Senior Living Sous Chef — Lead Kitchen & Resident Dining

Holiday by Atria; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Holiday by Atria is seeking a Sous Chef to join our Dining Services team, where you will prepare nutritious meals and supervise kitchen operations for residents. You’ll ensure quality, safety, and timely service in a supportive environment that emphasizes work-life balance.

You will lead menu execution, mentor staff, and collaborate with the Executive Chef to maintain high sanitation standards and resident satisfaction. A reliable communicator with culinary experience is ideal.

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 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 Holiday sanitation standards by effectively cleaning while working, including preparation and serving areas, pots and pans, kitchen surfaces, walls, and floors, using appropriate cleaning schedules and charts.
• 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

Food safety

Menu planning

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Basic computer skills

Job description

Holiday by Atria is seeking a Sous Chef to join our Dining Services team, where you will prepare nutritious meals and supervise kitchen operations for residents. You’ll ensure quality, safety, and timely service in a supportive environment that emphasizes work-life balance.

You will lead menu execution, mentor staff, and collaborate with the Executive Chef to maintain high sanitation standards and resident satisfaction. A reliable communicator with culinary experience is ideal.