Full-Time Pastry Chef

Oaknoll Retirement Residence•Iowa City, IA

just now•Onsite

About The Position

With wages starting at $17.50/hour, Pastry Chefs at Oaknoll do more than plan and prepare baked goods for our residents. Our Pastry Chefs help CREATE home for our residents, building lasting relationships with them and other staff members. Oaknoll is a not-for-profit community that provides resident-centered care and services through our CREATE culture. CREATE is an acronym for our values: caring, respect, enthusiasm, awareness, teamwork, and encouragement. We believe that people should experience joyful, active, and connected lives as they age. We believe people should have the opportunity to receive competent, caring, and compassionate health care when they need it. We believe our community is both special and unique because of the people who live here, the people who work here, and the relationships that they build together. We strive to make the lives of our residents and our staff meaningful and fulfilling. If you want to share in these values and the relationships that they allow us to build, we are looking for YOU! Oaknoll is seeking a Pastry Chef to join our dining team. Hours are Monday through Friday, approximately 9am to 5:30pm, with some variation as needed to accomodate special events or the needs of specific recipes. As a Pastry Chef, your responsibilities would include preparing a variety of baked good, decorating and presenting pastries in a tasteful and beautiful way, developing new recipes, ensuring the quality of ingredients used, staying up to date with pastry trends, and helping to ensure the bakery area and the kitchen is kept clean and adheres to health and safety regulations. Some holidays and weekends may be required.

Requirements

At least two years of baking experience
Expertise in pastry-making, dessert preparation, and baking techniques
Familiarity with food safety standards and regulations

Nice To Haves

Certification in culinary arts, pastry-making, or baking

Responsibilities

Preparing a variety of baked goods
Decorating and presenting pastries in a tasteful and beautiful way
Developing new recipes
Ensuring the quality of ingredients used
Staying up to date with pastry trends
Helping to ensure the bakery area and the kitchen is kept clean and adheres to health and safety regulations