Assistant Director of Culinary at Otterbein SeniorLife

<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(224, 62, 45);"><strong><em>**Now Offering DailyPay**</em></strong></span></p> <h2 class="iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoField_Job">Overview</h2> <div class="iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoMsg_Job"> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Container"> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Text"> <p>Otterbein is currently seeking a talented <strong>Assistant Director of Culinary</strong> to join our team at our vibrant, not-for-profit retirement community. The Assistant Director of Culinary Services is responsible for supervising the overall production of Culinary Services for the Assisted Living, Long-Term Care and Post-Acute areas of the Otterbein campus.&nbsp; The Assistant Director will manage staff, ensure customer satisfaction, conduct inventory, provide daily oversight of food production and ensure high quality.&nbsp; The Assistant Director will also ensure compliance with community policies and procedures, as well as state and federal regulations.&nbsp; The Assistant Director oversees the operation of the restaurant-style dining for our residents in a comfortable, home-like atmosphere.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Shift:</strong> Rotating 1st</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong><u>Key Responsibilities</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>Liaison for Culinary Department with resident or interdepartmental issues/concerns.</li> <li>Oversees all pantries are adequately stocked daily.</li> <li>Oversees proper completion of the daily temperature logs, and other daily documentation.</li> <li>Assumes all responsibility in the absence of the Director of Culinary Services.</li> <li>Assists the Director of Culinary Services with routine and special function menu planning, and the overall production of the culinary services department.</li> <li>Supervises partners to ensure that meals are served hot, on time, and in an attractive manner.</li> <li>Supervises Dining Room when needed.</li> <li>Identifies opportunities for partner development regarding hospitality training, sanitation practices, and safe food handling techniques.</li> <li>Begins the process for catering events.&nbsp; Meets with residents/customers to set up date, location, menu and other needs.&nbsp; Organizes with other departments if needed and gives information to Chef to complete event.</li> <li>Responsible for administrative tasks, such as spend down reports, coding invoices, assisting with diet orders, etc.</li> <li>Completes and presents partner evaluations for servers and dietary aides.</li> <li>Other duties as assigned.</li> </ul> <p><strong><u>Special Skills and Requirements</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>Must be able to cope with mental and emotional stress related to working with persons who are ill, disabled, elderly and/or emotionally upset.</li> <li>Must be able to communicate in English.</li> <li>Must be detail oriented and have excellent literacy and writing, documentation, communication and interpersonal abilities.</li> <li>Ability to add and subtract (as in setting up salads or counting trays) and multiply and divide (as in exploring recipes to forecasted needs).</li> <li>Knowledge of methods and procedures for serving food, principles of sanitation and principles of safe food handling.</li> <li>Knowledge of the care and use of food service equipment and kitchen equipment.</li> <li>Knowledge of basic nutrition and modified diets.</li> <li>Ability to work fast and efficiently in order to serve meals at a specified time.</li> <li>Basic supervisory skills such as training, motivation discipline, record keeping.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Qualifications</strong></p> <ul> <li>High School diploma or GED</li> <li>Minimum of three years’&nbsp;experience in dining, catering, restaurant&nbsp;and/or cooking field, preferably in the senior living setting.</li> <li>Must be an excellent cook, preferably with formal culinary training</li> <li>Knowledge of health care food service regulations</li> <li>Current ServSafe certificate.</li> <li>Superior supervisory and customer service skills</li> <li>Enjoy working with the senior population</li> <li>Willingness to be&nbsp;flexible with schedule and hours&nbsp;</li> </ul> <div class="iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoMsg_Job"> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Container"> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Text"> <div class="iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoMsg_Job"> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Container"> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Text"> <p><strong>BENEFITS</strong></p> <p><strong>Health &amp; Wellness</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Medical Insurance</strong> with free virtual doctor visits</li> <li><strong>Vision &amp; Dental Insurance</strong></li> <li><strong>Pet Insurance</strong></li> <li><strong>Life Insurance</strong></li> <li><strong>Employee Assistance Program (EAP)</strong> for personal and professional support</li> </ul> <p><strong>Financial Security</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>401(k) Retirement Savings Plan</strong> with company match</li> <li><strong>Paid Time Off (PTO)</strong> that accrues immediately from day one</li> <li><strong>Paid Holidays</strong> for a healthy work-life balance</li> <li><strong>Access to DailyPay</strong>, enabling you to access up to 100% of your earned wages on a daily basis</li> <li><strong>Tuition Reimbursement</strong> up to $5,250 per year for ANY field of study</li> <li><strong>Tuition Discounts</strong> through exclusive partnerships with the University of Cincinnati, University of Toledo, and Hondros College</li> <li><strong>Employee-Sponsored Crisis Fund</strong> available for those facing unforeseen challenges</li> <li><strong>Legal &amp; Identity Theft Protection</strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>Growth &amp; Development</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>University Partnerships</strong> with <u>University of Cincinnati,</u> <u>University of Toledo</u>, and <u>Hondros College</u> for exclusive tuition discounts</li> <li><strong>Multiple Partner Discounts</strong> available for various products and services through <u>Access Perks</u></li> <li><strong>Access to 1,000s of hours of personal and professional development material</strong> through <u>RightNow Media @ Work</u></li> </ul> <p><em>&nbsp;</em><em>*Some benefits, including PTO and tuition reimbursement, are based on hours worked.</em></p> <div class="iCIMS_JobOptions"> <div id="jobSocialOptions" class="iCIMS_jobSocialOptions"> <div id="icimsSD_widget_share" class="iCIMS_BroadcastJob icimsSD_widget icimsSDWidget_share" data-icims-sd-type="share" data-icims-sd-jid="6338" data-icims-sd-size="24"> <div class="icimsSDWidget_publishButtonsCntnr">Apply today and begin a meaningful career as an <strong>Assistant Director of Culinary</strong>&nbsp;at Otterbein!</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>