Travel Sous Chef $24.50-$28.50 (Full Time)

Arrow Senior Living; Saint Charles (MO); On-site; USD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

Paid time off

Tuition Reimbursement

Daily Pay

Job summary

Arrow Senior Living in Missouri seeks a Travel Sous Chef to deliver high-quality dining across multiple communities in the St. Louis region.

You will travel within the assigned territory, ensuring meals meet Culinary standards, controlling portions, and reducing waste while leading kitchen teams. The role requires a minimum of three years in senior housing or related field, formal culinary training, and strong supervision and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Must be able to travel to multiple Arrow communities within assigned territory.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in senior housing or related field preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership, training, and supervision skills.
• Proficient written and verbal communication with management and staff.
• Formal culinary or food service training or equivalent supervisory experience.
• Adult First Aid card preferred and must remain current.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Ensure food items are prepared to culinary standards and provide residents with a superior dining experience.
• Supervise and inspect culinary service, logs, equipment, storage rotation, and sanitation.
• Lead team in day-to-day operations with engagement, coaching, and accountability.
• Willing to travel to Arrow communities within the territory to cover shifts.

Skills

Leadership

Training

Supervision

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

3+ years experience in senior housing or related field

Tools

Word processing

Spreadsheet software

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-Travel Sous Chef
Position Type: Full Time

This position will travel in the following location: St Louis, MO Area

Our starting wage for Travel Sous Chef is:

$24.50-$28.50 per hour!
Shift Schedule-

6:30am-2:30pm OR 11:30am-7:30pm, weekend rotation

Come join our team at Arrow Senior Living located in the St. Louis area!

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.
• Be the Perfect Pinch Hitter: Willing and able to travel to and assist communities within designated territory with minimum notice to ensure Sous Chef shifts are adequately covered.

What are we looking for?

• You must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
• You must be able to travel to multiple Arrow communities within assigned territory.
• 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.
• Have a current Adult First Aid card upon hire and maintains current status throughout employment.
• 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?

About the company

Arrow Senior Living manages a collection of senior living communities that offer varying levels of care including independent living, assisted living, and memory care in 34 properties currently in 6 states (Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Arkansas) and employs nearly 2,200 employees!

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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.

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