Lead Cook & Dining Supervisor - Full-Time

Elderwood Administrative Services; Bellevue (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Elderwood at Cheektowaga is seeking a Cook / Dining Services Supervisor to join our dietary team. This full-time role blends hands-on meal preparation with frontline leadership, working roughly two to three days as a Dining Services Supervisor and the remaining days as a Cook, with an every-other-weekend rotation.

You will help coordinate the team, maintain a organized kitchen, reinforce food-safety practices, ensure recipes and regulatory requirements are followed, and deliver quality resident

Qualifications

• Dependable, experienced cook with leadership ability.
• Ability to supervise dining services and assist the Director.
• Commitment to recipes, menus, and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meals according to recipes and resident dietary requirements.
• Oversee daily kitchen and dining operations in the Director’s absence.
• Provide direction and support to dietary team during shifts.
• Coordinate meal preparation and service for quality and timely delivery.
• Reinforce food-safety, sanitation, infection-control, and workplace-safety procedures.
• Monitor kitchen organization, food quality, portioning, presentation, and cleanliness.
• Ensure department procedures and applicable regulatory standards are followed.
• Respond to changing operational needs and lead during busy meal periods.
• Lead by example through reliability, professionalism, teamwork, and pride.

Skills

Culinary experience

Leadership

Kitchen operations

Team coordination

Food safety

Job description

Elderwood at Cheektowaga is seeking a Cook / Dining Services Supervisor to join our dietary team. This full-time role blends hands-on meal preparation with frontline leadership, working roughly two to three days as a Dining Services Supervisor and the remaining days as a Cook, with an every-other-weekend rotation.

You will help coordinate the team, maintain a organized kitchen, reinforce food-safety practices, ensure recipes and regulatory requirements are followed, and deliver quality resident