Dietary Director / Food Service Manager / Executive Chef

Dietary Director / Food Service Manager / Executive Chef

Come join us at Kahl Home!  We are a Faith-Based, Nonprofit, Short-Term Rehabilitation and Skilled Geriatric Care facility sponsored by the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm since 1955.   Our state-of-the-art services, amenities, and excellent staff make Kahl Home a premier nursing facility in the Quad Cities.

 We are seeking to hire a Dietary Director / Food Service Manager / Executive Chef.

Dietary Director / Food Service Manager / Executive Chef Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years in food service management.
• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) certification required.
• Servsafe certification required.
• Associates Degree in culinary arts and management or successful completion of a reputable course in food service operation, preferred.
• A passion for helping seniors.
• Must be able to operate standard food production equipment.
• Must have solid PC skills: MS Office Suite and other office equipment.
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to speak, write and read English.

Dietary Director / Food Service Manager / Executive Chef Introduction:  The Dietary Director is responsible for the development, implementation, supervision, and ongoing evaluation of the dietary program in accordance with State and Federal regulations, to promote nutritional care designed to assist residents in attaining or maintaining their highest practicable well-being.

Dietary Director / Food Service Manager / Executive Chef Job Summary:

• Provide nutrition services according to policies and procedures, and federal and state requirements.
• Oversee the budget and purchasing of food and supplies, and the preparation, service, and storage of food.
• Recruit, interview, hire, train, coach, evaluate, reward, discipline, and terminate employees in cooperation with human resources department as needed.
• Develop work schedules to ensure adequate staff to cover each shift.
• Follow standards and procedures for preparing food.
• May be required to act as lead Chef up to 3 days per week.
• Maintain the food service department and equipment in clean, compliant and working condition.
• Determine resident diet needs and develop appropriate dietary plans in cooperation with Registered Dietitian and in compliance with physician’s orders.
• Work with other members of the interdisciplinary team to ensure that modified texture or therapeutic diets are in compliance with the resident’s medical condition.
• Address all concerns are resolved, improved, or addressed to improve the resident’s nutritional status and eating function.

This is a brief overview of job responsibilities and not intended to be all inclusive. 

We aim to create a supportive workplace where you are valued, compensated fairly and provided the tools to thrive!

Kahl Home can offer you:

• Competitive Compensation
• Student Loan Forgiveness Guidance
• Health (Aetna) PPO or HSA with employer contribution
• Fully paid Vision and Dental (Single Plan)
• Flexible Spending Account and supplemental insurances
• Benefits available 1^st of the mo. following 30 days
• Fully paid Life Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program with Discount marketplace
• Generous Paid-Time-Off

Please consider joining our team working where The Difference is Love℠!

Kahl Home is an Equal Opportunity Employer and adheres to a policy that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.

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