Dietary Manager Cook Chef
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Iris Senior Living
Oklahoma City, OK, US
Summary
The Dietary Manager/Cook is responsible for preparing and serving nutritious meals to residents while maintaining kitchen sanitation and safety standards. They also oversee departmental budgeting, inventory management, and staff training to ensure high-quality food service.
Job Description
Job Details: Job Location: NICHOLS HILLS - OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Dietary Manager/Cook | Full-Time
Iris Memory Care | Oklahoma City, OK
About the Role
Do you love cooking meals that bring comfort and joy? Iris Memory Care is looking for a dependable, detail-oriented Dietary Manager/Cook to lead our team. If you take pride in preparing food with care and want your work to truly matter, we’d love to meet you.
Schedule: 4 days per week (with one weekend day) | 6:00am–5:30pm | Full-Time Rate of Pay: Competitive, based on experience
About Our Community
Iris Memory Care is a small, freestanding memory care assisted living community conveniently located in N Oklahoma City. All of our residents live with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, and as an age-in-place community, you’ll prepare meals for residents across the full spectrum of the disease.
What You’ll Do
Prepare and serve meals to residents within scheduled times, with attention to quality, presentation, and efficient service
Conducts inventory, purchasing, storing, and preparation of food according to the provided menus and regulations.
With the Executive Director, establishes departmental goals and objectives.
Plans and administers departmental budget, including staffing levels.
Maintain food quality, proper quantities, and sanitation throughout the kitchen
Keep the kitchen and food storage areas clean, organized, and safe
Know residents’ food needs and preferences, coordinating with care staff as needed
Follow established menus and adjust recipes with guidance from the consultant dietician to meet residents’ nutritional needs
Inspect food for quality, temperature, and appearance before serving; offer substitutions as needed
Maintain coolers, meal service records, and required documentation
Follow all local, state, and corporate health, sanitation, and infection control requirements
Report food service concerns or kitchen inspection issues, with a plan for correction
Help train team members on daily kitchen sanitation practices
Qualifications: What We’re Looking For
One to two years’ experience in a similar position preferred.
Supervisory experience in dealing with older adults and their food needs preferred.
One to two years of similar food service experience preferred
Working knowledge of food safety and sanitation regulations
ServSafe certification, or ability to complete an approved course
Supervisory experience with older adults’ food needs preferred
Ability to prepare and serve a wide variety of foods skillfully
High school diploma/GED or equivalent preferred
Reliable attendance and ability to work with minimal supervision
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs occasionally and 35 lbs regularly, with frequent pushing, pulling, bending, walking, reaching, and stooping
Annual verification of a negative TB skin test
Availability to work weekends, evenings, and holidays as needed
Positive, team-oriented attitude
Why Iris Memory Care?
Our residents deserve more than a meal — they deserve food made with care by someone who understands how much it matters. At Iris, you’ll be part of a close-knit team that treats residents like family.
Apply today. Our residents can’t wait.
Iris Memory Care is an equal opportunity employer.
Iris Senior Living is the residential alternative to traditional assisted living. Unlike other Memory Care communities which are normally a "wing" in a much larger community, Iris Senior Living offers specialized Alzheimer's and dementia care in a residential setting. We have won "Best Of" awards from Senior Advisor and A Place for Mom, and team members have won awards several years in a row from the Oklahoma and Texas Assisted Living Associations.
As a small organization, we focus on staying connected with our team, providing support and guidance as needed. Every member of our organization, all the way to the top, is always willing to roll up our sleeves to pitch in to care for our residents and team members. We focus on providing our residents a safe, loving home where we prioritize their dignity and comfort. Our company strongly values compassion, honesty, and a spirit of caring.
Iris Senior Living strongly supports team members of all races, gender identities, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and other ways that make our team members unique. We believe in offering a safe place for all those who enter to be whoever they are. As long as you are willing and able to love our residents, you are welcome!
Founded
2018
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Health and Human Services
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Dallas, Texas
Iris Senior Living is the residential alternative to traditional assisted living. Unlike other Memory Care communities which are normally a "wing" in a much larger community, Iris Senior Living offers specialized Alzheimer's and dementia care in a residential setting. We have won "Best Of" awards from Senior Advisor and A Place for Mom, and team members have won awards several years in a row from the Oklahoma and Texas Assisted Living Associations.
As a small organization, we focus on staying connected with our team, providing support and guidance as needed. Every member of our organization, all the way to the top, is always willing to roll up our sleeves to pitch in to care for our residents and team members. We focus on providing our residents a safe, loving home where we prioritize their dignity and comfort. Our company strongly values compassion, honesty, and a spirit of caring.
Iris Senior Living strongly supports team members of all races, gender identities, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and other ways that make our team members unique. We believe in offering a safe place for all those who enter to be whoever they are. As long as you are willing and able to love our residents, you are welcome!
Founded
2018
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Health and Human Services
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Dallas, Texas
