Sous Chef

Company: Wesley Enhanced Living
Location: Philadelphia
Posted on: April 15, 2025

Job Description:

Overview Come see why Wesley Enhanced Living is Ranked #4 in the Nation as a Best Workplace in our industry! Hiring Immediately! The Sous Chef is responsible for assisting the Head Chef with daily responsibilities, and to make a compelling difference in the lives of our residents through providing excellence and innovation in aging services. The Sous Chef is primarily responsible for staff performance including the daily supervision and retention of culinary staff. Essential Responsibilities: Maintain effective and efficient dining services, maintains positive resident relations, develops and maintains positive relations with staff members in all departments. Ensure products and staff services are consistent with regulatory standards as well as quality and excellence standards. Assist Profit & Loss management by following WEL policies and procedures, managing staffing and overtime budget, maintaining inventory controls, managing staff performance, reviewing financial reports, and taking appropriate actions. Assists General Manager, and Head Chef with interviewing, hiring, training, daily supervision, and retention of qualified staff. Directly supervises the delivery of food products and effective staff service to residents. Ensure food is received, stored, prepared, held and served in compliance with dining services procedures and state and federal guidelines. Assist Head Chef with ordering all products needed Perform all other tasks as required. Qualifications Related Experience: Minimum 5 years' cooking experience required. Previous Health Care Food Service experience preferred Education or Degree Requirement: Minimum Associate's level in Culinary or Hotel/Restaurant Management or 5yrs' food service experience and 3yr supervisory experience Licenses, Certifications, Registrations: ServSafe Certification At WEL, you will be paid at a competitive rate and enjoy a generous benefits package! Some of our benefits include: Health Insurance (including prescription and vision) Dental Insurance 401(k) plans Wellness program Flexible Spending Accounts Tuition Reimbursement Life insurance Other generous benefits WEL is ranked #4 in the nation on the 2024 Fortune Best Workplaces in Aging Services list, and has been a Certified Great Place to Work for the past six years in a row! We got here because of our amazingly talented employees and their commitment to our mission of making a compelling difference in the lives of our residents! We welcome your application and invite you to visit: www.wel.org to learn more about our 130+ year young organization, our enhanced living philosophy, and our award winning team of employees. For the safety and protection of our residents, employees, and visitors our organization requires that all staff members receive the COVID-19 vaccine. An Equal Opportunity Employer - A Mandatory COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccine Employee Employment Type: Full Time

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