POSITION SUMMARY

This position works under the Culinary Services Director and supports all activities of the Culinary Service Department and Dining Room. The position is responsible for quality of meals served, quality of service delivery during meal service and for compliance with special diets offered by the community.  

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The following duties are normal for this position.  This list is not to be construed as exclusive or all inclusive.  Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Supports the Culinary Services Director with planning, directing, controlling, communicating, and coaching in the dining service department.  
• Follows the Solinity Menu Program that meets nutritional requirements, as directed by the Culinary Services Director.  If assisting with food purchasing, then follows buying practices approved by Solinity.  Conforms to policy and procedures for all special diets offered. Responds to resident likes and dislikes maintaining high resident satisfaction. 
• Ensure that all foods are prepared to satisfaction of residents and in accordance with safe food handling practices.  Maintains food temperatures and time controls during storage, production, and serving according to required food safety standards.  Correctly uses equipment that meets all health department standards.  All food items are stored appropriately and dated properly.  Ensures that staff provides service to maintain good resident experiences during meal times.  Circulates in the dining room to ascertain resident preferences and satisfaction with meals. 
• Provides input and support to the Culinary Services Director on new hires and training staff in the culinary department.  Provides input to the Culinary Services Director on evaluations as needed with all staff to ensure that all work done in the culinary department is done appropriately.  Brings all performance issues to the Culinary Services Director. 
• Maintains a clean kitchen.  This includes all equipment, walls, dry storage, cold storage cooking, and preparation surfaces and dish storage areas. 
• This position is responsible for ensuring that they and any employees reporting to them work in a safe manner and that potentially hazardous conditions are to be managed.  Compliance with safety standards is required. 
• This position is responsible for fostering teamwork with co-workers, showing initiative in overcoming obstacles, taking actions to assist others beyond job responsibilities, and having a positive impact on co-workers, residents, and visitors. 
• The position requires strong written and verbal communication skills, strong personnel skills, and positive community relations skills to be successful. 
• Must be self-motivated and have the ability to work independently and make decisions.
• Excellent organizational skills; detail-oriented. Pleasant, professional, and personable manner.
• Perform other duties as assigned or needed.

‍QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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Educational Requirements and Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.  
• Minimum one year of experience in food service required.  
• Minimum three years’ experience in food service preferred.

Certifications, Licenses and other Special Requirements:

• Obtain Food Handlers Permit (as required by state regulation).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Language Ability:

• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally in the primary language of the residents.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  

Cognitive Demands:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

‍PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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Uses equipment in the kitchen including stoves, slicers, knives, and other utensils. Must be able to work well under pressure, to resolve conflicts, to prioritize tasks, and follow through with ideas.  Attending business-related training functions.

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The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the employer will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages prospective employees and incumbents to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.