Culinary Director - Elk River Senior Living

Elk River Senior Living, a Lifespark Senior Living Community, is redefining senior living in Little Canada, MN. We help seniors Age Magnificently in our gorgeous, apartment-style community providing Assisted Living, Independent Living, and Memory Care services.

About the role

Our Director of Culinary becomes family and impacts the lives of our residents. In this position, you are responsible for meeting high standards in meal preparation, communication, record keeping, and effectively working with employees, residents, and their families to ensure high-quality and nutritional dietary services.

Responsibilities

• Manage inventory and ordering of food and culinary supplies, including reviewing and adhering to departmental budget.
• Hire, train, and supervise culinary employees.
• Maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders such as residents, their families, staff, and the community.
• Participate in facility leadership meetings, Interdisciplinary Team meetings, Quality Assurance/Improvement, Care Conferences, and other facility meetings as required.
• Interview residents and families to ensure nutritional needs are met.
• Nutritional monitoring of residents through assessments, progress notes, and dietary care planning.
• Process and review diet orders to ensure compliance with physician orders.
• Must be adaptable, flexible to changes, and able to prioritize and organize work efficiently to accomplish workload within time allotted.

Qualifications

• Must have a current ServSafe Certification.
• A minimum of one year of experience in the dietary field is preferred.
• Must be able to relate professionally, positively, and cooperatively with residents, residents’ families, and employees.
• Must have proficient knowledge of computer systems, including email use.

Pay

$58,000–$74,000 annually

Schedule

Full-Time, Monday–Friday AMs with Manager On Duty weekend rotation.

Benefits

• Annual reviews with wage increases
• Paid time off & paid holidays
• Medical, dental, vision benefits
• 401k + company match
• Employee Referral bonuses
• Tuition reimbursement and nursing loan forgiveness
• Flexible scheduling
• Career development