Senior Chef

There’s no place like Edina, MN and York Gardens Senior Living is proud to be part of this vibrant community. Our senior living is conveniently located near public transportation and the cross roads of Highways 100, I-35W and I-494. To many, Edina represents a lifestyle that’s synonymous with gracious living. We offer a combination of 76 assisted living, Independent Living, Memory care and Care Suites units. We boast an exceptional and tenured team of caregivers who believe in Ebenezer’s mission to heal, discover, and educate for longer healthier, more meaningful lives.

York Gardens Senior Living is looking for a Senior Chef. This culinary role is responsible for ensuring that meals are prepared and presented in accordance with applicable regulations and senior age resident expectations. This Position works on a team with Server/Culinary Assistants at our Edina, MN location.

This full-time culinary leader position schedule includes;

• 80 hours every two weeks
• Day/evening shift; 8:30am to 6:00pm
• Includes every other weekend and holiday rotations
• Benefit Eligible: (Paid Time Off, Medical, Dental, Matching Retirement, Tuition reimbursement for college and Cash Out Wages Before Payday with our New Benefit of Early Wage Access!) https://www.ebenezercares.org/benefits.html

Ebenezer is proud to be voted 2024 Star Tribune Top Work Place, and has received this honor fifteen years in a row. We're an established organization with over 100 years of excellent service and an outstanding rate of growth. When you come to work at an Ebenezer community, we strive to support your growth, honor your strengths and empower you to make a difference in the lives of others.

• Preparation of meals by following standardized recipes
• Handles and prepares food in a safe manner following policies and infection control and safety standards.
• Ensure timely production and meal service is provided to residents
• Set up line service
• Clean and sanitize equipment and work area after each use
• Assists with special events
• Conduct customer service rounding to gain feedback from residents on meals and service provided
• Supervise kitchen staff to include duties such as; training, coaching,  accountability for staff and their work performance, assist with performance evaluations and scheduling of staff

Required:

• Serv Safe certification, or  acquired within 90 days of start date
• 1-3 years of related experience (i.e. scratch, high volume, culinary, chef, assistant chef)
• Basic math skills and comfortable using Microsoft applications
• Strong problem solving and time management skills/experience
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Must be 18 years of age or older

Preferred:

• High School Diploma/GED preferred
• Food service vocational/technical education or training preferred
• Training, supervisory, leadership work experience or education preferred
• Ability to work effectively in a supervisory role or must be comfortable working in a supervisory capacity