Greenwood Village South

Non-profit life plan community

Director of Culinary Services

Food & Beverage Operations ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeGreendale, WI, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

An associate or bachelor's degree is required; a degree in a culinary arts program is preferred.
Successful completion of a recognized food safety course is required.
At least five years of experience as an executive chef or chef in a hotel, restaurant, club, or similar employment is required.
At least three years of experience in administration and management of food service systems is required.
Senior living community experience is preferred.
Employees must provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or receive an approved exemption as a condition of employment.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain a comprehensive, professional, and upscale culinary services program to create and maintain a positive experience for customers.
Supervise the Culinary Services Department in accordance with organizational policies and applicable laws, including interviewing and hiring, planning and assigning work, directing work, appraising performance, and rewarding and disciplining employees.
Research, plan, develop, produce, and serve menu cycle programs that comply with required nutritional and dietary criteria under local regulations, and correctly prepare diets in accordance with policies and procedures.
Meet or exceed established budgetary and financial guidelines.
Perform hands-on cooking, serving, and dishwashing as necessary.
Ensure staff are professional, trained, properly uniformed, and talented.
Visit residents periodically to evaluate food service quality, quantity, temperature, and appearance, and conduct evaluations to revise operations and procedures to improve food service.
Support a culture in which business decisions and individual employee engagement drive top-line revenue and occupancy.

Make 2027 your year with a new position and enjoy coming to work every day!

When you work at HARBOUR VILLAGE, you have a front-row seat to the amazing life stories of the wisest people on earth. What’s more, you are part of an extraordinary company – one that’s investing in the future of senior living by investing in you, one that is the MOST AWARDED COMPANY IN THE HISTORY of the J.D. Power U.S. Senior Living Satisfaction Study, #1 in customer satisfaction among independent Senior Living Communities, 5 years in a row, and #1 in Customer Satisfaction among Assisted Living/Memory Care Communities. Don’t just do a job. Be part of an extraordinary life!

HARBOUR VILLAGE is recruiting for a hospitality focused Director of Culinary Services to join our team! The Director of Culinary provides full-scope, hands-on management of the Community’s Culinary Services Department. Responsible for maintaining a superior level of quality service and cleanliness. This person is a key member of the Community’s management team adhering to policies and procedures and upholding the Community’s mission, philosophy, values and the Company’s vision, principles and Hospitality Promises.

Here are a few of the daily responsibilities:

Develop and maintain a comprehensive, professional, and upscale culinary services program in order to create and maintain a positive experience for all customers.
Supervise the Culinary Services Department. Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing and hiring; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees.
Research, plan, develop, produce, and serve menu cycle programs that are complaint with required nutritional/dietary criteria as required by local regulations and correctly prepares diets provided per policies procedures.
Meet or exceed established budgetary and financial guidelines.
Responsible for hands-on, direct cooking, serving and dish washing as necessary.
Ensure professional, trained, properly uniformed, and talented staff.
Visits residents periodically to evaluate food service such as quality, quantity, temperature, and appearance; and conducts evaluations to make revisions in operations/procedures to promote improved food service.
Supports creating a culture where the business decisions made in this position, along with individual employee engagement, drive top-line revenue and occupancy.

Here are a few of the qualifications we need you to have:

Associate or Bachelor’s degree (in culinary arts program preferred)
Successful completion of recognized food safety course
Minimum of five years’ experience as executive chef, chef in a hotel, restaurant, club, or other similar employment
Minimum of three years’ experience in administration and management of food service systems
Senior living community experience preferred

Many roles in the community may require that we ask about your vaccination status. This could include MMR, chicken pox, hepatitis, flu and COVID-19 vaccine status. Please note that all employees are required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, or apply for and receive an approved exemption, as a condition of employment.

If you're an enthusiastic, compassionate, senior care professional who is passionate about hospitality and senior engagement- please apply, we'd love to get to know you!

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About the Company

Greenwood Village South

Non-profit life plan community

Greenwood Village South is a non-profit Life Plan Community in Greenwood, Indiana that offers a continuum of senior living options from independent living to skilled nursing on a single campus. It is managed by Life Care Services and has offered Medicare and Medicaid-certified care since 1969, with the facility opening in 1981. Residents can move between levels of care at a predictable, lifetime cost through an entrance-fee model with monthly fees, or opt for rental housing where services are paid as needed. A major expansion called The Flats will open in Spring 2027, adding new independent living apartments plus an assisted living and memory care neighborhood, with the goal of providing secure housing and seamless access to care as residents’ needs evolve.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Greenwood, IN
Founded: 1962

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