Sous Chef

Senior Living Management; New Albany (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team as a Sous Chef at a leading senior living community in New Albany. The role focuses on preparing quality meals, supervising kitchen staff, and maintaining high culinary standards. Offering competitive pay, benefits, and a caring work environment, this is an exciting opportunity for those passionate about hospitality in senior care.

Benefits

DailyPay access

Health, dental, and vision benefits

401K options

Qualifications

• 2-3 years' experience in a fine dining environment preferred.
• Ability to follow instructions and communicate effectively in English.
• Knowledge of kitchen equipment and some nutrition knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the menu and supervise kitchen staff in the absence of the Executive Chef.
• Ensure all plates meet presentation and quality standards.
• Assist in menu planning and managing food orders.

Skills

Culinary skills

Organization

Communication

Education

Culinary education

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WHO ARE WE?

Come join our dedicated team at The Avalon of New Albany, a wonderful place to work! You'll join a team with a strong work ethic, with management and co-workers who want to make a positive impact on our residents' lives. These extraordinary leaders and role models will help you craft a long, satisfying, and fruitful senior living career at The Avalon. The Avalon of New Albany has been addressing the growing needs of retiring and senior communities. Today, The Avalon of New Albany is one of two Ohio Communities managed by Life Care Services (LCS), the nation's leading developer and manager of senior living communities. We continually strive to create an environment of trust and transparency by helping employees find a sense of purpose in their job and achieve their highest potential while providing hospitality to those who work and live at The Avalon of New Albany.

About The Role

The Sous Chef/Cook is responsible for the proper preparation of the planned menu in the absence of the Executive Chef and assists in the supervision of all kitchen employees.

Daily Responsibilities

• Clarifies and organizes all evening paperwork and posts the next day's production schedule.
• Assists the kitchen staff in all aspects of daily assignments, as required.
• Informs the Executive Chef of all activities and operational problems, making suggestions for improvement and corrections as needed.
• Assists in daily shift change walk-throughs of kitchen staff.
• Ensures that each plate leaving the kitchen meets high presentation standards, is a quality product and is properly portioned.
• Responsible for the direction of the kitchen in the absence of the Executive Chef.
• Assists in creating, planning, costing, and executing menus, theme buffets, specials, and holiday menus.
• Assists with food orders, production sheets and related material.
• Assists the chef in executing all catered and special functions.

Qualifications

• Ability to understand and follow instructions in English and communicate effectively, perform simple arithmetic, understand measurements and conversions.
• Two to three years' experience in a hotel, restaurant, or club with fine dining preferred.
• Culinary education and supervisory background desirable.
• Ability to plan and organize work, interpret instructions, recipes, specifications, and standards.
• Knowledge of kitchen equipment operation and maintenance. Some knowledge of nutrition and diet. Health Care experience desirable.

What We Offer

• Work today, get paid tomorrow with DailyPay! The Avalon of New Albany now offers DailyPay - a program that allows employees to access their earned income on demand, as it's earned.
• Benefits for full and part-time staff, including health, dental, vision, 401K and more!
• Fun, caring, inclusive work environment!

Salary Range: $18-20.00

Full-Time

If you're an enthusiastic, compassionate, senior care professional who is passionate about hospitality and senior engagement- please apply, we'd love to get to know you!

EEO Employer

Best Regards,

Angela Johnson

Director of Dining Services