Sous Chef / Lead Cook

Cedarhurst of Columbia, a regional healthcare provider and true friend of older adults, seeks a service-minded, career-oriented individual to join our team as a  Sous Chef / Lead Cook at our Cedarhurst of Columbia community.

As a Sous Chef / Lead Cook, you will have to opportunity to connect with, and positively impact the lives of, our residents daily! You will assist the Dining Services Director in managing daily kitchen activities.

This position requires weekend availability and participation in a rotating holiday schedule. The primary shift is approximately 10 : 30 a.m. to 7 : 30 p.m. , with occasional 6 : 00 a.m. to 3 : 00 p.m. shifts as needed.

As a Sous Chef / Lead Cook, working with the Dining Services Director, you will impact the lives of our residents by –

• Overseeing and organizing kitchen stock and inventory levels in the absence of the Dining Services Director
• Working with the Dining Services Director to maintain kitchen organization.
• Assisting in orientation and continued training of dining team.
• Instructing all team on operation, maintenance, and cleaning of all dining services equipment.
• Exhibiting thorough knowledge of and conduct hands-on training of staff on all food service positions and proper food handling.
• Assisting in ensuring food is properly prepared, portioned and served and monitors all food items to ensure the guidelines for temperature, taste and quality are upheld.
• Remaining current and up to date with all food safety licensing requirements for state, county, and local authorities.
• Assisting with proper documentation of temperature logs, refrigeration logs, sanitation logs and cleaning schedules.
• Supporting all catering, room service, special party needs, marketing functions, etc.
• Demonstrating a working knowledge of all dining service shifts and be familiar with individual assignments and resident dining needs.
• Covering shifts in the absence of Dining Services Director
• Developing schedules and place orders as needed.
• Attending community leadership meetings as needed.
• Learning and implementing Cedarhurst of Columbia dining programs.
• Maintaining safety standards as outlined by Cedarhurst of Columbia guidelines for infection control.
• Utilizing basic mathematical concepts such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, percentages, rations, and proportions to practical situations.
• Maintaining appropriate food temperatures by ensuring proper cooling / heating procedures are followed and equipment is working properly.
• Ensuring effective communication is being utilized by community staff with the residents’ families concerning residents’ care, encompassing their physical, personal, and emotional wellbeing.
• Working well with others and taking direction from management, as well as taking initiative with the capability to engage in conflict intervention and resolution for residents, families, employees, and others as needed.
• 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 / move, communicate, and identify written information.The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and lift and / or move up to 50 pounds independently; occasionally lift and / or move up to 200 pounds with assistance.
• Other duties as assigned.

To become a Sous Chef / Lead Cook you will need –

When considering a career with Cedarhurst of Columbia , please understand that –

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