Sous Chef

Job Description

If you’re looking for a job that goes beyond the basics to deliver purpose and joy, you’ll find it here! Welcome to Leisure Care, where employees inspire today’s older adults to embrace joy and purpose in their lives while doing the same in their own. For 50 years, we’ve been reimagining and reinventing what it means to work in senior living, ensuring our employees have the most fulfilling and productive opportunities possible.

Our hospitality-based care services and superstar employees (like you!) inspire new and creative ways of doing business and serving our residents and their families. Our employees are the heart of Leisure Care communities, working to make our communities feel just like home. Our teams work together to bring premier dining, personalized fitness, and engaging activities to older adults while also making a profound difference in the lives of our residents and their families.

With the best benefits in the biz, you can build your dream job while knowing your work matters - and have a lot of fun doing it! But don’t just take our word for it. Our teams agree!  We’re a certified Great Place to Work and ranked among Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Aging Services!

We are now seeking a Sous Chef to join our team!

As the Sous Chef you will play a vital role in the community by supporting the Chef with kitchen operations. You will assist with training and leading staff members to provide consistent top of the line dining experiences and high quality, appealing meals for our residents.

What you'll do:

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• Organize high volumes of work while maintaining a quality product.
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• Purchasing and inventory duties.
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• Comply with all state and local operating regulations.
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• Apply all required cooking techniques based on standard menus
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• Plan for special events and holiday functions.
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What you'll bring:

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• A complete understanding of all basic food preparation skill sets and the ability to perform these tasks error-free. 
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• Experience with hiring/training employees a plus. 
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• A minimum of 3 years' experience in similar role is preferred.
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• Experience working with a POS system is a plus.  
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What we offer:

Our full-time benefits package is one of the best in the business!

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• Medical, Dental and Vision
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• Early Wage Access (access to earned wages when needed!)
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• 401(k)
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• 10 Days Vacation per year & 1 Hour Sick Leave earned for every 30 hours worked.
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• Bereavement & Jury Duty Leave
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• 6 Holidays
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• 2 Float Holidays
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• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health and Dependent Care)
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• Meal Discounts
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• Tuition Assistance
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• Short Term Disability
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• Term Life Insurance
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• Term AD&D
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• Critical Illness
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• Hospital Indemnity
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Apply today!

Leisure Care provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Florida Residents: This role may require compliance with Florida’s background screening process. Details on the background screening clearinghouse and related requirements are available here: