Sous Chef

WHO ARE WE?

Come join our dedicated team at South Port Square, a wonderful place to work! South Port Square is a 40-acre campus in Port Charlotte close to Charlotte Harbor and Punta Gorda and is one of Florida's best kept secrets! You'll join a team with a strong work ethic, with management and co-workers who want to make a positive impact on our residents' lives. These extraordinary leaders and role models will help you craft a long, satisfying, and fruitful senior living career at South Port Square. For over 30 years, South Port Square has been addressing the growing needs of the retiring and senior communities. Today, South Port Square is one of twelve retirement communities in Florida managed by Life Care Services (LCS), the nation's leading developer and manager of senior living communities. We continually strive to create an environment of trust and transparency by helping employees find a sense of purpose in their job and achieve their highest potential while providing hospitality to those who work and live at South Port Square. #nonclinical

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The Sous Chef is responsible for the proper preparation of the planned menu in the absence of the Executive Chef and assists in the supervision of all kitchen employees.

Here are a few of the daily responsibilities of a Sous Chef:

• Clarifies and organizes all evening paperwork and posts the next day's production schedule.

• Assists the kitchen staff in all aspects of daily assignments, as required.

• Informs the Executive Chef of all activities and operational problems, making suggestions for improvement and corrections as needed.

• Assists in daily shift change walk-throughs of kitchen staff.

• Ensures that each plate leaving the kitchen meets high presentation standards, is a quality product and is properly portioned.

• Responsible for the direction of the kitchen in the absence of the Executive Chef.

• Assists in creating, planning, costing, and executing menus, theme buffets, specials, and holiday menus.

• Assists with food orders, production sheets and related material.

• Assists the chef in executing all catered and special functions.

Here are a few of the qualifications we need you to have:

• Ability to understand and follow instructions in English and communicate effectively and perform simple arithmetic. Ability to understand measurements and conversions.

• Two to three years' experience in fine dining or Health Care environment preferred.

• Culinary education and supervisory background desirable.

• Ability to plan and organize work, to interpret instructions, recipes, specifications, and standards.

• Knowledge of kitchen equipment operation and maintenance. Some knowledge of nutrition and diet.

What We Offer:

• Work today, get paid tomorrow with DailyPay! South Port Square now offers DailyPay - a program that allows employees to access their earned income on demand, as it's earned.

• Benefits for full and part-time staff, including health, dental, vision, 401K and more!

• Fun, caring, inclusive work environment!

Many roles in the community may require that we ask about your vaccination status. This could include MMR, chicken pox, hepatitis, flu, and COVID-19 vaccine status.

Full-Time

Salary: From $55,000 per year

If you're an enthusiastic, compassionate, senior care professional who is passionate about hospitality and senior engagement- please apply, we'd love to get to know you!

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