Sous Chef

Vista Springs Careers

Find Your Greater Purpose

Pay on Demand! Work Today, Get Paid Tomorrow!

Vista Springs offers many wonderful perks including, but not limited to :

• Heavily subsidized low cost major medical plan.
• Short Term Disability
• 401K
• Dental and Vision Insurance, retirement plan, and generous Paid Time Off
• Floating Holiday
• Weekly pay check.
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits Program.
• Advancement Potential.
• Catered Living / Active Lifestyle, Assisted Living and Memory Care Community
• Realize your full potential for career growth and professional excellence by bringing your full-self every day to thrive in our Joy in Work environment in one of our beautiful Award-winning purpose-built and master-planned communities.
• Be part of a dynamic and dedicated team.

Working conditions :

Full time / Part time

Hours / days as assigned

POSITION SUMMARY

Responsible for preparing and serving palatable, nutritionally balanced, quality food to residents as directed by the Culinary Services Director. Responsible for keeping equipment, kitchen and dining areas clean.

JOB DUTIES

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Job Functions

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Competency Statement(s)

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education and Experience

A high school diploma, one year experience cooking / baking from scratch and preparing special diets and management experience in a long-term care or assisted living setting OR a combination of education and experience.

Computer Skills

Proficient in Word and Outlook in a Windows environment or equivalent.

Language Skills

Ability to read, speak and understand the English language and communicate effectively with residents, family members and employees. Ability to read and correctly interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtracts, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rates and percent’s and the ability to read and interpret graphs from data.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Certificates & Licenses

First aid and CPR training will be provided on the job.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Stand                                    C                             Lift / Carry Transfer

Walk                                      C                                             10 lbs. or less                      F

Sit                                         O                                             11-20 lbs.                           F

Reach Outward                       C                                             21-50 lbs.                           F

Reach Above Shoulder             C                                             51-100 lbs.                         N

Climb                                     N                                             Over 100 lbs.                      N

Squat or Kneel                        O                             Push / Pull

Bend                                      F                                              12 lbs. or less                     F

Twist                                      F                                              11-20 lbs.                          F

21-50 lbs.                          O

51-100 lbs.                        N

Over 100 lbs.                     N

N (Not Applicable)              Activity is not applicable to this occupation.

O (Occasionally)                Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0-2.5+ hrs / day)

F (Frequently)                   Occupation requires this activity form 33% -66% of the time (2.5-5.5+ hrs / day)

C (Constantly)                   Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs / day)

Other Physical Requirements

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The Company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee’s ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contact of employment, and company reserves the right to change this job description and / or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the company may deem appropriate.