Culinary Director

WesleyLife • Pella, IA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Join WesleyLife and Help Revolutionize the Aging Experience! As the Culinary Director with Hearthstone, you will be responsible for providing leadership in the fine dining experience, hospitality, customer service and resident choice in all dining venues of Hearthstone. You will assist in all phases of planning, budgeting analysis and reporting related to the operation as well as controls account expenditures and develops short and long term financial and operational plans. You will provide administrative direction for menu formulation, food preparation and service, purchasing, sanitation standards, safety practices and personnel utilization. You will plan, develop, control and evaluate the nutritional care system for the entire community in order to coordinate clinical and administrative aspects of dietetics to provide quality nutritional care. You will establish and maintain quality standards of food production and service, sanitation, safety, and security. You will direct the recruiting, hiring, orientation, and training of new staff, conduct staff performance evaluations, as well as document disciplinary actions, termination recommendations, and work-related problems. You will direct the ordering, receipt, storage, preparation, service and transportation of food items. You will direct and coordinate additional group special meals or functions. You will plan a 5-week cycle menu that meets the recommended dietary allowance. Hearthstone, located in the heart of Pella, Iowa, is a WesleyLife Community for Healthy Living offering a comprehensive range of services including independent living, assisted living, memory support, short-term rehabilitation, and long-term nursing care across three distinct campuses. Embracing a ministry approach, Hearthstone focuses on enhancing residents' lives through engagement, respect, compassion, and joy. We feature an award-winning household model with 16 residents in each home engaging with one another and our greater community. With a commitment to community integration and celebrating the wisdom of aging, Hearthstone invites residents to live purposefully and enjoy a true sense of family and home.

Requirements

• 3 years experience in management of multiple dining venues
• Proficient with MS Windows, Excel, and Printshop

Nice To Haves

• CDM preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in the fine dining experience, hospitality, customer service and resident choice in all dining venues of Hearthstone.
• Assist in all phases of planning, budgeting analysis and reporting related to the operation as well as controls account expenditures and develops short and long term financial and operational plans.
• Provide administrative direction for menu formulation, food preparation and service, purchasing, sanitation standards, safety practices and personnel utilization.
• Plan, develop, control and evaluate nutritional care system for entire community in order to coordinate clinical and administrative aspects of dietetics to provide quality nutritional care.
• Establish and maintains quality standards of food production and service, sanitation, safety, and security.
• Direct the recruiting, hiring, orientation, and training of new staff, conduct staff performance evaluations, as well as document disciplinary actions, termination recommendations, and work-related problems.
• Direct the ordering, receipt, storage, preparation, service and transportation of food items.
• Direct and coordinate additional group special meals or functions.
• Plan a 5-week cycle menu that meets the recommended dietary allowance.

Benefits

• Health care
• Vision
• Dental
• 401(k)
• Free wellness center memberships
• Voluntary benefits including life, accident, and critical illness coverage
• Scholarship Assistance: Up to $3,000/year
• Tuition Reimbursement: Up to $1,500/year
• Educational Discounts: 18% off tuition at Purdue University Global
• Ongoing leadership training and development pathways
• Referral Bonus Program — bring your friends and earn = FT $500, PT $350, PRN $100; 30 and 90 days
• Recognition and appreciation programs that highlight your impact
• A workplace culture that prioritizes respect, teamwork, and support

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed