Senior Living Sous Chef & Kitchen Lead

Dogwood Terrace by Barclay House; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wage

Excellent benefits package

Job summary

Dogwood Terrace by Barclay House is seeking a dedicated Sous Chef to join our Dining Services team. You will prepare nutritious, appetizing meals for residents and ensure smooth, safe kitchen operations.

Qualifications include a high school diploma, at least 2 years of restaurant cooking experience, strong English communication, and the ability to mentor others. You will assist with menu planning, inventory, and payroll tasks as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in industry or full-service restaurant cooking.
• Effective communication in English and excellent customer service skills.
• Experience mentoring and directing others.
• Ability to prepare and follow recipes.
• General knowledge of and ability to conform to sanitation and safe food handling practices.
• Basic Computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Review menus and food-production instructions and prepare meals following Holiday menus and recipes while ensuring portion-control standards.
• Oversee preparation and set-up of service to serve nutritious food, attractively garnished in a punctual manner.
• Follow food safe handling procedures in preparation as well as proper procedures for covering, labeling, dating, and storing food.
• Accurately complete logs in a timely manner i.e., refrigerator, freezer and production sheets.
• Follow sanitation standards by effectively cleaning areas, pots and pans, kitchen surfaces, walls, and floors, using cleaning schedules.
• In absence of the Executive Chef, oversee the food service staff and overall kitchen operations.
• Focus on resident satisfaction and resolve any food-compliant issues as needed.
• Perform administrative duties including menu planning, ordering, receiving, invoice processing, inventory, end-of-month report, staffing and payroll if needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Mentoring

Recipe following

Sanitation knowledge

Basic computer skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Dogwood Terrace by Barclay House is seeking a dedicated Sous Chef to join our Dining Services team. You will prepare nutritious, appetizing meals for residents and ensure smooth, safe kitchen operations.

Qualifications include a high school diploma, at least 2 years of restaurant cooking experience, strong English communication, and the ability to mentor others. You will assist with menu planning, inventory, and payroll tasks as needed.