Culinary Director Full-time Job

OVERVIEW:

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the mission, vision, and culture of the organization through positive communication and leadership.
• Contribute to Community relationships by demonstrating cooperation and professional conduct with residents, families, fellow associates, physicians, pharmacies and other vendors or persons.
• Contribute to team effort by being flexible in work assignments; by furnishing support, by taking initiative, and by understanding how this position affects and compliments all other Community positions.
• Able to maintain work pace appropriately with daily given workload. Perform activities on schedule while maintaining regular attendance and punctuality within specified tolerance.
• Supervise kitchen and dining room staff, provide training, set and adjust rates of pay and hours of work, provide informal and formal performance feedback, recognize both appropriate and inappropriate behaviors/performances through rewards and discipline, and apportion work among subordinates.
• Perform all cook functions as necessary, serving 3-4 shifts a week as required by the Executive Director.
• Order food and kitchen supplies from approved vendors and maintain good communication with all vendors.
• Record and maintain adequate food inventory and complete reports as required by Palm Beach Memory Care.
• Follow all Palm Beach Memory Care and Crandall Dietary policies and procedures and ensure compliance by other food service employees.
• Ensure that employees practice safe food-handling techniques and comply with federal, state, county, and city regulations regarding health, safety, and sanitation.
• Ensure that personnel who display signs of communicable diseases are not working.
• Hold regularly scheduled staff meetings with all dining room personnel to ensure efficient workflow processes are in place.
• Dining Services Director duties include but not limited to ordering food and kitchen supplies, record and maintain adequate food inventory, support all catering services for events, check all food deliveries against order forms and establish and monitor a proper cleaning and maintenance program. This position will also supervise kitchen staff and provide appropriate training as needed and provide hands-on cooking on a routine basis.
• Plans, organizes, and controls all activities of the department. Participates in developing department goals, objectives, and systems.
• Ensures compliance with all federal, state, and local employment laws.
• Servant Leadership directs all aspects of decision making.
• Conducts resident evaluations in a prompt and timely matter according to state regulations and Palm Beach Memory Care policies and procedures.
• Respond in a timely manner to requests of residents, families, and guests’ programs.
• Able to communicate effectively with all levels of management, team members, residents, family members, guests, vendors, referral sources, and outside contacts.
• Able to manage revenue and expense budget. (Staffing, supplies, raw food)
• Able to make independent decisions.
• Must be able to communicate in a warm, friendly, and caring manner.
• Must be familiar with and adhere to guidelines related to the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) · Must possess a passion to work with and around senior citizens.
• This position manages all employees of the department and is responsible for the performance management and co-hiring of the employees within that department.
• Work in all areas of the community.
• Follow Safety Policy & Procedures.
• Follows Guidelines for dress code and wears name badge daily.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Executive Director.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of two years’ experience in food service management, supervision, food purchasing, safety, sanitation, and menu preparation
• Good computer skills and ability to learn new programs
• Enjoys working with the senior population

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 60 Apartments; 72 Bed License Memory Care Community

This job operates in a professional office and senior living environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.

• Able to concentrate with frequent interruptions.
• Able to work under stress and in emergency situations.
• Able to work under conditions that require sitting, standing, walking, reaching, pulling, pushing, and grasping.
• Able to talk and hear effectively to convey instructions and information to residents and team members.
• Subject to reactions from dust, disinfectants and cleaning chemicals and may be exposed to infectious waste, diseases, and other conditions.
• Use personal protective equipment and supplies when needed to prevent burns, falls, and infection.
• Personal protective equipment includes infection control kit, rubber gloves and non-slip shoes.
• Subject to infectious diseases, substances, and odors.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift or move office products and supplies, up to 50 pounds.
• Able to stand or walk 75% of the day.
• Able to concentrate with frequent interruptions.
• Able to work under conditions that require sitting, standing, walking, reaching, pulling, pushing, and grasping.
• Able to talk and hear effectively to convey instructions and information to residents and team members.

TRAVEL:

• Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-area and overnight travel may be expected.