What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sous Chef position at The Lodge at Truitt Homestead?
The Lodge at Truitt Homestead, a division of Vantage Point Retirement Living, Southern Delaware's Premier Independent Living Community, is hiring a full-time Sous Chef to join our culinary team. If you are passionate about enhancing the lives of seniors, enjoy working with an enthusiastic team, this is the job for you. The Lodge offers a competitive pay rate, 401K, and generous PTO.
As a Sous Chef, you will be responsible for assisting the Director with the overall operation of the Culinary Services Department and for meeting or exceeding the hospitality and service standard.
The below duties and responsibilities are just a glimpse into the role, and we hope you will apply to learn more.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Assist with implementing food services policies, procedures, and QA audits.
• Assist Director in menu planning and menu cycles according to cultural and regional food preferences, adjusts recipes to appropriate yield.
• Monitors the quality and consistency of the food to include food temperatures, portion control, palatability, and attractiveness of food, and implements changes to ensure quality according to established standards.
• Observes workers engaged in preparing, portioning, and garnishing foods to ensure that methods of cooking and garnishing and sizes of portions are as prescribed.
• Gives instructions to cooking staff in fine points of cooking.
• Cooks and carves meats and prepares portion dishes.
• Interacts with residents during mealtimes to monitor resident satisfaction or complaints about food service.
• Establishes and maintains an accurate system for the tracking of meals served. (Production Sheets and POS)
• Inventories food items monthly as per Culinary Director.
• Conducts regular Quality Assurance Audits.
• Practices safe and sanitary food handling.
• Attends “Food Forum” meetings as requested.
• Monitors and corrects safety and sanitation procedures in the kitchen.
• Assists other departments to ensure an organized and uniform system of services to residents and serving areas.
• Evaluates and recommends equipment purchases according to established procedures.
• Represent in a professional manor the needs and interest of the company during the interaction with residents, family members, staff, and vendors.
• Meet with residents and guests by making rounds in the dining room to get feedback on meals and staff.
• Competent to make changes in the POS system including menus, refunds, credit card transactions, and updates to POS system.
While we support continued learning and enrichment, and celebrate a culture that encourages learning new skills, there are base level requirements for this position that include but are not limited to:
The Lodge at Truitt Homestead is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our community’s philosophy is our commitment to non-discriminatory practices for our residents, staff, and business partners. Through our cultural awareness, we celebrate the diversity of residents and staff by supporting various celebrations, history, and means of acknowledgement of all cultures we served.
As a Sous Chef, you will be responsible for assisting the Director with the overall operation of the Culinary Services Department and for meeting or exceeding the hospitality and service standard.
The below duties and responsibilities are just a glimpse into the role, and we hope you will apply to learn more.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Assist with implementing food services policies, procedures, and QA audits.
• Assist Director in menu planning and menu cycles according to cultural and regional food preferences, adjusts recipes to appropriate yield.
• Monitors the quality and consistency of the food to include food temperatures, portion control, palatability, and attractiveness of food, and implements changes to ensure quality according to established standards.
• Observes workers engaged in preparing, portioning, and garnishing foods to ensure that methods of cooking and garnishing and sizes of portions are as prescribed.
• Gives instructions to cooking staff in fine points of cooking.
• Cooks and carves meats and prepares portion dishes.
• Interacts with residents during mealtimes to monitor resident satisfaction or complaints about food service.
• Establishes and maintains an accurate system for the tracking of meals served. (Production Sheets and POS)
• Inventories food items monthly as per Culinary Director.
• Conducts regular Quality Assurance Audits.
• Practices safe and sanitary food handling.
• Attends “Food Forum” meetings as requested.
• Monitors and corrects safety and sanitation procedures in the kitchen.
• Assists other departments to ensure an organized and uniform system of services to residents and serving areas.
• Evaluates and recommends equipment purchases according to established procedures.
• Represent in a professional manor the needs and interest of the company during the interaction with residents, family members, staff, and vendors.
• Meet with residents and guests by making rounds in the dining room to get feedback on meals and staff.
• Competent to make changes in the POS system including menus, refunds, credit card transactions, and updates to POS system.
While we support continued learning and enrichment, and celebrate a culture that encourages learning new skills, there are base level requirements for this position that include but are not limited to:
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
- One (1) year job related experience including food preparation, full-line menu items and therapeutic diets.
- Culinary apprenticeship or training preferred.
- Food Services Sanitation Certificate.
Who Is Vantage Point Retirement Living?
Headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania, Vantage Point Retirement Living is a senior living development and management company that has been ensuring area seniors enjoy vibrant, carefree, and healthy lifestyles since 1995. Widely recognized for our hands-on, personal involvement, we have decades of experience creating incredible communities. We are a local family-run organization backed by big-business experience, but regionally focused. Our family-oriented company is invested in our senior living communities because we live here, too. We do senior living…better. And it all starts with our team.
Our Mission is to create best-in-class communities for seniors built on a foundation of trust, compassion, and responsibility to better the lives of those who live in them. To fulfill our mission, we rely on our corporate and community teams to deliver those core values of trust, teamwork, respect, and integrity. We can’t ask of our team what we aren’t willing to deliver ourselves, which is why each employee in our organization knows the Vantage Point Leadership personally. We treat our team with the greatest respect, emphasizing the importance of team culture. When our employees are happy, our residents are happy, our business thrives, and our mission is fulfilled.
Headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania, Vantage Point Retirement Living is a senior living development and management company that has been ensuring area seniors enjoy vibrant, carefree, and healthy lifestyles since 1995. Widely recognized for our hands-on, personal involvement, we have decades of experience creating incredible communities. We are a local family-run organization backed by big-business experience, but regionally focused. Our family-oriented company is invested in our senior living communities because we live here, too. We do senior living…better. And it all starts with our team.
Our Mission is to create best-in-class communities for seniors built on a foundation of trust, compassion, and responsibility to better the lives of those who live in them. To fulfill our mission, we rely on our corporate and community teams to deliver those core values of trust, teamwork, respect, and integrity. We can’t ask of our team what we aren’t willing to deliver ourselves, which is why each employee in our organization knows the Vantage Point Leadership personally. We treat our team with the greatest respect, emphasizing the importance of team culture. When our employees are happy, our residents are happy, our business thrives, and our mission is fulfilled.
The Lodge at Truitt Homestead is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our community’s philosophy is our commitment to non-discriminatory practices for our residents, staff, and business partners. Through our cultural awareness, we celebrate the diversity of residents and staff by supporting various celebrations, history, and means of acknowledgement of all cultures we served.
