Boden Apple Valley – Culinary Director

Description Boden, a Lifespark Senior Living Community is looking for a Culinary Director to join our growing team! Boden Senior Living recently opened July 2022 in Apple Valley, MN. It is located right off 155th Street across from Target. We help seniors Age Magnificently in our gorgeous 64-unit, apartment style community providing Assisted Living, Independent Living and Memory Care services. Boden Senior Living is a growing community with a passionate team who assists our residents Age Magnificently. Boden was voted Readers Best Assisted Living in 2023! Join our team today! Full Time, Weekends Required 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 Director of Culinary 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 meeting high standards in the areas of meal preparation, communication, record keeping, and effectively working with staff, residents, tenants, and their families to ensure high quality and nutritional dietary services. Duties include: 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 culinary employees. Develop work procedures and schedules. Evaluate work performance of culinary employees. Participate in facility leadership meetings, Interdisciplinary Team meetings, Quality Assurance/Improvement, Care Conferences, and other facility meetings as required. Make daily contact with residents and families. Interview residents and families to ensure nutritional needs are met. Nutritional monitoring of residents 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. Complete documentation as needed. Process and review diet orders to ensure compliance with physician orders. Preferred Qualifications: Must have a current Serve Safe Certification (or acquired within first month of employment) Minimum of one year experience in culinary field preferred. Must be able to relate professionally, positively, and cooperatively with residents, residents families, and employees. Must possess advanced computer skills. Benefits: Annual reviews with wage increases Paid time off & paid holidays Medical, dental, vision benefits 401k company match Employee Referral bonuses Tuition reimbursement and nursing loan forgiveness Flexible scheduling Career development 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 Employers 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.