Travel Sous Chef $24.50-$28.50 (Full Time)

Arrow Senior Living•Ballwin, MO

1d•$25 - $29

About The Position

Arrow Senior Living is hiring a full-time Travel Sous Chef to support communities in the St. Louis, Missouri area. The role pays $24.50–$28.50 per hour and offers shifts from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. or 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., with a weekend rotation. The Travel Sous Chef travels to communities within an assigned territory, sometimes with minimum notice, to ensure Sous Chef shifts are covered. The position prepares food to Culinary standards, provides residents with a quality dining experience, and maintains portion control while minimizing waste. It supervises and inspects Culinary service, including logs, cooking equipment, storage rotation, and food service, to ensure operations are current, clean, and sanitary. The role also leads daily kitchen operations through team engagement, coaching, accountability, and maintaining expectations.

Requirements

Be at least 18 years of age.
Be able to travel to multiple Arrow communities within the assigned territory.
Demonstrate leadership, training, and supervision skills, knowledge, and competency.
Have proficient written and oral communication skills with management, professional, and support staff.
Have completed formal culinary, food service, or restaurant training, or have an equivalent amount of full-time supervisory- or management-level work experience.
Have a current Adult First Aid card upon hire and maintain current status throughout employment.
Be comfortable creating, modifying, and printing word-processing and spreadsheet documents using Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
Be able to send, receive, and forward email.
Be able to stand, walk, bend, kneel, and stoop throughout the day.
Be able to frequently lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds.
Be comfortable working in close contact with extreme temperatures, including cooking surfaces and walk-in freezers.
Be able to work primarily indoors and also be available to work outside for events.
Be criminally cleared.

Nice To Haves

At least three years of experience in senior housing or a related field; preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Prepare food items to Culinary standards and provide residents with an exceptional dining experience.
Maintain portion control and minimize food waste.
Supervise and inspect Culinary service, including logs, cooking equipment, storage rotation, and food service, ensuring these are current, clean, and sanitary.
Lead day-to-day team operations through engagement, maintaining expectations, coaching, and accountability.
Travel to and assist communities within the assigned territory, with minimum notice, to cover Sous Chef shifts.

Benefits

Company-match 401(k), with a 100% match up to the first 3% and full vesting upon enrollment.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance for full-time employees, beginning the first of the month following 60 days of employment.
Disability insurance for full-time employees.
Employee assistance program.
Weekly employee recognition program.
Life insurance for full-time employees.
Paid time off; full-time employees accrue up to 115 hours each year.
Tuition reimbursement after 90 days for full-time and part-time employees.
Employee referral program for full-time, part-time, and PRN employees.
Complimentary meal each shift for full-time, part-time, and PRN employees.
Daily Pay option.
Direct deposit.
Promotion-from-within opportunities.