Food Services Director - Higher Ed. jobs in Kentucky

Responsibilities

Are you an experienced Chef who inspires others, has a passion for serving others and a knowledge of food service, and is dedicated to excellence in customer service? If so, we would like to hear from you!

We are an innovative, dynamic Skilled Nursing & Assisted Living facility with an exciting opening for an Assistant Director of Dining Services / Assistant Chef.

Here are a few of the daily responsibilities of an Assistant Director of Dining & Culinary Services: 

• Assisting the Director of Dining services in leading quality dining programs that will enhance the meal experience at our health care campus
• Ensuring that the dining programs at our health care campuses meet federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations
• Ensuring that the food service operation is maintained in a clean, safe and sanitary manner
• We are seeking candidates with Chef experience in fine dining establishments. Experience in a long term care and knowledge of the regulations governing long term care facilities is also highly preferred.

Qualifications

• Associates or higher degree in food service management or in hospitality in the course study that includes food service or restaurant management from an accredited institution of higher learning.

Licenses/Certifications:

• Certified Dietary Manager or,
• Certified Food Service Manager or,
• Similar national certification for food service management and safety from a national certifying body.
• In states that have established standards for food service, meets State requirements for food service manager or dietary managers.
• Serve Safe Certified.

Experience:

• Two (2) to three (3) years’ supervisory experience in culinary food preparation or kitchen environment. Healthcare, senior living industry, pharmacy or long-term care environment preferred.
• Exemplary computer skills that include knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite of products.

Overview

Careers close to home and your heart 

Since our founding in 1997, we’ve been making long-term care better for our residents and more rewarding for our team members. We’re a Fortune Best Places to Work in Aging Services, a certified Great Place to Work, and one of Glassdoor’s Top 100 Best Companies to Work. If you’re looking for a place that embraces you for who you are, helps you achieve your full potential, and makes working hard feel less like hard work, then look no further than Trilogy.