Chef

Daytime hours (no late nights). A certified Great Place To Work (voted by associates) 8 years in a row!

Benefits

• Chef Medical, Dental, Vision offerings (for benefit eligible associates)
• Company Paid Life Insurance coverage in the amount of $30,000
• Voluntary benefits including: Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, legal/Identify Theft, and Disability insurance (for benefit eligible associates)
• 401(k) program including discretionary company match
• Competitive Paid Time Off (for full-time associates)
• Holiday pay
• Discretionary Scholarship program
• Annual performance evaluations/raises

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Ensuring all cooking, serving, storage, preparation, and service areas are clean, safe and organized to meet all applicable food service standards and regulations
• Ensuring quality food service in accordance with Legend’s Gold Leaf Dining standards, including interacting with residents daily
• Fulfilling other roles as needed, such as Manager-On-Duty on a rotating basis, and filling in for culinary staff when needed

Bonus opportunities

• Employee referrals
• Employee of the month/year
• Resident tour (move-in)

Work environment

Our focus is to maximize the potential of every life we touch. We do this by creating an elegant community where our residents are surrounded by the highest standards of quality of service, environment and care. This includes Holistic Wellness, Gold Leaf Dining standards and vibrant Life Enrichment activities.

Associate support available

• Work friend trainer
• Employee assistance program
• Crisis care assistance
• Paid-time-off donations
• Continuing education opportunities
• Appreciation/sympathy gifts
• Family member discount

Associate growth opportunities

In addition to competitive pay, hundreds of associates are promoted each year! We conduct annual performance evaluations with raises.

Company snapshot

Legend has been a family business for 30 years, and is adding multiple properties each year! Our awards include: Great Place To Work, Best of Senior Living Award, Innovative Programming in Senior Living.

Requirements

• Prefer: two years experience cooking in a commercial kitchen
• Prefer: experience supervising kitchen staff
• Prefer: formal culinary training or associates degree in culinary arts (or 5 years of culinary experience)
• Required: Current food handling license, as required by the state