Sous Chef 6am-2pm $24.50-28.50 (Full Time)

Cedar Trails Senior Living; Freeburg (IL); On-site; USD 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Daily pay

Direct deposit

Job summary

Cedar Trails Senior Living in Freeburg, IL is seeking a Sous Chef to lead our culinary team and deliver exceptional dining aligned with our residents’ needs. The role focuses on maintaining high culinary standards, supervising staff, and ensuring efficient kitchen operations in a full-time capacity.

The position requires leadership, teamwork, and strong communication, with a schedule from Tuesday to Saturday, 6:00am–2:00pm.

Qualifications

• Leadership, training and supervision experience in a senior housing or related setting.
• Proficient written and verbal communication with management and staff.
• Ability to create, modify and print Word and Excel documents.

Responsibilities

• Ensure culinary standards and provide residents with exceptional dining while controlling portions and waste.
• Supervise and inspect culinary service, logs, equipment, storage, and sanitation.
• Lead the kitchen team in day-to-day operations, fostering engagement, coaching and accountability.

Skills

Leadership

Training

Supervision

Communication

Physical stamina

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

“After spending 14 years in healthcare, I finally found my home with Arrow Senior Living. It's home-like environment is not just for the residents but for the team members as well. From day one you embrace the core values, and you see how they impact residents' quality of life. Arrow is a great company to grow with-it promotes within and the employee appreciation, incentives, and benefits are just a bonus on top of making residents and team members smile. I have become lifelong friends with this team, and I can happily say I love my job and enjoy coming to work.”

—Arrow Team Member

Position—Sous Chef

Position Type: Full-Time

Location: Freeburg, IL

Sous Chef pay range: $24.50 - $28.50 per hour

Shift Schedule—

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday

6:00am to 2:00pm

Come join our team at Cedar Trails located at 490 Urbanna Drive, Freeburg, IL 62243!

We are looking for someone (like you)

• To Be a Gustatory Genius: Ensure food items are prepared to Culinary standards and provide residents with an exceptional dining experience while maintaining portion control and minimizing waste.
• To Be a Kitchen Curator: Supervise and inspect all aspects of Culinary service, including logs, cooking equipment, storage rotation, and food service regularly to ensure they are up-to-date, clean, and sanitary.
• To Be a Culinary Captain: Lead team in day-to-day operations through engagement, maintaining expectations, coaching and accountability.

What are we looking for?

• You must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
• You may have at least three (3) years of experience in senior housing or related field (preferred, not required).
• You have demonstrated skills, knowledge, and competency in the areas of leadership, training, and supervision.
• You possess proficient written and oral communication skills with other members of management, professional, and support staff.
• You have completed formal culinary, food service or restaurant training or an equivalent amount of full-time supervisory or management-level work experience.
• You are comfortable creating, modifying, and printing word processing and spreadsheet documents using Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
• You are able to send, receive, and forward email.
• You must be active as this role requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, and stooping all day.
• You must have the ability to frequently lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds.
• You must be comfortable to be in close contact to extreme temperatures, including cooking surfaces and walk-in freezers.
• You will have the ability to work primarily indoors, but also be available to work outside for events.
• You must be criminally cleared.

Employment Benefits (We value our benefits)

• Company Match 401(k) with 100% match up to the first 3% and fully vested upon enrollment.
• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance (1st of the month following 60 days of employment-Full Time)
• Disability insurance (Full Time)
• Employee assistance program
• Weekly Employee Recognition Program
• Life insurance (Full Time)
• Paid time off (Full Time employees accrue up to 115 hours each year and Part Time accrue up to 30 hours each year)
• Tuition Reimbursement (after 90 days for FT AND PT employees)
• Employee Referral Program (FT, PT, and PRN)
• Complimentary meal each shift (FT, PT, and PRN)
• Daily Pay Option
• Direct Deposit
• Did we mention that we PROMOTE FROM WITHIN?

Arrow Senior Living serves and employs individuals of all faiths, regardless of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, or handicap, except as limited by state and federal law.