Senior Living Sous Chef — Lead Kitchen & Menus

Country Club at Woodland Hills; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 40,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

401(K) with employer match

Paid training

Opportunities for growth and advance

Uniforms provided

Employee Assistance Program

Paid time off and Holidays (full-time)

Job summary

Discovery Senior Living is seeking a dedicated Sous Chef in Tulsa, OK, to oversee and assist all food production and back-of-house activity. You will ensure meals meet dietary guidelines, cost targets, and high standards while supporting a compassionate senior living environment.

You’ll plan menus, manage staff, and monitor quality with focus on safety and resident satisfaction. The role offers full-time hours, competitive wages, and opportunities for growth in a values-driven culture.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in culinary arts preferred.
• Minimum of three years experience as a Chef/Kitchen Manager in a food service environment.
• Successful completion of a recognized food safety course.

Responsibilities

• Assists chef with planning, staffing, organizing and coordinating the preparation of all meals in all levels of care.
• Helps planning menus and menu cycles according to cultural and regional food preferences, and resident dietary guidelines. Adjusts recipes to appropriate yield.
• Assisted living food requirements as it pertains to state standards.
• Monitors the quality and consistency of the food to include food temperatures, portion control, palatability and attractiveness of food, and implements changes to ensure quality according to established standards.
• Assists chef with time clock management as it relates to labor actuals. These are completed on a weekly basis to ensure compliance with budget.
• Observes/and works side by side with workers engaged in preparing, portioning, and garnishing foods to ensure that methods of cooking and garnishing and sizes of portions are as prescribed.
• Gives instructions to cooking staff in fine points of cooking.
• Create custom holiday menus
• Conducts regular Quality Assurance Audits.

Skills

Menu planning

Staff coordination

Quality control

Education

Associate’s degree in culinary arts

Job description

Discovery Senior Living is seeking a dedicated Sous Chef in Tulsa, OK, to oversee and assist all food production and back-of-house activity. You will ensure meals meet dietary guidelines, cost targets, and high standards while supporting a compassionate senior living environment.

You’ll plan menus, manage staff, and monitor quality with focus on safety and resident satisfaction. The role offers full-time hours, competitive wages, and opportunities for growth in a values-driven culture.