Legacy of St. Michael - Culinary Services Director

Lifespark
paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)

May 20, 2025
Description Legacy of St. Michael, a Lifespark Senior Living Community, is looking for a Culinary Director to join our growing team! Legacy of St. Michael Senior Living is conveniently located in St. Michael, MN. It is a stunning facility that offers 95 total units between Assisted Living, Independent living, and memory care. This community and its residents are amazing, our residents enjoy activities, hanging out in common areas, and are highly competitive! Join our team to help our residents Age Magnificently! Shifts Available: Full Time - Monday-Friday MOD Rotation Salary: $65,000-$73,000 Are you compassionate towards others? Are you passionate about enriching the lives of others? If so, we want you to join our team and help seniors Age Magnificently! Our Culinary Director becomes family and impacts the lives of our residents who live in a Lifespark Senior Living Community. In this position, you will be responsible for preparing food in accordance with prescribed resident diet specifications, facility procedures, and dietary and sanitary regulations. Duties include: Practice proper food handling, infection control and safety control methods including hand washing, isolation procedures, fire safety, OSHA and worker's compensation rules and regulations. Purchase and check in all food and non-food items. Manage inventory weekly. Review and adhere to departmental budget. Oversee the production and service of food and participate as needed. Hire, orientate, train, counsel, and discipline dietary employees. Develop work procedures and schedules. Evaluate work performance of dietary employees. Participate in facility leadership meetings, Interdisciplinary Team meetings, Quality Assurance/Improvement, Care Conferences, and other facility meetings as required. Make daily contact with tenants and families. Interview tenants and families to ensure nutritional needs are met. Nutritional monitoring of tenants through assessments, progress notes and dietary care planning. Work in conjunction with facility Consulting Dietitian (where applicable) to assure optimum nutrition is obtained for all residents/tenants. Complete documentation as needed. Process and review diet orders to ensure compliance with physician orders. Must be adaptable, flexible to changes, and able to prioritize and organize work efficiently to accomplish workload within time allotted. Maintains positive relationships with key stakeholders such as tenants, their families, staff, and the community. Maintain a positive attitude in relation to customer service program. Abides by the facility's policies, procedures, and practices. Participates in and supports Quality efforts throughout the facility. Attends meetings and mandatory in-services. Knowledge and adherence to safety/disaster preparedness plan. All other duties as needed. Benefits: Annual reviews with wage increases Paidtime off & paid holidays Medical, dental, vision benefits 401k + company match Employee Referral bonuses Tuition reimbursement and nursing loan forgiveness Flexible scheduling Career development Qualifications Experience and Education Must have a current Serve Safe Certification. Minimum of one year experience in dietary field is preferred. Experience in a senior living setting is preferred. Must be able to relate professionally, positively, and cooperatively with residents, resident's families, and employees. Must possess advanced computer skills, including email use It has been and will continue to be our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, arrest record, conviction record, military service, use or nonuse of lawful products off the Employer's premises during nonworking hours, or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. #SLBPP2 Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.