Assistant Culinary Manager

Assistant Culinary Manager

Majestic Care of Cedar Village is looking for an Assistant Culinary Manager to join our team's mission and believe in our core values! Our mission: Through the hearts of our Care Team Members, we provide excellent healthcare to those we serve.

Our Core Values... 

L - Listening

E - Empathy

A - Accountability

D - Decisiveness 

 This is how we create a culture to LEAD with Love. 

Position Overview:

The Assistant Culinary Manager assists in planning, directing and coordinating the activities of the Culinary Department and provides culinary services for residents and care team members.  Assists in overseeing the kitchen operations, food service staff, and ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations. Assists the Culinary Manager with specialty menu planning, budgeting, training, and quality assurance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assists with establishing departmental regulations and procedures in conformance with administrative policies. 

• Assists with developing standards for organization and supervision of culinary services. 

• Supervise and assists in scheduling culinary staff within budget. 

• Assists with conducting regular audits, in-services, and performance evaluations. 

• Assists with determining quality and quantity of food required, plans menus and controls food costs; work closely with consultant dietician. 

• Make frequent inspections of all work, storage and serving areas to determine that regulations governing dietetic activities are followed. 

• Assists in maintaining appropriate documentation in resident medical records; participate in care planning. 

• Assists in selecting, orienting, and training new employees in department; assists in providing counseling to care team members and institute disciplinary measures as needed; assists in completing performance evaluations on schedule. 

• Assists in maintaining appropriate documentation in resident medical records; participate in resident care planning via electronic medical record. 

• Assist in maintaining effective relationships with residents and families, medical staff and with all care team members in the community. 

• Attends professional meetings and conferences to keep abreast of current practices and trends in the field of dietetics and nutrition; provide dietary education and counseling for residents; present dietary education program to dietary and other staff, as required. 

• Assists in ensuring safe work procedures are developed and followed, to include those relating to care team members injuries, prevention, and infection control. 

• Assists in ensuring a Continuous Quality Control Improvement Program is in place and that appropriate follow-up occurs. 

• Maintains kitchen sanitation, food safety practices, and inventory control with regulatory standards.  

• Perform other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.  

• Knowledge in basic computer skills.  

• Enrolled in a CFM (Certified Food Manager) or CDM (Certified Dietary Manager) course 

• Supervisory experience is preferred in a long-term care or healthcare setting.   

• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills. 

• ServSafe Manager certification is required or must be obtained within 90 days of employment. 

• Person in Charge Level 2 required or must be obtained within 90 days.

Majestic Difference Benefits:

• Quarterly Pay Increase

• Daily Pay

• Company-Paid Life Insurance

• Telehealth Services

• Double Pay on Holiday

• Care Team Member Relief Fund

Join the Majestic Care team where compassion meets excellence!

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