Director of Culinary Services
About The Position
The Director of Culinary Services is responsible for enhancing the dining experience for residents, families, and visitors and demonstrating the organization’s Golden Rule value. The role is accountable for organizing, planning, and developing the Food Service Department’s functions and programs, including overall kitchen operations, food preparation and service, budget monitoring, sanitation, staff training, and coordination of culinary assistants. The director ensures that standardized recipes, approved menus, special diet orders, food-safety practices, and departmental policies are followed. The position also supports a safe, dignified, and caring environment and provides positive, respectful customer service.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED, or one to two years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
- Ability to write simple correspondence.
- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small-group situations to customers, clients, and other employees.
- Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
- Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodation where applicable.
Responsibilities
- Assume responsibility for total kitchen operations and handle kitchen situations according to established policies and procedures.
- Ensure food is properly prepared, portioned, and served according to standardized recipes; assist with preparation according to approved menus.
- Monitor expenditures weekly to ensure compliance with monthly departmental budget amounts.
- Follow departmental sanitation, safety, and cleaning procedures.
- Suggest menu or recipe changes that follow dietician guidelines and help use surplus food and supplies.
- Oversee food handling and utilization to prevent contamination, improve quality, and reduce costs.
- Work with associates and establish high performance standards.
- Review and ensure compliance with special diet orders.
- Communicate in a language residents can understand.
- Maintain a safe and secure working environment for residents, families, visitors, and associates.
- Train new dining services employees.
- Support a dignified and caring atmosphere for residents, families, visitors, and associates.
- Follow established policies and procedures in emergency situations.
- Work collaboratively with associates and management to complete assignments.
- Maintain a positive and respectful attitude toward work issues, policies, procedures, residents, families, visitors, associates, and management.
- Follow the established dress code and wear clean, appropriate clothing.
- Refer inquiries about resident care from families and visitors to the immediate supervisor.
- Provide positive and friendly customer service.
- Comply with HIPAA regulations and practice safe working habits and good body mechanics.
- Take initiative, seek additional information, offer solutions, and undertake special projects or assignments outside regular duties.
- Coordinate the work of culinary assistants.
- Perform other reasonable duties as assigned or requested.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
High school or GED
