Sous Chef — Senior Living Dining Leader & Growth

QSL Management; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

QSL Management is seeking a Sous Chef for Dogwood Terrace by Barclay House to prepare nutritious, appetizing meals for residents and ensure smooth, safe kitchen operations.

The role requires following menus, leading service, and supporting sanitation and inventory. Thursday–Monday shifts; reliable transportation and flexibility required; opportunities to advance within a fast-growing senior living company.

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 QSLM 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

Effective communication in English

Experience mentoring and directing,

Ability to prepare and follow recipes

Sanitation and safe food handling

Basic computer skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

QSL Management is seeking a Sous Chef for Dogwood Terrace by Barclay House to prepare nutritious, appetizing meals for residents and ensure smooth, safe kitchen operations.

The role requires following menus, leading service, and supporting sanitation and inventory. Thursday–Monday shifts; reliable transportation and flexibility required; opportunities to advance within a fast-growing senior living company.