Sous Chef - Full Time (Independent Living) - Discovery Village at Sarasota Bay - IL

About Discovery Senior Living

Discovery Senior Living is a family of companies that includes Discovery Management Group, Integral Senior Living, Provincial Senior Living, Morada Senior Living, TerraBella Senior Living, LakeHouse Senior Living, Arvum Senior Living, Discovery Development Group, Discovery Design Concepts, STAT Marketing, and Discovery At Home. With three decades of experience, the award-winning management team has been developing, building, marketing, and managing diverse senior-living communities across the United States. By leveraging its innovative “Experiential Living” philosophy across a growing portfolio in excess of 350 communities and over 35,000 homes in nearly 40 states, and 19,000 dedicated employees, Discovery Senior Living is a recognized industry leader for performance, innovation and lifestyle customization and, today, ranks among the 2 largest U.S. senior living operators.

We offer rewarding career opportunities that include:

• Competitive wages
• Access to wages before payday
• Flexible scheduling options with full-time and part-time hours
• Paid time off and Holidays (full-time)
• Comprehensive benefit package including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurances (full-time)
• 401(K) with employer matching
• Paid training
• Opportunities for advancement
• Meals and uniforms
• Employee Assistance Program

Our community is looking for a Sous Chef to join our team.  

Responsibilities: 

• Provide supervision to dietary/kitchen team and supporting the Executive Chef
• Assist in controlling food costs
• Assist in maintaining controls and security of all food items and supplies in storage
• Assist in maintaining and enforcing policies and procedures of all meal production, preparing and coordinating
• Assist in managing the meal service; receiving, rotating and inventory of products and regulatory compliance; ensuring correct portioning and plate presentation of all menu items
• Record and maintain Food Safety Equipment Records and Food Safety Temperature Records
• Perform and assist in the rotation (FIFO – First In First Out) inventory and security of such food and supplies in the correct storage area.

Qualifications:

• Two (2) years’ Sous Chef experience
• Supervisory experience preferred
• Must maintain current Food Services Sanitation certificate
• Associates Degree in Culinary Arts preferred
• Competent in organizational, time management skills
• Must demonstrate good judgment, problem solving and decision making skills
• Ability to work weekends, evening and flexible hours

If having a direct impact on the lives of others is appealing to you, apply today and join our team!

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