**Employment Type:** Full time **Shift:** Rotating Shift **Description:** **Position Purpose** As a Sous Chef, you will assist in supervising, directing, and planning culinary operations to ensure high-quality, safe, and cost-efficient food services. Working under the guidance of the Executive Chef and General Manager, your leadership will elevate customer and resident satisfaction through exceptional food preparation, presentation, and service. **What You Will Do** + Supervise culinary staff, ensuring adherence to quality standards and sanitation protocols. + Prepare and serve appetizing meals in line with therapeutic diet needs and standardized recipes. + Plan and organize food production to meet daily schedules and special events. + Maintain compliance with safety regulations, food safety guidelines, and HACCP standards. + Support inventory management, ordering, and storage of supplies. + Foster a collaborative and warm environment that reflects Trinity Health’s Mission, Vision, and Values **Minimum Qualifications** + High School Diploma or equivalent required; 3–5 years of cooking experience preferred. Culinary degree, certification, or ACF apprenticeship is a plus. + Must obtain ServSafe Management Certification within 6 months of hire. + Skilled in large-scale food preparation, knife handling, soup and sauce production, meat fabrication, and recipe analysis. + ·Knowledge of dietary procedures, therapeutic diets, and food safety standards. + Strong leadership and teamwork skills; ability to work harmoniously with others. + Maintain sanitation, safety, and organization of kitchen supplies and equipment. + Previous experience in long-term care or working with the geriatric population preferred. + Excellent customer service, professionalism, and communication skills. + Adaptable to a fast-paced, customer-focused environment. + Effective interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate across teams and with residents of varying cognitive abilities. + Highly motivated self-starter with a strong sense of accountability and productivity. + Ability to plan, organize, and implement programs, goals, and policies. + Capable of making independent decisions when needed **Position Highlights and Benefits:** + Day-1 Benefits (PTO accrual, retirement plan and match, health insurance and more!) + Opportunity to get paid daily – through DailyPay + Paid holidays and generous Paid Time Off (PTO) + Discounts with major vendors; AT&T, Verizon, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Quicken Loans, AND MORE! + Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance plans. Enjoy lower-cost medical services when you visit facilities within the Trinity Health network. + Fast response interview times and job offers. **Ministry/Facility Information** St. Joseph of the Pines, located in Southern Pines, North Carolina, has been dedicated to serving older adults for over 75 years. As a Life Plan Community, we offer a continuum of care that includes independent living, assisted living, memory care, and rehabilitation services. Our mission is to provide compassionate and transforming healing within our community, honoring the sacredness and dignity of every person. **Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion** Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions. Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity. EOE including disability/veteran