Culinary Director
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Job Location:
Rohnert Park, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 70000 - 80000
Posted on:
13-09-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Are you passionate about serving seniors Do you want to be part of team that strives to create experiences that celebrate our seniors
Clearwater at Sonoma Hills is a premier luxury senior living community in Rohnert Park CA and is looking for a Culinary Director to join the team!
Clearwater Living associates enjoy great benefits:
- Excellent benefits
- 401(k)contributions
- Paid Vacation and Sick leave
- Exciting opportunities to grow
- Dynamic and fast paced environment
- Culture of people first and service always
The responsibilities of the Culinary Director are to lead and provide direction to Cooks and Dishwashers. We use the freshest local ingredients made from scratch and prepare the finest foods of the highest quality and taste for residents guests and associates at the community.
If you are looking for a fast paced and exciting opportunity to lead a team in a new kitchen then look no further! A highly rewarding and challenging opportunity for a Culinary Director awaits you at our community. Join us in our endeavor to create experiences that celebrate your relevance.
Pay Range: $70000-$80000 per year (DOE)
Schedule: Sunday-Thursday
Responsibilities
- Manage plan develop organize schedule evaluate and direct the Culinary department
- Supervise the production presentation and cost of food and create a balanced rotating menu
- Serve as liaison between guests residents and Culinary staff and be responsible for effective communication across all areas
- Resolve resident complaints regarding food quality and/or service
- Establish a Food Committee and/or survey and visit with residents regularly to determine resident special likes/dislikes and as much as possible resident preferences and requests
- Ensure a sanitary work environment and comply with all health and safety codes state licensing regulations and policies and procedures regarding proper storage handling and serving of food
- Develop and implement policies/processes to ensure that food is ready on time and proper temperature levels are met
- Backup Culinary staff in their job duties as needed
- Responsible for the cleanliness in dining room and ensure proper table settings at all times
- Recruit hire train motivate and supervise department staff in accordance with all company policies procedures and core values
- Carry out required new hire training and ongoing skills training for associates and maintain appropriate documentation
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree or related education in Culinary Arts or Hospitality is preferredor combination of formal training from a related culinary or technical school and experience overseeing restaurant and dining operations
- Minimum eight to ten years of experience in food service
- Minimum five to seven years of supervisory experience to include hiring training and supervising staff and developing and managing a budget
- Serve Safe certification preferred
- First Aid Certification required
- Ability licensure and willingness to drive the community vehicle as needed
- Background clearances as required by government regulations
- Must meet health requirements including TB
Clearwater Living is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race color sex religion sexual orientation national origin disability genetic information pregnancy or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal state or local laws.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Fundraising
- Management Experience
- Coaching
- Analysis Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Team Management
- Budgeting
- Leadership Experience
- Mentoring
- Public Speaking
- negotiation
- Supervising Experience
About Company
Are you passionate about serving seniors? Do you want to be part of team that strives to create experiences that celebrate our seniors? Clearwater at Sonoma H...
