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Culinary Services Director

Sonida Senior Living
Arlington, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 8/21/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/21/2026

Find your joy here, at The Waterford on Cooper, a Sonida Senior Living community! We offer a comprehensive benefit package to include competitive wage/salary, health and dental insurance, 401k with company match & much more!

The Waterford at Cooper, a premier retirement community in Arlington, TX, provides quality care to residents in an, ASSISTED LIVING, MEMORY CARE community.

What we offer you:

  • Flexible scheduling**
  • Cutting edge technology to enhance the lives of our residents and make your job easier and more effective.
    • SafelyYou - AI video technology that detects and prevent falls
    • Advanced EHR Technologies - automated care assessments eliminating busy work, helping you deliver better care
    • Sage - Improve call light response time and improvement to service and care
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  • Company support for educational and learning opportunities
    • Paid referral programs for Team Member and Resident referrals
  • Medical, dental, vision, and life/disability insurances*
  • 401k retirement savings offering a discretionary match determined each year based on company performance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Dependent Care and FSA saving accounts
  • PTO available day one
  • Paid Training

*Benefit eligibility dependent on employment status

**Eligibility based on location

Culinary Services Director Responsibilities: 

  • Responsible for the management, planning and directing the activities of the culinary service department and managing/supervising dining services staff. 
  • Responsible for food service standards, policies and procedures, equipment, systems, city and state regulations and work areas while providing the highest quality of food service for Residents.
  • Coordinates closely with nursing staff to ensure residents’ needs are constantly being met, as needed. 
  • Orders all supplies and maintains inventory control. Verify orders received, assuring needed goods are on hand. Ensure that all budgetary guidelines are achieved.
  • Must be willing and able to cook daily in the kitchen.

Qualifications:

  • At least 3-5 years’ experience as an Executive Chef or Kitchen Manager or Culinary Director in restaurants, hotels, SNF, or senior living.
  • An associate degree or better in Culinary Arts, Food Science, or Hospitality Management or Certified Executive Chef (CEC, ACF).
  • Serve Safe Certification or Certified Dining Manager (CDM).

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