Sous Chef

Overview

La Vida Llena, Albuquerque’s premier upscale senior living community, is seeking an experienced Sous Chef with a minimum of 2-4 years of experience in Sous Chef or equivalent roles to help lead our team of culinary professionals for our fine-dining restaurant, upscale casual Bistro, catering services, and/or all other areas of our culinary program.

As a member of the culinary leadership team, you will help drive success in Dining Services by continually developing, mentoring, and holding accountable all other members of the frontline back-of-house team in accordance with their job descriptions, your sense of ownership, striving for excellence, and your expectations/vision as the leader of the department.

You will be responsible for food preparation/presentation, food quality control, food safety/sanitation within all kitchens and food preparation/service areas throughout your community. Through the PRS Core Values, you will build positive, genuine, and transparent relationships with the residents of your community. You will adhere to and ensure adherence to all Dining Services policies and procedures.

We offer a morale-driven and friendly work environment (we want you to enjoy coming to work each day), competitive wages, and other fantastic benefits:

• We pay 90% of your Medical premiums! PPO or HDHP/HSA plans available
• Dental and Vision insurance also available
• 10k of Life/AD&D insurance, 100% paid by us!
• Employee Assistance Program - 6 free sessions annually
• 160 hours of PTO annually PLUS 7 paid holidays
• $3500 annually for education assistance (after 1 year of service)
• Reimbursement for gym membership/physical activities (up to $240 annually)
• Public Transportation/bus pass reimbursement (up to $240 annually)

A valid Food Handlers card is required and a Serv Safe Food Safety Manager certificate is a plus.

Apply today and come be part of our community!