and provide residents, guests, and team members an exceptional dining experience.
• Leads orientation and on-boarding of new employees to enhance retention and reduced turnover of staff.
• Provides input and assists with the completion of employee evaluations.
• Provides daily oversight of the staff, assists with work schedules and daily assignments.
• Demonstrates respect, concern, and empathy for the diverse needs of residents/families and guests served within the community.
• Meets regularly with the residents to discuss concerns, dietary needs, and preferences and in conjunction with the Activities Department plans special events.
• Develops and maintains working relationships with the healthcare team toward the goal of meeting and exceeding the resident dining experience.

Skills

Culinary skills

Team leadership

Attention to detail

Results oriented

Pressure resilience

Food service tech

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associates degree

ACF Culinary Arts certification

Job description

Smithfield, Virginia Hiring Range $18.90 - $24.60/Hourly Actual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.

Overview The Sous Chef is responsible for the oversight of the culinary team. Sous Chef controls a wide range of Food Service activities to accomplish the goals and objectives of the Food & Nutrition Services department by providing a safe and exceptional dining experience to the residents, guests, and team members. Able to lead and engage a diverse team, providing the necessary training required for them to execute specific position requirements while assisting them to work toward their full potential.

What you will do

• Demonstrates the ability to follow therapeutic menus to ensure residents receive consistent, competent, and quality nutritional care within their diet therapy guidelines and as ordered by the physician.
• Assist others to complete tasks when necessary regardless of assignments.
• Assumes oversight of food production and sanitation teams to ensure timely, efficient, and quality service to the facilities residents, guests, and team members.
• Ensures efficiency in kitchen operations by holding the team accountable for following established workflow processes/scheduled hours/assignments.
• Works with the team to prioritize workload prep lists to consistently serve food in a timely manner.
• Communicates pro-actively when assistance is needed to complete the tasks.
• Ensures compliance with all regulatory and food sanitation and safety regulations as well as compliance with all Riverside Health System and Food & Nutrition Service policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates the ability to provide a safe, efficient, and supportive environment for residents, guests, and team members.
• Identifies and acts to resolve variances or suspected noncompliance to management.
• Demonstrates the ability to assist in maintaining food cost and the accuracy of inventory levels in direct correlation to the need for food and supplies including that required for special functions.
• Responsible for monitoring/reporting all foods/supplies used to assist with accurate billing to other departments.
• Responsible for providing culinary excellence, ensuring optimum food quality/presentation (from pre-preparation to plate presentation) with all resident, guest, and team member meal service.
• In collaboration with System and Department Food & Nutrition Service management teams, develops, tests, and standardizes menus that meet nutritional requirements and provide residents, guests, and team members an exceptional dining experience.
• Leads orientation and on-boarding of new employees to enhance retention and reduced turnover of staff.
• Provides input and assists with the completion of employee evaluations.
• Provides daily oversight of the staff, assists with work schedules and daily assignments.
• Demonstrates respect, concern, and empathy for the diverse needs of residents/families and guests served within the community.
• Meets regularly with the residents to discuss concerns, dietary needs, and preferences and in conjunction with the Activities Department plans special events.
• Develops and maintains working relationships with the healthcare team toward the goal of meeting and exceeding the resident dining experience.

Qualifications

• Education High School Diploma or GED, (Required) Associates Degree, or Certification (by ACF) in Culinary Arts (Preferred)
• Experience 2 years Food service management (Required) 5-6 years Commercial food production management experience in high volume kitchen (Preferred)
• Skills and Abilities Strong culinary skills Ability to lead, inspire and motivate a team Attention to detail Results-oriented Ability to work under pressure Familiarity with food service technology (preferred)
• Licenses and Certifications Allergen Awareness Certification - VA State - ANSI-approved Allergen Awareness certificate program within 180 Days(Required)
• Licenses and Certifications Food Protection Manager - VA State - ANSI approved Food Protection Manager Certification - VA State within 180 Days(Required)

If loving your work is important to you, consider a career at Riverside. By joining our team, you can make a difference in people's lives. Our mission is to care for others as we would care for those we love. We extend that sense of caring to every patient, resident and customer, as well as to each member of our team. We offer care at all stages of life, in hundreds of locations, giving you room to grow your career, along with great benefits and perks. At Riverside Health, your trust and safety are our top priorities.