Culinary Director 9am-5pm $32-41.25 (Full Time)

The Barrymore Senior Living•Kansas City, MO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a Culinary Director to oversee the Culinary department, ensuring consistent, exceptional, five-star service in both front and back of house. The ideal candidate will be a Gustatory Genius, ensuring food items are prepared to Culinary standards, providing residents with an exceptional dining experience while maintaining portion control and minimizing waste. This role involves creating menus of delicious seasonal and mainstay choices based off resident preferences and needs utilizing fresh foods.

Requirements

Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
Demonstrated skills, knowledge, and competency in the areas of leadership, training, and supervision.
Proficient written and oral communication skills with other members of management, professional, and support staff.
Completed formal culinary, food service or restaurant training or an equivalent amount of full-time supervisory or management-level work experience.
Comfortable creating, modifying, and printing word processing and spreadsheet documents using Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
Able to send, receive, and forward email.
Must be active as this role requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, and stooping all day.
Must have the ability to frequently lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds.
Must be comfortable to be in close contact to extreme temperatures, including cooking surfaces and walk-in freezers.
Will have the ability to work primarily indoors, but also be available to work outside for events.
Be in good health, and physically and mentally capable of performing assigned tasks.
Good physical health shall be verified by a health screening performed by a physician not more than six (6) months prior to or seven (7) days after employment.
Demonstrates freedom from pulmonary tuberculosis within seven (7) days of employment and annually thereafter.
Must be criminally cleared.

Nice To Haves

At least three (3) years of experience in senior housing or related field.

Responsibilities

Oversee Culinary department in providing consistent, exceptional, five-star service in both front and back of house.
Ensure food items are prepared to Culinary standards and provide residents with an exceptional dining experience while maintaining portion control and minimizing waste.
Develop menus of delicious seasonal and mainstay choices based off resident preferences and needs utilizing fresh foods.

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