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Legend at Jefferson's Garden is proud to be part of the Legend Senior Living family and we are Hiring! A career with us means quality training, plenty of growth and development opportunities and a team that feels like family.

We are looking for outstanding individuals to join the culinary team as a Culinary Services Coordinator. You will make a difference in the lives of residents by overseeing culinary operations. This includes menu planning and supervising the kitchen and dining room staff. The culinary team enhances Legend’s Gold Leaf Dining experience, which sets a high standard for atmosphere and food quality.

BENEFITS

As you enrich the lives of seniors, we want to do the same for you. Legend provides for your financial, physical and mental well-being through the following benefits:

• Standard and supplementary insurance
• Retirement program
• Paid time off
• Holiday pay
• Annual performance appraisals/evaluations
• Continuing education
• Legend of Honor bonus
• Resident move-in bonus
• Celebration/sympathy gifts
• Scholarship program
• PTO donation program
• Crisis care program
• Employee Assistance Program

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS of this position would include but not be limited to:

• Prefer one year experience cooking in a commercial kitchen
• Prefer experience supervising culinary staff
• Current food handling license, as required by the state

RESPONSIBILITIES of this position would include but not be limited to:

• Planning a variety of nutritious meals that meet dietary requirements, including special requests if requested
• Managing the department budget and expense management, including inventory
• Directly supervising all dietary staff to including hiring, training, scheduling, etc.
• Working daily as a part of the team to ensure quality food service in accordance with Legend’s Gold Leaf Dining standards, including interacting with residents daily
• Ensuring all cooking, serving, storage, preparation, and service areas are clean, safe and organized to meet all applicable food service standards and regulations
• Acting as Manager-On-Duty on a rotating basis with other department leaders
• Communicating effectively with residents and staff
• Adhering to company policies, procedures and safety guidelines

This position is typically in a kitchen environment, exposure to heat, hot water, sharp objects and cleaning chemicals will occur.

Legend Senior Living is a drug free workplace and drug screening will be conducted at the company’s discretion.

Legend Senior Living Associates will be required to be vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine unless a medical, or religious exception is approved. Newly hired associates will be required to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine and complete the appropriate number of doses for the vaccine type within 30 days of hire.