Cook/Dining Supervisor

Salary: $18 - $25 / hour

About the role

Bring your culinary experience and leadership skills to a role where both matter. Elderwood at Cheektowaga is seeking a dependable, experienced Cook / Dining Services Supervisor to join our dietary team. This unique full-time opportunity combines hands-on food preparation with frontline leadership:

• Work approximately two to three days each week as a Dining Services Supervisor
• Work the remaining scheduled days as a Cook
• Participate in an every-other-weekend rotation

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced cook who is ready to take on greater responsibility while remaining actively involved in the kitchen.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meals according to established recipes, menus, production needs, and resident dietary requirements
• Help oversee daily kitchen and dining-service operations in the Director’s absence or as assigned
• Provide direction and support to dietary team members throughout the shift
• Coordinate meal preparation and service to promote quality, accuracy, and timely delivery
• Reinforce food-safety, sanitation, infection-control, and workplace-safety procedures
• Monitor kitchen organization, food quality, portioning, presentation, and cleanliness
• Help ensure department procedures and applicable regulatory standards are followed
• Respond to changing operational needs and help the team remain focused during busy meal periods
• Lead by example through reliability, professionalism, teamwork, and attention to detail

Requirements

In this blended role, you’ll combine hands-on meal preparation with frontline leadership to help deliver a safe, consistent, and enjoyable dining experience for our residents.

• Prepare appealing, nutritious meals using established recipes, rotating menus, production schedules, and resident-specific dietary requirements
• Help lead daily kitchen and dining operations, providing direction and support to dietary team members throughout the shift
• Coordinate food preparation and meal service to ensure residents receive accurate, high-quality meals on time
• Monitor food quality, portioning, presentation, sanitation, cleanliness, and overall kitchen organization
• Reinforce food-safety, infection-control, workplace-safety, and regulatory standards
• Assist with department oversight in the Director of Dining Services’ absence or as assigned
• Respond to changing priorities, resolve routine service issues, and keep the team organized during busy meal periods
• Lead by example through reliability, professionalism, teamwork, and pride in the resident dining experience

Pay

$18 - $25 / hour

Schedule

• Full-Time
• Every other weekend