Director of Culinary Services

Asbury Village • Bartlesville, OK

10h • Onsite

About The Position

Green Country Village Senior Living is seeking a hospitality-focused Director of Culinary Services with senior living and/or fine dining experience and strong administrative and financial skills to add consistency, excellence, and creativity to our Culinary Services team. This role involves enhancing the lives of seniors with a person-centered approach to care. The community is located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, on a 26-acre campus.

Requirements

• Hospitality focused and strive to create quality experiences for those you serve.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to interact with residents, their guests, associates and other departments.
• Strong administrative skills to include computer competencies, scheduling, staff evaluations & coaching.
• Strong financial understanding to manage budget, inventory, and daily production cost controls.
• Communication skills both verbally and written.
• Excellent organizational skills, time-management skills, and attention to detail.
• Self-motivated with ability to support dining services in all levels of care.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Safety focus to ensure safe environment for residents and guests.
• Minimum 3 – 5 years’ experience with kitchen/fine dining room management, supervision, and cooking in hotel or fine dining setting.
• High school graduate required.
• Ability to interpret and explain menu, refer or answer questions, coordinate meal service process across three communities of care, and understand resident requests.
• Ability to work in close cooperation with residents, guests, visitors, families, coworkers; requires courtesy, tact, and graciousness.
• High level of sensitivity and interest in people, especially older adults.
• High level of personal integrity.
• Ability to function independently.
• Ability to maintain a cheerful attitude and remain flexible under stress at all times.
• Ability to function as a “team” member in sharing responsibilities in corporation with all departments and members of the teams.
• Ability to stand/walk for 70% of the work day (8-hour shift).
• Ability to independently lift, balance, and carry up to 35 pounds.
• Must be able to access and navigate full campus.
• Must be able to maintain mental & visual attention to diversified operations.
• Ability to function efficiently despite distractions and interruptions.

Nice To Haves

• Senior living and/or fine dining experience.
• Associate’s degree preferred.
• Prefer advanced education in food & beverage management.
• Senior Living community experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the overall production of food for the GCV community.
• Oversees the operations of the GCV main kitchen.
• Manages the operation of the Independent Living, Assisted Living, & Lakeview Memory Care Dining areas.
• Responsible for the selection, training, and supervision of the production, preparation, diet aide, utility, and server/wait staff.
• Maintains high standards in service, food preparation, food presentation, resident relations, cost control, personnel, safety, sanitation, training, and special functions.
• Assists in the maintenance of sound inter-departmental relations and the integration of the Culinary Services Department with the GCV community plan of operations.
• Assigns, schedules, trains, and oversees work of the kitchen, utility, and server personnel.
• Conducts regularly-scheduled production and other staff meetings.
• Purchases and maintains inventories for food and non-food items within approved budget.
• Maintains records for food preparation system, recipes, inventory, storerooms, and other areas such as Culinary Services offices.
• Assures compliance with federal, state and local standards for sanitation, food preparation, food storage, hygiene, and health standards of personnel.
• Circulates in the dining areas during meal service times to field comments pertaining to service and food quality.
• Adheres to Hospitality Promises.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance, Aflac – 82.3% of associate medial premium is paid by employer!
• A free meal for every shift worked
• Now Offering Daily Pay!
• Generous PTO plan that accrues faster the longer your employed
• Six paid holidays
• Holiday Bonuses
• Employer paid life and disability insurance
• 403(b)
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Continual professional training and career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED