Director of Culinary Services/Executive Chef - St. Clare Commons
At St. Clare Commons we believe a job should be more than simply a means of earning a living. It should be a learning experience, a path to personal growth, and most important a way of putting faith into action. St. Clare Commons opened its faith-based state of the art campus in Perrysburg, Ohio in 2013 and continues expanding its ministry.
As our campus continues to grow, we currently have an opportunity to add a Director of Culinary Services/Executive Chef to the team.
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer offering medical, dental, vision, 401k and other benefits including PTO.
This role is responsible for providing an exceptional culinary experience for residents and customers in compliance with state and federal regulations. The Director will perform overall department supervision as required and will daily directly supervise the Cooks, Culinary Technicians, Culinary Support staff, and Dining Attendants. This position requires overseeing or performing the cooking of all foods and may require preparing special meals for events and catering.
Essential Job Specific Duties/Responsibilities
1. Oversees the overall performance of the Food Service Department.
- Supervises all food preparation.
- Ensures smooth operation of the Dietary Department.
- Reviews menu and recommends improvements prior to implementation.
- Coordinates meal plans with Dietitian.
- Assumes responsibility for appearance, quality, quantity, temperature, palatability, and proper portion control of food items.
- Implements and provides catering specials.
- Follows up on complaints by employees, residents, and customers.
- Confers with the Dietitian regarding patient food services and therapeutic diets.
- Purchases needed small equipment, supplies, and food.
- Makes daily resident visits and interviews all new residents.
- Maintains residents’ diet histories and diet order
2. Coordinates, supervises, and directs activities of personnel.
- Creates a bi-weekly work schedule.
- Directs activities of personnel to ensure the service is efficient and courteous.
- Directly supervises Cooks, Culinary Technicians, Culinary Support staff, and Dining Attendants.
- Completes evaluations for employees.
- Ensures employees complete all educational in-service requirements.
- Maintains current knowledge and complies with policies and procedures of infection control, OSHA, safety, federal and state laws and regulations, and resident rights.
4. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide appropriate service to residents of all ages. Necessary knowledge and skills include principles of growth and development to facilitate the identification of each resident’s requirements relative to their age and specific needs.
5. Satisfies all educational in-service requirements mandated by CHI Living Communities, the department, external accrediting, and regulatory agencies.
In addition to the essential job specific duties listed above, the Executive Chef shall be required to perform all duties (essential and non-essential) in a manner consistent with the mission and values (compassion, excellence, inclusion, integrity, collaboration) of CHI Living Communities and will be evaluated on such basis. Furthermore, every employee must abide by all campus, departmental, and safety policies, rules, and regulations.
Job Requirements
Education: High School Diploma or equivalent with some college preferred. Trained as a chef or in the culinary arts and Serve Safe Certified.
Experience: Restaurant or Health Care experience preferred.
Attendance: Regular attendance and a flexible work schedule is an essential part of this job.
To apply, please send resume to kdunlap@chilivingcomm.org or to Kristy Dunlap at:
St. Clare Commons
12469 Five Point Road
Perrysburg, Ohio 43551