Executive Chef / Director of Dining

Job Description

Job Description

Scratch-made meals, a team of your own — and no nights.

Providence Place of Pottsville is hiring an Executive Chef / Director of Dining to lead the culinary team at our senior living community in Pottsville, PA. This is a hands-on chef role: you’ll be the head chef in the kitchen, responsible for the quality of every meal we serve to our 180 residents, and you’ll lead a dining team of 8–10 coworkers. If you love real, home-cooked food and leading a team that takes pride in it, this is your kitchen.

What you’ll do

• Lead the preparation of scratch-made, home-cooked meals — and be the hands-on head chef at most mid-day and evening meals
• Delight residents with demonstration cooking, cooking classes, residents’ own recipes, and special treats and events
• Run the dining program day to day: hire, schedule, train, coach, and evaluate your team of 8–10
• Manage purchasing, inventory, portion control, menus, and the department budget
• Keep the kitchen and dining areas safe and spotless — temperature logs, cleaning schedules, and equipment care
• Plan and execute special events for the community
• Work as part of the community’s leadership team alongside the Executive Director

Schedule

Full-time, salaried. Daytime and early-evening hours — no nights. Every other weekend.

What you bring

• A passion for great, home-made meals
• Significant experience as a Sous Chef and/or Executive Chef, including at least 3 years in a supervisory role
• Strong leadership and organizational skills — you can run a kitchen and a budget
• A good communicator with coworkers and residents alike, with outstanding customer service
• Knowledge of food safety and state regulations; able to use and create recipes
• Culinary or Hospitality degree preferred
• ServSafe certification required
• On your feet for your shift; able to lift and carry up to 40 lbs and push/pull up to 50 lbs

Pay & benefits

$65,000/year to start, plus health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with employer match, PTO, your birthday as a holiday, and more.

About Providence Place

Family-owned since 1998, Providence Place treats residents the way we’d want our own grandparents treated — and we develop our coworkers the same way. Come do work that matters.

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