Lead Culinary Assistant

Opened in 2020, the Pillars of Prospect Park is conveniently located off the light rail transit station and close to the metro bus near the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis, MN. This senior living community features 133 Independent living, 106 assisted living, and 44 memory care apartments. Two buildings make up this vibrant community and also encompass an on-site Intergenerational Child Care Center. Managed by Ebenezer, Minnesota's largest senior living operator. Join our team of dedicated employees who share in our mission to help our seniors heal, discover, and educate for longer, healthier, more meaningful lives.

The Lead Culinary Assistant is responsible for dining room meal service to residents.

This nutrition services schedule includes;

• 80 hours every two weeks ; Full Time
• 11am - 7pm shift
• Block Schedule:
  • Week 1: Monday and Tuesday
  • Week 2: Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday

Responsibilities

• Serves meals and ensures that the dining area is clean and inviting:
  • Follows meal serving schedule and procedures.
  • Offers resident meal choices and meets resident’s specific dietary needs
  • Uses proper safety and sanitation techniques.
  • Helps lead shift huddles for each meal.
  • Outlines and delegates daily cleaning and production tasks for the Culinary Assistants as needed.
  • Creates dining room cleaning schedules and procedures and ensures their completion.
  • Ensures all dishes (including flatware, drinkware, etc.) are washed, sanitized, and put away before end of shift.
• Promotes and encourages positive resident relations and satisfaction:
  • Welcomes residents and initiates conversation.
  • Accommodates tenant/resident requests such as requests for food substitution, change in seating, etc.
  • Listens to complaints and responds appropriately. Refers issues to Culinary Director as appropriate.
• Provides support and direction to Culinary Assistants:
  • Oversees proper procedures for dining room set-up for daily meals and special events.
  • Checks the daily task sheets for completion. Refers any incomplete tasks to the Chef/Culinary Director.
  • Schedules Culinary Assistants
  • Identify Culinary Assistant performance issues and communicates them to Culinary Director
  • Trains new staff on proper procedures.
  • Assists in completing the onboarding and orientation checklists for newly hired Culinary Assistants.
  • Listens to complaints and respond appropriately. Refers issues to Culinary Director and Executive Director as appropriate.

Required Qualifications

• less than 1 year

Preferred Qualifications

• High School or GED
• 1 year

Ebenezer offers a generous benefits package, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link for additional information:http://www.ebenezercares.org/employee-benefits

An individual's pay rate within the posted range may be determined by various factors, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization prioritizes pay equity and considers internal team equity when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.